Dominic is Anne’s adopted son. During the Great War, infant Dominic lost both his parents, leaving him a war orphan and in the ultimate care of his parents’ friends and allies Anne and Gilbert Blythe. Anne is determined to do for Dominic what the Cuthberts have done for her. The Blythes raise Dominic as their own, alongside their daughter’s Rilla and Frannie. Anne instills in Dominic the same love and appre-ciation for Green Gables that she has always had. At the age of 28 when the allied victory is declared in 1945, Dominic Blythe’s regiment still remains overseas in France. Despite being proud of her son’s loyalty to his country Anne cannot help but worry about what fate has in store. The terror of receiving bad news initially preoccupies Anne to the point of distraction.

Dominic’s eventual return materializes alongside other
emotional revelations in Anne’s life. When the word spreads that he is arriving with a beautiful fiancée from France, a wedding at Green Gables also becomes an imminent part of his homecoming.

A native of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Marc Bendavid’s love for acting began at the age of 12 when he was enrolled in the performing arts school, Baythorne. After appearing in several theatre productions, he was then accepted into the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) in Montreal. He has appeared in the television show Mayday, as well as the short film, Us Chickens. Director, Kevin Sullivan, first took note of the young actor when he auditioned for the role of Tom in the Sullivan film, The Magic Flute Diaries. Although the role eventually went to another actor, Sullivan kept Bendavid in mind when casting the role of Dominic for A New Beginning, which he went on to win.

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