Dominic West
Born: 1969-10-15 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- & Sons as Rainer
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Guy Dexter
2024
- The Agency: Central Intelligence as CIA Director
2022
- SAS Rogue Heroes as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
- Downton Abbey: A New Era as Guy Dexter
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
2021
- The Pursuit of Love as Uncle Matthew
2020
- Stateless as Gordon Masters
2019
- Brassic as Dr. Chris Coxley
- Gauguin: A Dangerous Life as Voice of Paul Gauguin
- Gauguin from the National Gallery, London as Narrator
2018
- Colette as Willy
- Tomb Raider as Richard Croft
- Les Misérables as Jean Valjean
- After 82 as Narrator (voice)
2017
- The Square as Julian
- Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street as Self - Actor
- Revolting Rhymes as Wolf (voice)
- Five Star Fouad as Gary
- A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted as Ted
- The Finish Line as Paul
2016
- The Crown as Prince Charles
- Finding Dory as Rudder (voice)
- Genius as Ernest Hemingway
- National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses as Le Vicomte de Valmont
- Money Monster as Walt Camby
- The Tale of Thomas Burberry as Ernest Shackleton
- Revolting Rhymes as Wolf
- Marine Life Interviews as Rudder (voice)
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Offshore Incorporated as Narrator
- Testament of Youth as Mr. Brittain
- The Day They Dropped The Bomb as Narrator (Voice)
2014
- The Affair as Noah Solloway
- Pride as Jonathan
2013
- Muse of Fire as Self
- Burton and Taylor as Richard Burton
- The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden as Inventor
2012
- John Carter as Sab Than
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- What You Will
- Children of the Tsunami as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
- Johnny English Reborn as Ambrose
- The Hour as Hector Madden
- The Awakening as Robert Mallory
- Appropriate Adult as Fred West
2010
- Centurion as General Titus Flavius Virilus
- Jackboots on Whitehall as Fiske (voice)
2009
- From Time to Time as Caxton
- Breaking the Mould as Howard Florey
2008
- Punisher: War Zone as Billy / Jigsaw
- The Devil's Whore as Oliver Cromwell
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 300 as Theron
- The Wire Odyssey as Self
- The Wire: The Last Word as Self
- Hannibal Rising as Inspector Popil
- Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2000: Bunk and McNulty as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
2006
- Stingray as Luther
2004
- The Forgotten as Ash Correll
2003
- Mona Lisa Smile as Bill Dunbar
2002
- The Wire as Jimmy McNulty
- Chicago as Fred Casely
- Ten Minutes Older: The Cello as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
2001
- Rock Star as Kirk Cuddy
2000
- 28 Days as Jasper
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Palace Guard
- A Christmas Carol as Fred
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
1997
- The Gambler as Alexei
- Diana & Me as Rob Naylor
- Spice World as Photographer
1996
- Surviving Picasso as Paulo Picasso
- True Blue as Donald MacDonald
- E=MC² as Spike
1995
- Richard III as The Earl of Richmond
1991
- Secret History as Self (Voice)
- 3 Joes
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
1988
- This Morning as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee