English-Australian actor and producer

Dominic Purcell

Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is an Australian actor. He is best known as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, Mick Rory / Heat Wave in The Flash (2014–16) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016–21), and Drake / Dracula in Blade: Trinity (2004). He is also known for his role as Lewis "Lew" Brookbank in Three Way. In August 2023, he married Tish Cyrus, the ex-wife of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, in Malibu, California after they were engaged in April 2023, becoming the stepfather of Brandi, Trace, Miley, and Noah Cyrus; he has four biological children from his first marriage.

Born

1970

February 17

Died

Living

Era

1970s

Country

—

About

Dominic, in brief

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life timeline

Key dates

1970 Born

Also on February 17

What else happened on this day, through history

1370 Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
1411 Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
1500 Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein and King John of Denmark attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
1600 On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.

See all of February 17 →

The world in 1970

When Dominic arrived

april 1 President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.
april 1 A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61.
april 10 Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
april 11 Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched.

Read the year 1970 →

Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 17

Billie Joe Armstrong 1972– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer Brenda Fricker 1945– Irish actress Buddy Ryan 1931–2016 American football coach (died 2016) Don Tallon 1916–1984 Australian cricketer (died 1984) Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer 1836–1870 Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1836) Jerry O'Connell 1974– American actor, director, and producer Jim Brown 1936–2023 American football player and actor (died 2023) Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega 1903–1984 known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter (died 1984) John Cooke 1762–1805 English captain (died 1805)

See everything on February 17 →

Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1970

Adam Pascal 1970– American actor and singer Barry Pepper 1970– Canadian actor and producer Chorão 1970–2013 Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2013) Dave Eggers 1970– American author and screenwriter Dawn Staley 1970– American basketball player Desmond Howard 1970– American football player and sportscaster Edoardo Ballerini 1970– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Emmanuel Petit 1970– French footballer Erik Zabel 1970– German cyclist and coach

Read about the year 1970 →

Keep going

More to explore

Dominic's birthday February 17 Dominic's zodiac Aquarius When Dominic arrived 1970