Dominic Rains Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Chicago Med Exit, Power: Origins, Net Worth & 2026 Update

Dominic Rains is an Iranian-American actor best known as Dr. Crockett Marcel on NBC’s Chicago Med and as the alien Kasius in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. After leaving Chicago Med in 2024, he resurfaced in February 2026 with a recurring role in Starz’s Power: Origins — a franchise move that puts him back in front of a mass audience. This biography covers his early life, career, personal life and 2026 update.

Quick Facts

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Early Life & Education

Dominic Rains was born Amin Nazemzadeh on March 1, 1982, in Tehran, Iran. His family left when he was a small child, settling first in London and then in the United States, where he was raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended The Colony High School, and his younger brother Ethan Rains also became an actor.

The family’s moves gave him a performer’s ear for accent and code-switching — useful in a career where he has played Persian, British, alien and all-American characters without the audience noticing the seams. He has described his path to acting as gradual: community theater, then drama training, then the grind of auditions in Los Angeles.

Career Journey

Independent Film Roots

Rains built his early résumé in independent cinema. He appeared in The Taqwacores (2010), a punk-Muslim story that became a festival favorite, and in Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), the black-and-white Iranian vampire western that critics still cite as one of the decade’s most distinctive debuts. Those films gave him credibility but not household recognition.

Kasius and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

His first mainstream exposure came as Kasius, the preening Kree overseer in season five of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2018). It was a deliberately theatrical villain turn, and it demonstrated something casting directors had not yet used: he could be funny, vain and physically intimidating at once.

Chicago Med and the Marcel Years

In 2019 Rains joined NBC’s Chicago Med as Dr. Crockett Marcel, a trauma surgeon with a complicated past. He became a series regular and stayed for five seasons, appearing across the One Chicago franchise. His exit in 2024 was abrupt on screen and quiet off it; the show wrote Marcel out, and Rains moved on without public complaint.

Reflecting on the role later, he described the schedule as the hardest job in television — eighteen-hour days, medical dialogue, and a fandom that tracks every continuity error. It made him a recognizable face in a way indie film never could.

Power: Origins in 2026

On February 9, 2026, Deadline reported that Rains had been cast in a recurring role in Power: Origins, the Starz prequel following a young James “Ghost” St. Patrick. It is his first major booking since leaving Chicago Med, and it places him inside a franchise with an unusually loyal audience — the same viewers who made Power a decade-long ratings engine.

Career Stats

• Series regular: Chicago Med, five seasons (2019–2024)
• Franchise: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 as Kasius
• Indie landmark: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
• 2026: recurring role in Power: Origins

Personal Life

• Marital status: He has not publicly confirmed a marriage.
• Children: Not publicly disclosed.
• Family: Brother Ethan Rains is also an actor.
• Home base: Los Angeles, with years spent filming in Chicago.
• Profile: Low-key on social media; rarely discusses his private life.

Dating History and Affairs

Rains has kept his romantic life out of the press. There are no confirmed relationships, engagements or marriages in the public record, and no verified reports of affairs. For an actor who spent five years on a franchise with an aggressive fanbase, that is an achievement in itself — the One Chicago gossip machine never got a grip on him.

Controversies

His Chicago Med exit in 2024 prompted fan speculation about backstage friction, but no evidence ever surfaced, and Rains has never criticized the show. Beyond that, his record is clean: no lawsuits, no scandals, no public feuds. The closest thing to controversy is how little he says about anything personal.

Awards & Achievements

• Television: series regular on a One Chicago series
• Franchise: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Film: cult status for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
• 2026: cast in the Power universe
• Range: independent film, network drama and genre television

Physical Statistics

• Height: Approx. 6 ft (183 cm)
• Weight: Not publicly disclosed
• Hair: Dark brown
• Eyes: Brown
• Build: Athletic

Favorites

• City: Los Angeles
• Cuisine: Persian
• Genre: Crime drama
• Sport: Football
• Hobby: Photography

Earnings

Dominic Rains’s net worth is estimated at around $2 million in 2026. His income comes from television series fees, residuals from the One Chicago franchise and independent film work. NBC and Starz have not disclosed his per-episode pay.

Interesting Facts

• He was born in Tehran and raised in Dallas.
• His birth name is Amin Nazemzadeh.
• His brother Ethan Rains is also an actor.
• He played a Kree villain in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• He spent five seasons on Chicago Med.

Did You Know Already?

• He appeared in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
• He was in The Taqwacores in 2010.
• He left Chicago Med in 2024.
• He joined Power: Origins in 2026.

Social Media Links

Rains maintains a modest Instagram presence and posts infrequently; casting news generally comes from trade press rather than his own accounts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

Dominic Rains is the kind of actor a franchise calls when it needs a face that carries history without explanation. Chicago Med gave him five years of visibility; Power: Origins gives him a second act in a universe that rewards commitment. If the prequel lands, he will be the rare actor who moved from network procedural to premium crime drama without losing momentum.

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