7.7
7.7
Pride
2014
as Jonathan
Dominic West
Also known as: Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West
Acting
Born:October 15, 1969(age 56)
Birthplace:Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Eton College, Trinity College, Dublin, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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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.
Filmography (61 movies)
7.4
7.4
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Guy Dexter
7.3
7.3
Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self
7.3
7.3
Testament of Youth
2015
as Mr. Brittain
7.2
7.2
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Guy Dexter
7.2
7.2
300
2007
as Theron
7.1
7.1
Chicago
2002
as Fred Casely
7.0
7.0
Finding Dory
2016
as Rudder (voice)
7.0
7.0
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
2013
as Inventor
6.9
6.9
Mona Lisa Smile
2003
as Bill Dunbar
6.9
6.9
A Christmas Carol
1999
as Fred
6.9
6.9
Colette
2018
as Willy
6.8
6.8
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Lead Elf (voice)
6.7
6.7
Rock Star
2001
as Kirk Cuddy
6.7
6.7
Richard III
1995
as The Earl of Richmond
6.7
6.7
The Square
2017
as Julian
6.7
6.7
Revolting Rhymes
2017
as Wolf (voice)
6.6
6.6
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
6.5
6.5
Genius
2016
as Ernest Hemingway
6.4
6.4
Money Monster
2016
as Walt Camby
6.4
6.4
The Awakening
2011
as Robert Mallory
6.4
6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Lysander
6.4
6.4
Tomb Raider
2018
as Richard Croft
6.4
6.4
John Carter
2012
as Sab Than
6.3
6.3
Hannibal Rising
2007
as Inspector Popil
6.2
6.2
From Time to Time
2009
as Caxton
6.2
6.2
Johnny English Reborn
2011
as Ambrose
6.2
6.2
Centurion
2010
as General Titus Flavius Virilus
6.2
6.2
Marine Life Interviews
2016
as Rudder (voice)
6.2
6.2
Burton and Taylor
2013
as Richard Burton
6.2
6.2
28 Days
2000
as Jasper
6.0
6.0
The Day They Dropped The Bomb
2015
as Narrator (Voice)
6.0
6.0
The Tale of Thomas Burberry
2016
as Ernest Shackleton
6.0
6.0
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2016
as Le Vicomte de Valmont
6.0
6.0
Offshore Incorporated
2015
as Narrator
5.9
5.9
The Forgotten
2004
as Ash Correll
5.8
5.8
Punisher: War Zone
2008
as Billy / Jigsaw
5.8
5.8
& Sons
2025
as Rainer
5.7
5.7
Surviving Picasso
1996
as Paulo Picasso
5.7
5.7
True Blue
1996
as Donald MacDonald
5.5
5.5
Breaking the Mould
2009
as Howard Florey
5.5
5.5
Children of the Tsunami
2012
as Narrator (voice)
5.3
5.3
Diana & Me
1997
as Rob Naylor
5.0
5.0
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Fiske (voice)
4.5
4.5
The Gambler
1997
as Alexei
2.0
2.0
Gauguin from the National Gallery, London
2019
as Narrator
1.0
1.0
What You Will
2012
1.0
1.0
E=MC²
1996
as Spike
3 Joes
1991
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
After 82
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Finish Line
2017
as Paul
Monstrous Beauty
TBA
as King Charles II
Call Me Queen
TBA
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
2017
as Ted
Five Star Fouad
2017
as Gary
2000: Bunk and McNulty
2007
as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
Wind of Change
TBA
as Doc McGhee
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017
as Self - Actor
Stingray
2006
as Luther
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
2019
as Voice of Paul Gauguin
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