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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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Born:
Oct 15, 1969 In Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
78
First Appeared:
In the series This Morning 1988-10-03
Latest Project:
Movie Downton Abbey 3 2025-09-10
Known For
Poster of Downton Abbey 3
Poster of SAS Rogue Heroes
Poster of Tomb Raider
Poster of John Carter
Filmography
Movie Downton Abbey 3 Guy Dexter 2025-09-10
Movie Monstrous Beauty King Charles II 2025
Series Have I Got a Bit More News for You Himself - Presenter 2025
Movie Downton Abbey: A New Era Guy Dexter 2022-04-27
Series Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Self 2022-09-04
Series SAS Rogue Heroes Dudley Wrangel Clarke 2022-10-30
Series The Pursuit of Love Uncle Matthew 2021-05-09
Series Stateless Gordon Masters 2020-03-01
Series Brassic Dr. Chris Coxley 2019-08-22
Movie Gauguin: A Dangerous Life Voice of Paul Gauguin 2019-12-01
Movie Gauguin From the National Gallery Narrator 2019-10-15
Movie Tomb Raider Richard Croft 2018-03-05
Movie Colette Willy 2018-09-21
Movie After 82 Narrator (voice) 2018-11-24
Series Les Misérables Jean Valjean 2018-12-30
Movie A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted Ted 2017-08-11
Movie Revolting Rhymes Wolf (voice) 2017-10-11
Movie The Square Julian 2017-08-25
Movie Five Star Fouad Gary 2017-11-04
Movie The Finish Line Paul 2017-11-04
Movie Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street Self - Actor 2017-12-13
Movie Genius Ernest Hemingway 2016-06-10
Movie Money Monster Walt Camby 2016-05-12
Movie Finding Dory Rudder (voice) 2016-06-16
Movie National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Le Vicomte de Valmont 2016-01-28
Movie The Tale of Thomas Burberry Ernest Shackleton 2016-11-01
Series Revolting Rhymes Wolf 2016-12-26
Movie Marine Life Interviews Rudder (voice) 2016-11-15
Series The Crown Prince Charles 2016-11-04
Movie The UK Gold Narrator 2015-06-27
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015-03-23
Movie The Day They Dropped The Bomb Narrator (Voice) 2015-07-29
Series The Affair Noah Solloway 2014-10-12
Movie Pride Jonathan 2014-09-12
Movie Testament of Youth Mr. Brittain 2014-10-14
Movie Burton and Taylor Richard Burton 2013-07-22
Movie Muse of Fire Self 2013-09-26
Movie The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden Inventor 2013-10-03
Movie John Carter Sab Than 2012-03-07
Movie What You Will Unknown 2012-12-12
Movie Shakespeare's Sonnets Unknown 2012-07-18
Series The Hour Hector Madden 2011-07-19
Series Appropriate Adult Fred West 2011-09-04
Movie The Awakening Robert Mallory 2011-08-17
Movie Arthur Christmas Lead Elf (voice) 2011-11-10
Movie Johnny English Reborn Simon Ambrose 2011-09-15
Movie Centurion General Titus Flavius Virilus 2010-02-15
Movie Jackboots on Whitehall Fiske (voice) 2010-10-08
Movie Breaking the Mould Howard Florey 2009-07-29
Movie From Time to Time Caxton 2009-10-15
Movie Punisher: War Zone Billy Russoti / Jigsaw 2008-12-05
Series The Devil's Whore Oliver Cromwell 2008-11-19
Series The Graham Norton Show Self 2007-02-22
Movie Hannibal Rising Inspector Popil 2007-02-06
Movie 300 Theron 2007-03-07
Movie The Wire Odyssey Self 2007-12-20
Movie The Wire: The Last Word 2007-12-27
Movie Tapping the Wire Self 2007-07-01
Movie The Forgotten Ash Correll 2004-09-24
Movie Mona Lisa Smile Bill Dunbar 2003-12-19
Series The Wire Jimmy McNulty 2002-06-02
Movie Chicago Fred Casely 2002-12-10
Movie Ten Minutes Older: The Cello Young Man (segment "About Time 2") 2002-09-03
Movie Rock Star Kirk Cuddy 2001-09-04
Movie 28 Days Jasper 2000-04-06
Movie Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Palace Guard 1999-05-19
Movie A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander 1999-05-20
Movie A Christmas Carol Fred (Scrooge's nephew) 1999-12-05
Movie The Gambler Alexei 1997-10-30
Movie Spice World Photographer 1997-12-18
Movie Diana & Me Rob Naylor 1997-12-04
Movie Surviving Picasso Paulo Picasso 1996-09-04
Movie E=MC² Spike 1996-01-05
Movie True Blue Donald MacDonald 1996-11-15
Movie Richard III The Earl of Richmond 1995-12-29
Movie 3 Joes 1991-01-01
Series Secret History Self (Voice) 1991-11-14
Series This Morning Self 1988-10-03