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Dominic West
Also known as: Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 15, 1969
Age
56 years old
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity Score
3.1
Filmography
& Sons
Rainer
2026Movie
Call Me Queen
2026Movie
Beyond the Silk Road
Self
2026Movie
War
Morgan Henderson
2026TV
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Guy Dexter
2025Movie
The Agency
CIA Director
2024TV
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Guy Dexter
2022Movie
SAS Rogue Heroes
Dudley Wrangel Clarke
2022TV
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022TV
The Pursuit of Love
Uncle Matthew
2021TV
Stateless
Gordon Masters
2020TV
Gauguin from the National Gallery, London
Narrator
2019Movie
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
Voice of Paul Gauguin
2019Movie
Brassic
Dr. Chris Coxley
2019TV
Tomb Raider
Richard Croft
2018Movie
Colette
Willy
2018Movie
After 82
Narrator (voice)
2018Movie
Les Misérables
Jean Valjean
2018TV
Les Misérables
Executive Producer
2018TV
Revolting Rhymes
Wolf (voice)
2017Movie
The Square
Julian
2017Movie
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
Ted
2017Movie
The Finish Line
Paul
2017Movie
Five Star Fouad
Gary
2017Movie
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Self - Actor
2017Movie
The Tale of Thomas Burberry
Ernest Shackleton
2016Movie
Genius
Ernest Hemingway
2016Movie
Money Monster
Walt Camby
2016Movie
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Le Vicomte de Valmont
2016Movie
Finding Dory
Rudder (voice)
2016Movie
Marine Life Interviews
Rudder (voice)
2016Movie
The Crown
Prince Charles
2016TV
Revolting Rhymes
Wolf
2016TV
Offshore Incorporated
Narrator
2015Movie
Testament of Youth
Mr. Brittain
2015Movie
The Day They Dropped The Bomb
Narrator (Voice)
2015Movie
Pride: The True Story
Himself
2015Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015TV
Pride
Jonathan
2014Movie
The Affair
Noah Solloway
2014TV
Burton and Taylor
Richard Burton
2013Movie
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
Inventor
2013Movie
Muse of Fire
Self
2013Movie
John Carter
Sab Than
2012Movie
What You Will
2012Movie
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012Movie
Children of the Tsunami
Narrator (voice)
2012Movie
Johnny English Reborn
Ambrose
2011Movie
The Awakening
Robert Mallory
2011Movie
Arthur Christmas
Lead Elf (voice)
2011Movie
Appropriate Adult
Fred West
2011TV
The Hour
Hector Madden
2011TV
Centurion
General Titus Flavius Virilus
2010Movie
Jackboots on Whitehall
Fiske (voice)
2010Movie
From Time to Time
Caxton
2009Movie
Breaking the Mould
Howard Florey
2009Movie
Punisher: War Zone
Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
2008Movie
The Devil's Whore
Oliver Cromwell
2008TV
Hannibal Rising
Inspector Popil
2007Movie
300
Theron
2007Movie
The Wire: The Last Word
Self
2007Movie
The Wire Odyssey
Self
2007Movie
Tapping the Wire
Self
2007Movie
2000: Bunk and McNulty
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
2007Movie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
Stingray
Luther
2006Movie
The Forgotten
Ash Correll
2004Movie
Mona Lisa Smile
Bill Dunbar
2003Movie
Chicago
Fred Casely
2002Movie
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
2002Movie
The Wire
Jimmy McNulty
2002TV
The Wire
Director
2002TV
Rock Star
Kirk Cuddy
2001Movie
28 Days
Jasper
2000Movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
1999Movie
A Christmas Carol
Fred
1999Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Palace Guard
1999Movie
Out of Hours
Dr. Paul Featherstone
1998TV
The Gambler
Alexei
1997Movie
Diana & Me
Rob Naylor
1997Movie
Spice World
Photographer
1997Movie
True Blue
Donald MacDonald
1996Movie
E=MC²
Spike
1996Movie
Surviving Picasso
Paulo Picasso
1996Movie
Richard III
The Earl of Richmond
1995Movie
3 Joes
1991Movie
Secret History
Self (Voice)
1991TV
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990TV
This Morning
Self
1988TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944TV
Monstrous Beauty
King Charles II
—Movie
Wind of Change
Doc McGhee
—Movie
The Custom of the Country
—Movie
The Man Who Stole Portugal
—Movie
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Himself - Presenter
—TV