Dominic West
Acting
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.
Born: October 15, 1969
Place of Birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Guy Dexter
as Rainer
as CIA Director
as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
as Self
as Guy Dexter
as Uncle Matthew
as Gordon Masters
as Voice of Paul Gauguin
as Narrator
as Dr. Chris Coxley
as Jean Valjean
as Narrator (voice)
as Willy
as Richard Croft
as Self - Actor
as Paul
as Gary
as Wolf (voice)
as Julian
as Wolf
as Rudder (voice)
as Prince Charles
as Ernest Shackleton
as Rudder (voice)
as Ernest Hemingway
as Walt Camby
as Le Vicomte de Valmont
as Narrator (Voice)
as Narrator
as Self - Guest
as Mr. Brittain
as Noah Solloway
as Jonathan
as Inventor
as Self
as Richard Burton
as Narrator (voice)
as Sab Than
as Lead Elf (voice)
as Ambrose
as Fred West
as Robert Mallory
as Hector Madden
as Fiske (voice)
as General Titus Flavius Virilus
as Caxton
as Howard Florey
as Billy / Jigsaw
as Oliver Cromwell
as Self
as Self
as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
as Self
as Theron
as Self
as Inspector Popil
as Ash Correll
as Bill Dunbar
as Fred Casely
as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
as Jimmy McNulty
as Kirk Cuddy
as Jasper
as Fred
as Lysander
as Palace Guard
as Photographer
as Rob Naylor
as Alexei
as Donald MacDonald
as Paulo Picasso
as Spike
as The Earl of Richmond
as Self (Voice)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Himself - Presenter
as King Charles II