Dominic Sherwood

Dominic Sherwood
Sherwood at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Dominic Anthony Sherwood (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 27) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Occupation	Actor model
Years active	2010–present

Dominic Anthony "Dom" Sherwood (born 6 February 1990) is an English actor and model, known for his role as Christian Ozera in the satirical horror Vampire Academy, and his role as Jace Wayland on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters.

Sherwood was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone for his high school education. After studying drama and theatre in Maidstone and Sevenoaks, he left to work abroad, starting in Kenya and working for six months before moving to London.

Sherwood's first acting role came in 2010, with his appearance as Jack Simmons in the third season of The Cut. The following year, he guest starred as a waiter named Tom in the Sadie J episode "Cherylistic". In 2012, he had a small role in the drama film Not Fade Away as a young Mick Jagger. He landed his first notable role in 2014, as Christian Ozera in the satirical horror film Vampire Academy, based on the novel by Richelle Mead.

In February 2015, he became known for his appearance in Taylor Swift's music video for her single "Style", which was directed by Kyle Newman. On 20 April 2015, it was announced he was chosen to play Jace Wayland in the Freeform fantasy drama series Shadowhunters, an adaptation of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series. He also co-starred alongside Ed Westwick and Jeremy Sumpter in the thriller film Take Down, and will appear in the horror-thriller romance film The Other with Drea de Matteo and Cary Elwes.