Acting · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK · Born October 15, 1969
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.
MovieCall Me Queen
2026
Movie& Sons
2026
as Rainer
MovieBeyond the Silk Road
2026
as Self
MovieDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Guy Dexter
TVThe Agency
2024
as CIA Director
TVSAS Rogue Heroes
2022
as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
TVSunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
MovieDownton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Guy Dexter
TVThe Pursuit of Love
2021
as Uncle Matthew
TVStateless
2020
as Gordon Masters
MovieGauguin: A Dangerous Life
2019
as Voice of Paul Gauguin
MovieGauguin from the National Gallery, London
2019
as Narrator
TVBrassic
2019
as Dr. Chris Coxley
TVLes Misérables
2018
as Jean Valjean
MovieAfter 82
2018
as Narrator (voice)
MovieColette
2018
as Willy
MovieTomb Raider
2018
as Richard Croft
MovieAnjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017
as Self - Actor
MovieThe Finish Line
2017
as Paul
MovieFive Star Fouad
2017
as Gary
MovieRevolting Rhymes
2017
as Wolf (voice)
MovieThe Square
2017
as Julian
MovieA Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
2017
as Ted
TVRevolting Rhymes
2016
as Wolf
MovieMarine Life Interviews
2016
as Rudder (voice)
TVThe Crown
2016
as Prince Charles
MovieThe Tale of Thomas Burberry
2016
as Ernest Shackleton
MovieFinding Dory
2016
as Rudder (voice)
MovieGenius
2016
as Ernest Hemingway
MovieMoney Monster
2016
as Walt Camby
MovieNational Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2016
as Le Vicomte de Valmont
MovieThe Day They Dropped The Bomb
2015
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieOffshore Incorporated
2015
as Narrator
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Pride: The True Story
2015
as Himself
MovieTestament of Youth
2015
as Mr. Brittain
TVThe Affair
2014
as Noah Solloway
MoviePride
2014
as Jonathan
MovieThe Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
2013
as Inventor
MovieMuse of Fire
2013
as Self
MovieBurton and Taylor
2013
as Richard Burton
What You Will
2012
MovieShakespeare's Sonnets
2012
MovieChildren of the Tsunami
2012
as Narrator (voice)
MovieJohn Carter
2012
as Sab Than
MovieArthur Christmas
2011
as Lead Elf (voice)
MovieJohnny English Reborn
2011
as Ambrose
TVAppropriate Adult
2011
as Fred West
MovieThe Awakening
2011
as Robert Mallory
TVThe Hour
2011
as Hector Madden
MovieJackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Fiske (voice)
MovieCenturion
2010
as General Titus Flavius Virilus
MovieFrom Time to Time
2009
as Caxton
MovieBreaking the Mould
2009
as Howard Florey
MoviePunisher: War Zone
2008
as Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
TVThe Devil's Whore
2008
as Oliver Cromwell
MovieThe Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
MovieThe Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
Movie2000: Bunk and McNulty
2007
as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
MovieTapping the Wire
2007
as Self
Movie300
2007
as Theron
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieHannibal Rising
2007
as Inspector Popil
Stingray
2006
as Luther
MovieThe Forgotten
2004
as Ash Correll
MovieMona Lisa Smile
2003
as Bill Dunbar
MovieChicago
2002
as Fred Casely
MovieTen Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
TVThe Wire
2002
as Jimmy McNulty
MovieRock Star
2001
as Kirk Cuddy
Movie28 Days
2000
as Jasper
MovieA Christmas Carol
1999
as Fred
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Lysander
MovieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Palace Guard
MovieSpice World
1997
as Photographer
MovieDiana & Me
1997
as Rob Naylor
MovieThe Gambler
1997
as Alexei
MovieTrue Blue
1996
as Donald MacDonald
MovieSurviving Picasso
1996
as Paulo Picasso
MovieE=MC²
1996
as Spike
MovieRichard III
1995
as The Earl of Richmond
TVSecret History
1991
as Self (Voice)
Movie3 Joes
1991
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieMonstrous Beauty
as King Charles II
Wind of Change
as Doc McGhee
The Custom of the Country
The Man Who Stole Portugal
TVHave I Got a Bit More News for You
as Himself - Presenter
WAR
as Morgan Henderson
