Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, fa, امین ناظم زاده, label=none, March 1, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including ''

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'' (2010) and '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' (2014), as well as his role as Dr. Crockett Marcel in ''

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'' (introduced in season 5) and as Kasius, the main antagonist of the first part of the fifth season of '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''.

Biography

Rains was born in

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, moved to

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, as a young child and then to the United States, where he was reared in

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. Rains attended The Colony High School (The Colony, TX). He is the younger brother of actor Ethan Rains. Rains began his acting career starring in the well known TV Movie, '' Saving Jessica Lynch'' in 2003. He later appeared in 2006 in the popular TV movie, ''

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''. From July 12 to October 4, 2007, Rains appeared as Dr.

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in SOAPnet's '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', a 13-episode

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spin-off of the

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''. The character had first been introduced on ''General Hospital'' on July 2, 2007. With Rains unavailable for the series' second season in July, 2008, his brother Ethan was cast in the role starting July 22, 2008. Following his role in ''General Hospital'', he has continued to appear in a number of television series including '' 24'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2010, he gained recognition for his role in the discussion-sparking independent film ''

'' based on a 2004 novel by an American convert to Islam,

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. ''The New York Times'' praised his performance as "particularly eye-catching" and

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reviewed that his role is "reminiscent of

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's career-launching turn in ''

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''. Rains is just operating at an entirely higher level as the heart and soul of this film." This role also won him an award for best actor at the Festival de Cine Internacional de Ourense international film festival. Later in 2010, he began filming and starring as the lead role in Exxodus Pictures' supernatural thriller ''

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''. The film was released nationwide in April, 2014. He played Shawn Walker, a young automotive designer from Detroit who uncovers an ancient secret that threatens to wipe out his entire family. Rains appeared as Saeed in the

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favorite horror film '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night''. Highly praised by many critics after its debut, it was acquired by

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for mainstream US distribution and released in late 2014. "This stunning and stinging cinematic marvel left us speechless at its premiere," wrote founder Richard Lorber. Also in 2014 Rains collaborated on a short film written and directed with his brother Ethan, ''Still Here'' with

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and

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, that was inspired by real life events of their cousin who was fatefully misdiagnosed with cancer. The film is produced by the Rains Brothers in association with Exxodus Pictures. In 2019, Rains began starring in the

medical drama ''

'' in the fifth season as Dr. Crockett Marcel, a new trauma surgeon to the hospital. Coming straight from New Orleans as an amazing yet reckless surgeon, and stirring many changes as he becomes accustomed to Chicago and his new setting, his cavalier attitude takes the reins and causes him, and others, to continually get into hot water. Besides television and film, Rains is active in the

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theater community and is a member of the Los Angeles-based

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. He has appeared on stage with the Elephants in the critically acclaimed productions of ''Desert Sunrise'', ''Block Nine'', ''Love Sick'', ''Baby Doll'', ''Cycles'', and ''The North Plan.''

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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