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Dominic Sherwood
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Sherwood at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
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Dominic Anthony Sherwood

Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2010–present

Dominic Anthony Sherwood is an English actor and model. He is well-known for his roles in popular shows and movies. These include playing Christian Ozera in the film Vampire Academy (2014). He also starred as Jace Wayland in the fantasy TV series Shadowhunters (2016–2019). Later, he played Kurt in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020). More recently, he was Jeff Murphy in the Netflix show Partner Track (2022).

Dominic Sherwood's Early Life

Dominic Sherwood was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. He went to Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone for his high school education. After studying drama and theater in Maidstone and Sevenoaks, he decided to work abroad. He started in Kenya for six months before moving to London to continue his career.

Dominic Sherwood's Acting Career

Dominic Sherwood began his acting journey in 2010. His first role was Jack Simmons in the third season of The Cut. The next year, he appeared as a waiter named Tom in an episode of Sadie J. In 2012, he had a small part in the movie Not Fade Away. He played a young Mick Jagger in this drama film.

His first big role came in 2014. He played Christian Ozera in the movie Vampire Academy. This film was a funny horror story based on a book by Richelle Mead.

In February 2015, Dominic became even more famous. He appeared in Taylor Swift's music video for her song "Style". Kyle Newman directed this popular video.

On April 20, 2015, a big announcement was made. Dominic was chosen to play Jace Herondale. This was for the Freeform fantasy TV series Shadowhunters. The show was based on Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series.

He also acted with Ed Westwick and Jeremy Sumpter in the thriller movie Billionaire Ransom. Plus, he was in the horror-thriller film Don't Sleep. In that movie, he worked alongside Drea de Matteo and Cary Elwes.

In 2020, Sherwood starred in the dark fantasy TV series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. This show was canceled after its first season.

On September 13, 2021, news came out about a new project. Dominic would star in a new version of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1996 film Eraser. The new movie is called Eraser: Reborn. It was released on March 31, 2022.

Sherwood also had a main role in the Netflix series Partner Track. This show was based on Helen Wan's book. Filming for the series started in September 2021. It finished in New York in late February 2022.

On April 11, 2022, he started hosting a Shadowhunters rewatch podcast. He hosts it with his co-star Katherine McNamara. The podcast is called Return to the Shadows.

Dominic Sherwood's Personal Life

Dominic Sherwood has a unique eye condition. It is called sectoral heterochromia. This means one of his eyes is blue. His other eye is half blue and half brown.

Dominic Sherwood's Filmography

Movies Featuring Dominic Sherwood

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Not Fade Away Mick Jagger Supporting role
2014 Vampire Academy Christian Ozera Main role
2016 Billionaire Ransom James Herrick Main role
2017 Don't Sleep Zach Bradford Main role
2022 Eraser: Reborn Mason Pollard Main role

TV Shows Featuring Dominic Sherwood

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Cut Jack Simmons Recurring role; 11 episodes
2011 Sadie J Tom Episode: "Cherylistic"
2013 Mayday Louis Episode: "1.1"
2016–2019 Shadowhunters Jace Herondale Main role
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (2018)
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (2019)
2016 Modern Family James Episode: "Crazy Train"
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Kurt Recurring role
2022 Partner Track Jeff Murphy Main role
2024 Haunted Wedding Brian Fuller / Malcolm Buchanan Dual role
Music Video Roles
Year Title Artist
2013 "I Want You to Know" Tchengiz
2015 "Style" Taylor Swift
2017 "Au Revoir" Katie Welch
2021 "Happier Than Ever" Billie Eilish

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