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