Dominic Guard (born 18 June 1956) is an English child psychotherapist and author, formerly an actor.

Early life

Guard was born in London on 18 June 1956. His father, Philip Guard, was an

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stage actor, his mother,

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, an actress and poet. His older brother

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, also an actor, was born in 1953. His parents separated when he was twelve. As a 14-year-old, in ''

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'' (1971), Guard played Leo Colston, the title character who runs messages between two secret lovers and has a momentous 13th birthday. For his performance he won a

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in 1971 as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. The film won the ''

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'', the main prize at the

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Adult actor

Guard later appeared in '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1975) with Richard Chamberlain, ''

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'' (1978) alongside

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and

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, ''

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'' (1982), and in

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'' alongside his cousin

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. In 1978 Guard voiced the role of

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in an animated adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. His brother Christopher Guard starred alongside him in the film, voicing

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. On stage he played Christopher in a 1982 production of '' The Jeweller's Shop'' by Karol Wojtyła, later

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, at the

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, and appeared in a guest role in the 1983 ''

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'' story ''

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''. He continued acting regularly until 2000.

Later career

Guard is now a fully accredited child psychotherapist living in London and has written more than ten books for children, including "Little Box of Mermaid Treasures", "Pirate Fun", "The Dragon Master's Tale", and "Secrets of the Fairy Ring".

Personal life

Guard is the father of two children with the actress

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, with whom he appeared in ''Absolution'' (1978).

Work

Films

* ''

'' (1971) - Leo Colston * '' The Nelson Affair'' (1973) - George Matcham Jr. * '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975) - Michael Fitzhubert * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. L ...

'' (1975) - Albert Mondego * ''

'' (1978) - Benjamin Stanfield * '' One Fine Day'' (1979) - Rycroft * ''

'' (1982) - Andrew Lunn * ''

'' (1982) - Subaltern * ''L' Homme qui a perdu son ombre'' (The Man who Lost his Shadow) (1991) - Paul

Television

* '' The Hands of Cormac Joyce'' (Hallmark Hall of Fame) (1972) - Jackie Joyce * ''

How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...

'' (1976) - Huw Morgan * ''Maybury'' (1981) - Colin Gilbert * ''

Cousin Phillis ''Cousin Phillis'' (1863–1864) is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was first published in four parts in ''The Cornhill Magazine'', though a fifth and sixth part were planned. The story is about 19-year-old Paul Manning, who moves to the country ...

'' (1982) - Paul Manning * '' Terminus (Doctor Who)'' (1983) - Olvir * ''The Hello Goodbye Man'' (1984) - Glen Harris * '' A Woman of Substance'' (1984) - Winston Harte * '' Big Deal'' (series 3) 'Playing the ace' & 'The biggest deal' (1986) - Simon * '' All Creatures Great and Small S7.Ep4 'A Friend for Life (1990) ''-'' Peter Shadwell * ''

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- S7.Ep79 'Friday and Counting (1991) - Robin Granger * '' Casualty - S6.E15 'Cascade (1992) - Tim Turner * '' The Gingerbread Girl'' (1993) - David * ''

- S10.Ep71 'Lesson to be Learned (1994) - Vernon Meredith * '' Casualty - S10.E11 'Release (1995) - Philip Hall * '' Wycliffe - S2.Ep6 Happy Families'' (1995) - Mick Brandon * ''

- S12.Ep147 'Black Money (1996) - Tony Baker * ''Annie's Bar'' (1996) - Alistair Read * ''

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- S7.Ep2

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'' (2000) - Bryan Martin

References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 314–315.

External links

*
THE GO-BETWEEN - Interview With Dominic Guard

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