Dominic West
Acting
Born: Oct 15, 1969
From: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tale of Thomas Burberry | Ernest Shackleton | 2016 | 6.0 |
| Offshore Incorporated | Narrator | 2015 | 6.0 |
| Testament of Youth | Mr. Brittain | 2015 | 7.262 |
| Pride | Jonathan | 2014 | 7.688 |
| Burton and Taylor | Richard Burton | 2013 | 6.2 |
| John Carter | Sab Than | 2012 | 6.359 |
| What You Will | 2012 | 1.0 | |
| Johnny English Reborn | Ambrose | 2011 | 6.241 |
| The Awakening | Robert Mallory | 2011 | 6.387 |
| Centurion | General Titus Flavius Virilus | 2010 | 6.236 |
| From Time to Time | Caxton | 2009 | 6.252 |
| Breaking the Mould | Howard Florey | 2009 | 5.5 |
| Punisher: War Zone | Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / … | 2008 | 5.8 |
| Hannibal Rising | Inspector Popil | 2007 | 6.265 |
| 300 | Theron | 2007 | 7.197 |
| The Wire: The Last Word | Self | 2007 | 1.5 |
| The Wire Odyssey | Self | 2007 | 6.6 |
| The Forgotten | Ash Correll | 2004 | 5.937 |
| Mona Lisa Smile | Bill Dunbar | 2003 | 6.9 |
| Chicago | Fred Casely | 2002 | 7.126 |
| Rock Star | Kirk Cuddy | 2001 | 6.726 |
| 28 Days | Jasper | 2000 | 6.155 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | 1999 | 6.378 |
| A Christmas Carol | Fred | 1999 | 6.978 |
| The Gambler | Alexei | 1997 | 4.778 |
| Diana & Me | Rob Naylor | 1997 | 6.0 |
| True Blue | Donald MacDonald | 1996 | 6.208 |
| E=MC² | Spike | 1996 | 3.667 |
| Richard III | The Earl of Richmond | 1995 | 6.8 |
| Monstrous Beauty | King Charles II | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1969 |
| From | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, … |