Dominique Provost-Chalkley (born 24 March 1990) is a British-Canadian actor, best known for their role as Waverly Earp on the television series ''
Wynonna Earp''.
Career
They began dancing at the age of four and, at the age of 16, began training as an actor and singer at the
Laine Theatre Arts
Laine Theatre Arts, sometimes referred to as Laines, is an independent performing arts college, based in the town of Epsom in Surrey, England. The college was founded in 1974 by former professional dancer and dance teacher Betty Laine OBE, and ...
School.
Provost-Chalkley began appearing on television in 2008 as a dancer in the
ITV series ''
Britannia High
''Britannia High'' is a British musical drama television series co-produced by Granada Television and Globe Productions for the ITV network. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theatr ...
.'' In 2010, they were an
alternate
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* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
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in the
West End hit musical ''
Dirty Dancing
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''. In 2012, they starred as Vanya in the British
thriller film
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''
The Seasoning House
''The Seasoning House'' is a 2013 British horror film directed by Paul Hyett. It was his directorial debut and stars Rosie Day, Kevin Howarth and Sean Pertwee.
Synopsis
Angel is a young girl who is forced to work in a house that specializes in s ...
'' and were featured in an episode of the
E4's sitcom ''
The Midnight Beast
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.''
In 2015, they played Zrinka in the
Hollywood blockbuster film ''
Avengers: Age of Ultron.''
On stage, they played Holly in ''
Viva Forever!
''Viva Forever!'' is a jukebox musical based on the songs of the British girl group the Spice Girls. It was written by Jennifer Saunders, produced by Judy Craymer and directed by Paul Garrington.
The show began previews at the Piccadilly The ...
'', a
jukebox musical
A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music.
Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs perf ...
about the
Spice Girls that took place in
West End from 2012 to 2013.
In 2016, they began playing Waverly Earp on the Canadian-American television series ''
Wynonna Earp'', a performance for which they received considerable fan attention; they have been noted for their performance of a
queer character by the
LGBT community. They originally auditioned for the lead role. In 2018, they, along with the cast of Wynonna Earp, received the People's Choice Award for best Sci-Fi show. The show won as a write-in candidate due to the show's fandom known as "Earpers". They have also played a variety of guest roles in other television series, including on ''
Murdoch Mysteries'' (2016) and ''
12 Monkeys
''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film '' La Jetée'', starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt, with Christopher Plummer and David Morse in ...
'' (2017)
In 2017, they played a supporting role in ''
The Carmilla Movie'', a feature film based on the popular
web series of the same name.
In 2019, they played the role of Sue in the
queer holiday movie, Season of Love, where they performed a
Billy Steinberg song, "Lift Your Spirit Up".
Wrote songs "Pride Liberates" and "Keeping Me Safe" which are sung by singer/song writer and friend, Emy Taliana. Both songs can be heard on Emy Taliana's album, "Everything Is Love."
Personal life
Child of Danielle Provost and Christopher Chalkley, an artist and activist, manager, founder and president of the People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC), a collective that aims to enhance the neighborhood with art and local artists.
Provost-Chalkley was born in
Bristol
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, England. They are also Canadian, due to their
Quebecois mother.
Provost-Chalkley came out, stating "I am queer. I am into ALL humans", on 24 March 2020, their 30th birthday, through an initiative called "Rainbow Waves" spawned from their organisation Start The Wave.
They are also the founder of “Start the Wave”, a non-profit organization.
They have
Raynaud syndrome
Raynaud syndrome, also known as Raynaud's phenomenon, eponymously named after the physician Auguste Gabriel Maurice Raynaud, who first described it in his doctoral thesis in 1862, is a medical condition in which the spasm of small arteries cau ...
and
dyslexia.
In 2021, they came out as
non-binary
Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...
and genderfluid. They use they/them pronouns.
Work
Film
Television
Stage
Awards
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
English film actors
English television actors
English people of Québécois descent
Queer actors
English LGBT actors
British non-binary actors
Non-binary musicians
Non-binary activists
21st-century LGBT people
Canadian LGBT actors
Canadian non-binary actors