Dominique Fishback
Introduction
Dominique Fishback is an actress and playwright who is best known for playing Billie Rowan on Show Me a Hero and Darlene on The Deuce.
Early life
Fishback graduated from Pace University with a BA in Theater.
Career
In 2014, Fishback premiered her Off-Off-Broadway play Subverted where she played approximately 20 characters. Subverted was nominated for a 2015 Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. In 2016, Abingdon Theatre Company announced Fishback as one of its recipients of its inaugural Residency Program.
Fishback's first major recurring role was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as single mother Billie Rowan.
Fishback's first series regular role is in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce. Fishback has been noted as one of the standouts in the show due to her performance as the "sweetly vulnerable" prostitute Darlene. Co-creator David Simon has noted her strengths as an actress in playing Darlene.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Night Comes On | Angel Lamere |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Knick | Black Woman | Episode: "The Busy Flea" |
| 2014 | The Affair | Keisha | Episode "8" |
| 2015 | The Americans | Nicole | Episode: "Dimebag" |
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Charelle Tyler | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" |
| 2015 | Royal Pains | Elan | Episodes: "Lending a Shoulder" and "The Prince of Nucleotides" |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero | Billie Rowan | Recurring character |
| 2017 | The Deuce | Darlene | Series regular |