Dominic Monaghan (born December 8, 1976) is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost.
Superman is living a normal day as the hero of Metropolis when he is contacted by a scientist, Emil Hamilton, who tells him about a possible extraterrestrial invasion of Earth.
