Dominic West
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 15, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's The Wire (2002–2008) and Noah Solloway in Showtime's The Affair (2014–2019), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination, Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred in A Christmas Carol (1999), and Charles, Prince of Wales, in the Netflix drama The Crown (2022–2023), the latter of which earned him nominations for another Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. West made his television debut in the 1998 BBC medical drama Out of Hours before appearing in the television films A Christmas Carol, 28 Days with Sandra Bullock in 2000, and Nicholas Nickleby (2001). His breakthrough came with the role of Detective Jimmy McNulty in the series The Wire. He then starred in the BBC series The Hour (2011–2012), earning a Golden Globe Award nomination. He received a BAFTA Award for his performance as the serial killer Fred West in the ITV drama Appropriate Adult (2011) and a nomination for his portrayal as Richard Burton in BBC Four's Burton & Taylor (2013). He played Jean Valjean in the 2018 BBC miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables. He has since starred in the Netflix series Stateless (2020) and the Amazon Studios The Pursuit of Love (2021). West is currently playing the role of Dr Chris Cox in the Sky One series Brassic (2019–present). His film debut came with his portrayal of Henry, Earl of Richmond, in Ian McKellen's adaptation of Richard III (1995). He has since appeared in Chicago (2002), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), 300 (2007), Punisher: War Zone (2008), Johnny English Reborn (2011), John Carter (2012), Pride (2014), Testament of Youth (2014), Money Monster (2016), Genius (2016), The Square (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Colette (2018) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dominic West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Monstrous Beauty
Movie · as King Charles II
The Custom of the Country
Movie
The Man Who Stole Portugal
Movie
The Reception
Movie
A Weekend in the Country
Movie · as Daniel
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 1 ep
Untitled Roald Dahl Series
TV · 1 ep
Wind of Change
Movie · as Doc McGhee
& Sons
Movie · as Rainer
Call Me Queen
Movie · as Warren
Beyond the Silk Road
Movie · as Self
WAR
TV · as Morgan Henderson · 8 eps
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Movie · as Guy Dexter
The Agency
TV · as CIA Director · 7 eps
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Movie · as Guy Dexter
SAS Rogue Heroes
TV · as Dudley Wrangel Clarke · 8 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Pursuit of Love
TV · as Uncle Matthew · 3 eps
Stateless
TV · as Gordon Masters · 6 eps
Gauguin from the National Gallery, London
Movie · as Narrator
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
Movie · as Voice of Paul Gauguin
Brassic
TV · as Dr. Chris Coxley · 49 eps
Tomb Raider
Movie · as Richard Croft
Colette
Movie · as Willy
After 82
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
TV · as Jean Valjean · 6 eps
Revolting Rhymes
Movie · as Wolf (voice)
The Square
Movie · as Julian
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
Movie · as Ted
The Finish Line
Movie · as Paul
Five Star Fouad
Movie · as Gary
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Movie · as Self - Actor
The Tale of Thomas Burberry
Movie · as Ernest Shackleton
Genius
Movie · as Ernest Hemingway
Money Monster
Movie · as Walt Camby
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Movie · as Le Vicomte de Valmont
Finding Dory
Movie · as Rudder (voice)
Marine Life Interviews
Movie · as Rudder (voice)
The Crown
TV · as Prince Charles · 20 eps
Revolting Rhymes
TV · as Wolf · 2 eps
Offshore Incorporated
Movie · as Narrator
Testament of Youth
Movie · as Mr. Brittain
The Day They Dropped The Bomb
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)
Pride: The True Story
Movie · as Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Pride
Movie · as Jonathan
The Affair
TV · as Noah Solloway · 53 eps
Burton and Taylor
Movie · as Richard Burton
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
Movie · as Inventor
Muse of Fire
Movie · as Self
John Carter
Movie · as Sab Than
What You Will
Movie
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Movie
Children of the Tsunami
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Johnny English Reborn
Movie · as Ambrose
The Awakening
Movie · as Robert Mallory
Arthur Christmas
Movie · as Lead Elf (voice)
Appropriate Adult
TV · as Fred West · 2 eps
The Hour
TV · as Hector Madden · 12 eps
Centurion
Movie · as General Titus Flavius Virilus
Jackboots on Whitehall
Movie · as Fiske (voice)
From Time to Time
Movie · as Caxton
Breaking the Mould
Movie · as Howard Florey
Punisher: War Zone
Movie · as Billy 'The Beaut' Russoti / Jigsaw
The Devil's Whore
TV · as Oliver Cromwell · 4 eps
Hannibal Rising
Movie · as Inspector Popil
300
Movie · as Theron
The Wire: The Last Word
Movie · as Self
The Wire Odyssey
Movie · as Self
Tapping the Wire
Movie · as Self
2000: Bunk and McNulty
Movie · as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Stingray
Movie · as Luther
The Forgotten
Movie · as Ash Correll
Mona Lisa Smile
Movie · as Bill Dunbar
Chicago
Movie · as Fred Casely
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Movie · as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
The Wire
TV · as Jimmy McNulty · 60 eps
Rock Star
Movie · as Kirk Cuddy
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
TV · as Sir Mulberry Hawk · 2 eps
28 Days
Movie · as Jasper
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Lysander
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Fred
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Palace Guard
Out of Hours
TV · as Dr. Paul Featherstone · 6 eps
The Gambler
Movie · as Alexei
Diana & Me
Movie · as Rob Naylor
Spice World
Movie · as Photographer
True Blue
Movie · as Donald MacDonald
E=MC²
Movie · as Spike
Surviving Picasso
Movie · as Paulo Picasso
Richard III
Movie · as The Earl of Richmond
3 Joes
Movie · as Joe Smoke
Secret History
TV · as Self (Voice) · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep