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- Birthday: 1997-11-05
- Born Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dominique Thorne
Dominique Thorne is an American actress known for her portrayal of Riri Williams, also known as Ironheart, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Born on November 5, 1997, in New York City to Trinidadian immigrants, Thorne developed an early interest in the arts and pursued formal training at the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan. Her talent was recognized early on; in 2015, she was named a National YoungArts Winner in Spoken Theater and received the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts award, one of the highest honors for young artists in the United States . Thorne made her feature film debut in 2018 with Barry Jenkins's If Beale Street Could Talk, where she played Shelia Hunt, the younger sister of the protagonist Fonny Hunt. The film received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture . She followed this with a role in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), portraying Judy Harmon, a member of Fred Hampton's security team. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards . In 2022, Thorne joined the MCU as Riri Williams/Ironheart in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Her character, a teenage genius inventor from Chicago, created her own suit of armor, drawing parallels to Tony Stark/Iron Man. Her performance was well-received, and she is set to reprise her role in the upcoming Disney+ miniseries Ironheart, scheduled to premiere on June 24, 2025 . Beyond her film and television work, Thorne made her Broadway debut in 2023 in the play Jaja's African Hair Braiding, where she played the role of Marie at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre . Thorne is married to George Njuguna .
