Dominic Chinea
Birthday: Born in in
Deathday: Alive
Chinea is a set designer and metal work restoration expert and a television personality on BBC reality show, The Repair Shop. He has a background in art and graphic design, but his passion for cars and metalwork led to jobs in car restoration.
TV Credits
Jay Blades' Home Fix
Character: Self - Presenter
Furniture restorer Jay Blades helps us to become more self-sufficient and to rekindle our love for easy-to-follow DIY. He looks back through the archives to rediscover the very best home and garden advice from some of the nation’s favourite experts, and he shares his own hacks, tips and tricks to get everyone inspired to have a go and make something special....
Make It At Market
Character: Self - Host
Dom Chinea works with a team of business and craft experts to help a group of budding entrepreneurs make a living from their crafting hobby....
The Repair Shop
Character: Self - Expert
The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers, and all manner of skilled craftsmen and women have been brought together to work in one extraordinary space, restoring much-loved possessions to their former glory....
The Repair Shop on the Road
Character: Self - Expert
The Repair Shop experts are off on a road trip across the UK fixing historical treasures and precious objects that can’t be brought to the barn....
I Made It at Market
Character: Self - Presenter
Dom Chinea revisits amazing makers who have turned their talents into life-changing businesses and finds out how much money they are earning from their skills....
Dom Chinea’s Cornish Workshop
Character: Host
The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea, his wife Maria and their dog Wendy take on the adventure of a lifetime as they swap the commuter bustle of Kent for the wild beauty of West Cornwall....
The Repair Shop: Favourite Fixes
Character: Self - Expert
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on some favourite fixes....