Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 15, 1969
Place of Birth:
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Dominic West
Biography
Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West is an English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's The Wire (2002–2008), 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, with Patrick Stewart as Scrooge), and Charles, Prince of Wales, in the Netflix drama The Crown (2022–present).
West was born in Sheffield, England, in 1969. He is the sixth of seven children born to Irish parents. He studied English literature at Trinity College Dublin and drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
West began his acting career in theater, appearing in productions of "Hamlet" and "Oedipus Rex." He made his film debut in 1995 with a small role in the film "The Boxer."
West's breakthrough role came in 2002, when he was cast as Jimmy McNulty in the HBO series The Wire. The Wire is considered one of the greatest television shows of all time, and West's performance as McNulty was critically acclaimed.
West has since starred in a number of other successful films and television shows, including "300," "The Hour," "The Affair," and "The Crown." He is a versatile actor who is equally comfortable in both dramatic and comedic roles.
West is also a talented musician. He plays the guitar and piano, and he has released two albums of his own music.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Guy Dexter |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Guy Dexter |
| 2019 | Gauguin from the National Gallery, London | Narrator |
| 2019 | Gauguin: A Dangerous Life | Voice of Paul Gauguin |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider | Richard Croft |
| 2018 | Colette | Willy |
| 2018 | After 82 | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes | Wolf (voice) |
| 2017 | The Square | Julian |
| 2017 | A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted | Ted |
| 2017 | The Finish Line | Paul |
| 2017 | Five Star Fouad | Gary |
| 2017 | Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street | Self - Actor |
| 2016 | The Tale of Thomas Burberry | Ernest Shackleton |
| 2016 | Genius | Ernest Hemingway |
| 2016 | Money Monster | Walt Camby |
| 2016 | National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Le Vicomte de Valmont |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Rudder (voice) |
| 2016 | Marine Life Interviews | Rudder (voice) |
| 2015 | Offshore Incorporated | Narrator |
| 2015 | Testament of Youth | Mr. Brittain |
| 2015 | The Day They Dropped The Bomb | Narrator (Voice) |
| 2014 | Pride | Jonathan |
| 2013 | Burton and Taylor | Richard Burton |
| 2013 | The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden | Inventor |
| 2013 | Muse of Fire | Self |
| 2012 | John Carter | Sab Than |
| 2012 | What You Will | |
| 2012 | Shakespeare's Sonnets | |
| 2012 | Children of the Tsunami | Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Ambrose |
| 2011 | The Awakening | Robert Mallory |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) |
| 2010 | Centurion | General Titus Flavius Virilus |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall | Fiske (voice) |
| 2009 | From Time to Time | Caxton |
| 2009 | Breaking the Mould | Howard Florey |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone | Billy / Jigsaw |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | Inspector Popil |
| 2007 | 300 | Theron |
| 2007 | The Wire: The Last Word | Self |
| 2007 | The Wire Odyssey | Self |
| 2007 | Tapping the Wire | Self |
| 2007 | 2000: Bunk and McNulty | Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Ash Correll |
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Bill Dunbar |
| 2002 | Chicago | Fred Casely |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Young Man (segment "About Time 2") |
| 2001 | Rock Star | Kirk Cuddy |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Jasper |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Fred (Scrooge's nephew) |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Palace Guard |
| 1997 | The Gambler | Alexei |
| 1997 | Diana & Me | Rob Naylor |
| 1997 | Spice World | Photographer |
| 1996 | True Blue | Donald MacDonald |
| 1996 | E=MC² | Spike |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso | Paulo Picasso |
| 1995 | Richard III | The Earl of Richmond |
| 1991 | 3 Joes | |
| Monstrous Beauty | King Charles II | |
| & Sons | ||
| Call Me Queen |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Agency: Central Intelligence | CIA Director |
| 2022 | SAS Rogue Heroes | Dudley Wrangel Clarke |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self |
| 2021 | The Pursuit of Love | Uncle Matthew |
| 2020 | Stateless | Gordon Masters |
| 2019 | Brassic | Dr. Chris Coxley |
| 2018 | Les Misérables | Jean Valjean |
| 2016 | The Crown | Prince Charles |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes | Wolf |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Affair | Noah Solloway |
| 2011 | Appropriate Adult | Fred West |
| 2011 | The Hour | Hector Madden |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore | Oliver Cromwell |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2002 | The Wire | Jimmy McNulty |
| 1991 | Secret History | Self (Voice) |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Himself - Presenter |