Dominique Tipper

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Dominique Tipper
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Tipper at the 2019 FedCon
Born
Dominique Jade Tipper

(1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 35) [1]
NationalityBritish
Other namesMiss Tipper
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer

Dominique Jade Tipper (born 24 June 1988) is a British actress, dancer and singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence in her role as Naomi Nagata, the engineer in the SyFy/Amazon Prime Video science fiction television series The Expanse .

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Early life

Tipper was brought up in Limehouse, East London. [2] As a child, she trained at the O'Farrell Stage and Theatre School and performed in shows at the Hackney Empire. [3]

Career

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Tipper in 2012

Until 2012, Tipper performed as a commercial dancer with musical groups and artists. As a solo musician, she has published the promotional single Superstar, among others. [3]

Tipper's film roles have included as Sarah in the British athletic drama Fast Girls in 2012, as Gabriela in the fantasy comedy horror Vampire Academy in 2014 and also as Maddie in the Austrian science fiction film MindGamers in 2015. [4] [5] [6] She is best known for her television acting breakthrough in 2015 with her main cast role as Naomi Nagata in the science fiction series The Expanse. [7] [8]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2008 Adulthood Student 1 [9]
2012 Fast Girls Sarah [9]
2014 Vampire Academy Guardian Gabriela
2014 Montana Mohawk [9]
2015 MindGamers Maddie
2016 The Girl with All the Gifts Devani [9]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Auror 1 [9]
2020 Monday Bastian
2023 One Ranger Agent Jennifer Smith [10]
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2015 Death in Paradise Maz ShipleyEpisode: "The Perfect Murder"
2015–2022 The Expanse Naomi NagataMain role
2022 Headhunters Kelly
2023-2024 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Brenda HollandGuest role
2024 Testament: The Story of Mosses Zipporah Netflix Documenter Series
Video game roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Need for Speed Payback Lina NavarroVoice acting
2021BiolumRachelVoice acting

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