
Dominic West
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.
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- 2025 · Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Guy Dexter
- 2024 · The Agency: Central Intelligence as CIA Director
- 2022 · SAS Rogue Heroes as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
- 2022 · Downton Abbey: A New Era as Guy Dexter
- 2021 · The Pursuit of Love as Uncle Matthew
- 2020 · Stateless as Gordon Masters
- 2019 · Gauguin: A Dangerous Life as Voice of Paul Gauguin
- 2019 · Gauguin From the National Gallery as Narrator
- 2019 · Brassic as Dr. Chris Coxley
- 2018 · After 82 as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Colette as Willy
- 2018 · Tomb Raider as Richard Croft
- 2017 · Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street as Self - Actor
- 2017 · The Finish Line as Paul
- 2017 · Five Star Fouad as Gary
- 2017 · Revolting Rhymes as Wolf (voice)
- 2017 · The Square as Julian
- 2017 · A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted as Ted
- 2016 · Revolting Rhymes as Wolf
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Rudder (voice)
- 2016 · The Tale of Thomas Burberry as Ernest Shackleton
- 2016 · National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses as Le Vicomte de Valmont
- 2015 · The Day They Dropped The Bomb as Narrator (Voice)
- 2015 · Offshore Incorporated as Narrator
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Testament of Youth as Mr. Brittain
- 2014 · Pride as Jonathan
- 2013 · The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden as Inventor
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2013 · Burton and Taylor as Richard Burton
- 2012 · What You Will as
- 2012 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2012 · Children of the Tsunami as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Appropriate Adult as Fred West
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as Fiske (voice)
- 2009 · From Time to Time as Caxton
- 2009 · Breaking the Mould as Howard Florey
- 2008 · The Devil's Whore as Oliver Cromwell
- 2007 · The Wire: The Last Word as Self
- 2007 · The Wire Odyssey as Self
- 2007 · 2000: Bunk and McNulty as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Hannibal Rising as Inspector Popil
- 2002 · Ten Minutes Older: The Cello as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Fred (Scrooge's nephew)
- 1997 · Diana & Me as Rob Naylor
- 1997 · The Gambler as Alexei
- 1996 · True Blue as Donald MacDonald
- 1996 · E=MC² as Spike
- 1995 · Richard III as The Earl of Richmond
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Himself - Presenter
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2018 · Les Misérables as Jean Valjean
- 2016 · The Crown as Prince Charles
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Rudder (voice)
- 2016 · Genius as Ernest Hemingway
- 2016 · Money Monster as Walt Camby
- 2014 · The Affair as Noah Solloway
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · John Carter as Sab Than
- 2011 · Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
- 2011 · Johnny English Reborn as Ambrose
- 2011 · The Awakening as Robert Mallory
- 2011 · The Hour as Hector Madden
- 2010 · Centurion as General Titus Flavius Virilus
- 2008 · Punisher: War Zone as Billy / Jigsaw
- 2007 · 300 as Theron
- 2004 · The Forgotten as Ash Correll
- 2003 · Mona Lisa Smile as Bill Dunbar
- 2002 · Chicago as Fred Casely
- 2002 · The Wire as Jimmy McNulty
- 2001 · Rock Star as Kirk Cuddy
- 2000 · 28 Days as Jasper
- 1999 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Palace Guard
- 1997 · Spice World as Photographer
- 1996 · Surviving Picasso as Paulo Picasso
- 1991 · Secret History as Self (Voice)
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Monstrous Beauty as King Charles II
- Future · & Sons as
- 1991 · 3 Joes as