Dominic West
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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
Credits
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Palace Guard
300 (2007)
as Theron
Finding Dory (2016)
as Rudder (voice)
John Carter (2012)
as Sab Than
Tomb Raider (2018)
as Richard Croft
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
as Ambrose
Chicago (2002)
as Fred Casely
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
as Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
Centurion (2010)
as General Titus Flavius Virilus
Pride (2014)
as Jonathan
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
as Guy Dexter
The Forgotten (2004)
as Ash Correll
Rock Star (2001)
as Kirk Cuddy
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
as Bill Dunbar
Arthur Christmas (2011)
as Lead Elf (voice)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
as Guy Dexter
Colette (2018)
as Willy
Money Monster (2016)
as Walt Camby
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
as Lysander
The Awakening (2011)
as Robert Mallory
28 Days (2000)
as Jasper
Spice World (1997)
as Photographer
The Square (2017)
as Julian
Richard III (1995)
as The Earl of Richmond
Testament of Youth (2015)
as Mr. Brittain
Genius (2016)
as Ernest Hemingway
The Custom of the Country (—)
Actor
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
A Christmas Carol (1999)
as Fred
The Gambler (1997)
as Alexei
& Sons (2025)
as Rainer
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
as Wolf (voice)
Shakespeare's Sonnets (2012)
Actor
Surviving Picasso (1996)
as Paulo Picasso
True Blue (1996)
as Donald MacDonald
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
as Fiske (voice)
Hannibal Rising (2007)
as Inspector Popil
Burton and Taylor (2013)
as Richard Burton
Diana & Me (1997)
as Rob Naylor
E=MC² (1996)
as Spike
From Time to Time (2009)
as Caxton
After 82 (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)
as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
Marine Life Interviews (2016)
as Rudder (voice)
3 Joes (1991)
Actor
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
as Self
Tapping the Wire (2007)
as Self
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street (2017)
as Self - Actor
Breaking the Mould (2009)
as Howard Florey
Call Me Queen (2026)
Actor
The Man Who Stole Portugal (—)
Actor
The Tale of Thomas Burberry (2016)
as Ernest Shackleton
What You Will (2012)
Actor
Monstrous Beauty (—)
as King Charles II
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)
as Le Vicomte de Valmont
The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
as Self
2000: Bunk and McNulty (2007)
as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden (2013)
as Inventor
Children of the Tsunami (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Five Star Fouad (2017)
as Gary
The Finish Line (2017)
as Paul
Wind of Change (—)
as Doc McGhee
Gauguin from the National Gallery, London (2019)
as Narrator
Offshore Incorporated (2015)
as Narrator
The Day They Dropped The Bomb (2015)
as Narrator (Voice)
Beyond the Silk Road (2026)
as Self
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted (2017)
as Ted
Stingray (2006)
as Luther
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life (2019)
as Voice of Paul Gauguin