Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Famous BisDominique Provost-Chalkley is a British-Canadian actor best known for their role as the bi character Waverly Earp on the television series Wynonna Earp (2016–2021).
Born and raised in England, Domonique’s interest in the performing arts began with dancing at the age of four and later expanded to include acting. At age 16, Provost-Chalkley started training as an actor and singer at the Laine Theatre Arts school in the UK.
Provost-Chalkley began appearing on television in 2008 as a dancer in the ITV series Britannia High (2008–2009). In 2016, Provost-Chalkley landed the role of Waverly Earp on the Canadian-American television series Wynonna Earp, a performance for which they received considerable fan attention. In 2018, Dominique and the cast of Wynonna Earp received the People’s Choice Award for Best Sci-Fi Show. The show won as a write-in candidate due to the show’s fandom known as “Earpers.” Provost-Chalkley later reprised their role in the 2024 film Wynonna Earp: Vengeance.
Provost-Chalkley has nearly 20 television/film acting credits, including roles in The Seasoning House (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) (playing Zrinka), Murdoch Mysteries (2008–), and 12 Monkeys (2015–2018).
In 2019, Domonique played the role of Sue in the holiday movie, Season of Love, where they performed a Billy Steinberg song, “Lift Your Spirit Up.”
Away from the screen, Provost-Chalkley is the founder of the nonprofit Start The Wave, an organization focused on building an inclusive online community that empowers individuals to find their unique path to create positive change.[1]
Provost-Chalkley came out in 2020 on their 30th birthday, saying, “I am queer. I am into ALL humans.” That same year, they became a Canadian citizen. In 2021, Provost-Chalkley also came out as non-binary and genderfluid.
In a 2020 interview, Provost-Chalkley discussed bisexuality and queerness with Advocate magazine:
I feel like I’ve come so far. These few years — so much growth and understanding has come my way. And I feel so grateful in many ways that Waverly [her character from Wynonna Earp] was the catalyst for me to have the courage to address those parts of myself […] Had I not been gifted this beautiful bisexual character to play, I may not have got to this place now.
Deep down, I’ve always known that I was queer since I was nine years old. Over, sort of, my earlier years, I had a few experiences that were rather jarring and sort of discouraged me from continuing down that path […] I didn’t have any representation of bisexuality in my life, so I wasn’t aware that it was a spectrum and that we all sat somewhere on that spectrum.
I have only seen positive things since I came out, which is amazing and really confirms everything I said previously about it being such a safe space […] I just feel even more proud to be part of this community of kindhearted individuals that are so supportive and loving on so many levels.