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Dominic West
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn October 15, 1969 (55 years)
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.
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 (2024) (TV Series) · as Cia Director |
| 2022 | SAS Rogue Heroes (TV Series) · as Dudley Wrangel Clarke |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era · as Guy Dexter |
| 2021 | The Pursuit of Love (TV Series) · as Uncle Matthew |
| 2020 | Stateless (TV Series) · as Gordon Masters |
| 2019 | Gauguin: A Dangerous Life · as Voice Of Paul Gauguin |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | After 82: The Untold Story of the AIDS Crisis in the UK · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Les Misérables (2018) (TV Series) · as Jean Valjean |
| 2018 | Colette · as Willy |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider · as Richard Croft |
| 2017 | The Square · as Julian |
| 2016 | Un conte peut en cacher un autre · as Wolf (voice) |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes (TV Series) · as Wolf |
| 2016 | Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews · as Rudder (voice) |
| 2016 | The Crown (TV Series) · as Prince Charles |
| 2016 | The Tale of Thomas Burberry · as Ernest Shackleton |
| 2016 | Finding Dory · as Rudder (voice) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Money Monster · as Walt Camby |
| 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 |
| 2014 | Testament of Youth · as Mr. Brittain |
| 2014 | The Affair (TV Series) · as Noah Solloway |
| 2014 | Pride · as Jonathan |
| 2013 | Burton and Taylor · as Richard Burton |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | John Carter · as Sab Than |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas · as Lead Elf (voice) |
| 2011 | The Awakening · as Robert Mallory |
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn · as Simon Ambrose |
| 2011 | Appropriate Adult (TV Series) · as Fred West |
| 2011 | Concrete Circus · as Narrator |
| 2011 | The Hour (TV Series) · as Hector Madden |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall · as Fiske (voice) |
| 2010 | Centurion · as General Titus Flavius Virilus |
| 2009 | From Time to Time · as Caxton |
| 2009 | Breaking the Mould · as Howard Florey |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone · as Billy / Jigsaw |
| 2008 | The Devil's Whore (TV Series) · as Oliver Cromwell |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising · as Inspector Popil |
| 2006 | 300 · as Theron |
| 2006 | Stingray · as Luther |
| 2004 | The Forgotten · as Ash Correll |
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile · as Bill Dunbar |
| 2002 | Chicago · as Fred Casely |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello · as Young Man (segment "about Time 2") |
| 2002 | The Wire (TV Series) · as Jimmy Mcnulty |
| 2001 | Rock Star · as Kirk Cuddy |
| 2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · as Sir Mulberry Hawk |
| 2000 | 28 Days · as Jasper |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol · as Fred (scrooge's Nephew) |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · as Palace Guard |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Lysander |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Photographer |
| 1997 | Diana & Me · as Rob Naylor |
| 1997 | The Gambler · as Alexei |
| 1996 | True Blue · as Donald Macdonald |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso · as Paulo Picasso |
| 1996 | E=mc2 · as Spike |
| 1995 | Richard III · as The Earl Of Richmond |
| 1953 | Panorama (TV Series) · as Narrator |