1969-10-15 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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& Sons | Rainer | 2026-06-19 |
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Call Me Queen | 2026-10-15 | |
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Beyond the Silk Road | Self | 2026-01-30 |
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Guy Dexter | 2025-09-10 |
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Downton Abbey: A New Era | Guy Dexter | 2022-04-27 |
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Gauguin from the National Gallery, London | Narrator | 2019-10-15 |
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Gauguin: A Dangerous Life | Voice of Paul Gauguin | 2019-12-01 |
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After 82 | Narrator (voice) | 2018-11-24 |
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Colette | Willy | 2018-09-21 |
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Tomb Raider | Richard Croft | 2018-03-05 |
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Revolting Rhymes | Wolf (voice) | 2017-10-11 |
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The Square | Julian | 2017-08-25 |
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The Finish Line | Paul | 2017-11-04 |
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Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street | Self - Actor | 2017-12-13 |
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A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted | Ted | 2017-08-11 |
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Five Star Fouad | Gary | 2017-11-04 |
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Genius | Ernest Hemingway | 2016-06-10 |
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National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Le Vicomte de Valmont | 2016-01-28 |
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Finding Dory | Rudder (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Marine Life Interviews | Rudder (voice) | 2016-11-15 |
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Money Monster | Walt Camby | 2016-05-12 |
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The Tale of Thomas Burberry | Ernest Shackleton | 2016-11-01 |
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The Day They Dropped The Bomb | Narrator (Voice) | 2015-07-29 |
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Testament of Youth | Mr. Brittain | 2015-01-16 |
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Offshore Incorporated | Narrator | 2015-06-27 |
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Pride | Jonathan | 2014-09-12 |
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Burton and Taylor | Richard Burton | 2013-07-22 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden | Inventor | 2013-10-03 |
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What You Will | 2012-12-12 | |
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Shakespeare's Sonnets | 2012-07-18 | |
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John Carter | Sab Than | 2012-03-07 |
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Children of the Tsunami | Narrator (voice) | 2012-03-13 |
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Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
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Johnny English Reborn | Ambrose | 2011-09-15 |
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The Awakening | Robert Mallory | 2011-08-17 |
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Centurion | General Titus Flavius Virilus | 2010-02-15 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall | Fiske (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
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Breaking the Mould | Howard Florey | 2009-07-29 |
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From Time to Time | Caxton | 2009-10-15 |
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Punisher: War Zone | Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw | 2008-12-05 |
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Tapping the Wire | Self | 2007-07-01 |
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2000: Bunk and McNulty | Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty | 2007-12-05 |
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The Wire Odyssey | Self | 2007-12-20 |
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Hannibal Rising | Inspector Popil | 2007-02-06 |
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300 | Theron | 2007-03-07 |
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The Wire: The Last Word | Self | 2007-12-27 |
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Stingray | Luther | 2006-03-18 |
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The Forgotten | Ash Correll | 2004-09-24 |
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Mona Lisa Smile | Bill Dunbar | 2003-12-19 |
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Chicago | Fred Casely | 2002-12-10 |
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Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Young Man (segment "About Time 2") | 2002-09-20 |
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Rock Star | Kirk Cuddy | 2001-09-04 |
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28 Days | Jasper | 2000-04-06 |
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A Christmas Carol | Fred | 1999-12-05 |
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Palace Guard | 1999-05-19 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | 1999-05-20 |
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The Gambler | Alexei | 1997-10-30 |
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Diana & Me | Rob Naylor | 1997-12-04 |
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Spice World | Photographer | 1997-12-18 |
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True Blue | Donald MacDonald | 1996-11-15 |
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Surviving Picasso | Paulo Picasso | 1996-09-04 |
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E=MC² | Spike | 1996-01-05 |
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Richard III | The Earl of Richmond | 1995-12-29 |
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3 Joes | 1991-01-01 | |
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Custom of the Country | ||
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The Man Who Stole Portugal | ||
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Monstrous Beauty | King Charles II | |
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Wind of Change | Doc McGhee |
