| Dominic Thompson | |||||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Shane Cortese | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2003–04 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 13 February 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Harriet Crampton | ||||||||||||||
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Dominic "Dom" Thompson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Shane Cortese from 2003 to 2004.
Dom arrived as the brother of established character Toni Thompson (Laura Hill) in a protagonist role that saw him revealed as the half brother of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). However the character of Dom soon underwent a major shift following the revelation his relationship with Chris was fake and taking on a more antagonistic characterisation. Central to several key storylines, these included: his marriage to Emily Bredican (Sarah Somerville), affair with 16-year-old Delphi Greenlaw (Anna Hutchison), a rivalry with Chris Warner, murdering Geoff Greenlaw (Andrew Laing), his controversial return on the shows 3000th episode, his murder of Avril Lucich (Kate Louise-Elliott) and a dramatic conclusion episode in December 2004 featuring the characters death.
The 2 year duration of Dom and the villain storyline he was involved in, saw high ratings and praise from viewers. The character ultimately left an impact on fans of the show, being remembered as "iconic".