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
2026
- Call Me Queen
- Beyond the Silk Road as Self
2025
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Guy Dexter
- & Sons as Rainer
2024
- The Agency: Central Intelligence as CIA Director
2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- SAS Rogue Heroes as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
- Downton Abbey: A New Era as Guy Dexter
2021
- The Pursuit of Love as Uncle Matthew
2020
- Stateless as Gordon Masters
2019
- Brassic as Dr. Chris Coxley
- Gauguin from the National Gallery, London as Narrator
- Gauguin: A Dangerous Life as Voice of Paul Gauguin
2018
- Tomb Raider as Richard Croft
- Les Misérables as Jean Valjean
- Colette as Willy
- After 82 as Narrator (voice)
2017
- The Square as Julian
- Revolting Rhymes as Wolf (voice)
- Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street as Self - Actor
- The Finish Line as Paul
- Five Star Fouad as Gary
- A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted as Ted
2016
- The Crown as Prince Charles
- Finding Dory as Rudder (voice)
- Money Monster as Walt Camby
- Genius as Ernest Hemingway
- Revolting Rhymes as Wolf
- Marine Life Interviews as Rudder (voice)
- The Tale of Thomas Burberry as Ernest Shackleton
- National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses as Le Vicomte de Valmont
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Testament of Youth as Mr. Brittain
- Offshore Incorporated as Narrator
- 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
- Children of the Tsunami as Narrator (voice)
- What You Will
2011
- The Hour as Hector Madden
- Johnny English Reborn as Ambrose
- Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
- 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 "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
- The Devil's Whore as Oliver Cromwell
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 300 as Theron
- Hannibal Rising as Inspector Popil
- Tapping the Wire as Self
- The Wire Odyssey as Self
- The Wire: The Last Word 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 Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
- A Christmas Carol as Fred
1997
- Spice World as Photographer
- The Gambler as Alexei
- Diana & Me as Rob Naylor
1996
- Surviving Picasso as Paulo Picasso
- E=MC² as Spike
- True Blue as Donald MacDonald
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