Dominic West

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 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.

Known For

The Crown

The Agency

The Graham Norton Show

The Wire

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Golden Globe Awards

Have I Got News for You

The Affair

All Movies (69)

• Call Me Queen2026
• Beyond the Silk Road2026 · as Self
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale2025 · as Guy Dexter
• & Sons2025 · as Rainer
• Downton Abbey: A New Era2022 · as Guy Dexter
• Gauguin: A Dangerous Life2019 · as Voice of Paul Gauguin
• Gauguin from the National Gallery, London2019 · as Narrator
• After 822018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Colette2018 · as Willy
• Tomb Raider2018 · as Richard Croft
• Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street2017 · as Self - Actor
• The Finish Line2017 · as Paul
• Five Star Fouad2017 · as Gary
• Revolting Rhymes2017 · as Wolf (voice)
• The Square2017 · as Julian
• A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted2017 · as Ted
• Marine Life Interviews2016 · as Rudder (voice)
• The Tale of Thomas Burberry2016 · as Ernest Shackleton
• Finding Dory2016 · as Rudder (voice)
• Genius2016 · as Ernest Hemingway
• Money Monster2016 · as Walt Camby
• National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses2016 · as Le Vicomte de Valmont
• The Day They Dropped The Bomb2015 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Offshore Incorporated2015 · as Narrator
• Testament of Youth2015 · as Mr. Brittain
• Pride2014 · as Jonathan
• The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden2013 · as Inventor
• Muse of Fire2013 · as Self
• Burton and Taylor2013 · as Richard Burton
• What You Will2012
• Shakespeare's Sonnets2012
• Children of the Tsunami2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• John Carter2012 · as Sab Than
• Arthur Christmas2011 · as Lead Elf (voice)
• Johnny English Reborn2011 · as Ambrose
• The Awakening2011 · as Robert Mallory
• Jackboots on Whitehall2010 · as Fiske (voice)
• Centurion2010 · as General Titus Flavius Virilus
• From Time to Time2009 · as Caxton
• Breaking the Mould2009 · as Howard Florey
• Punisher: War Zone2008 · as Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
• The Wire: The Last Word2007 · as Self
• The Wire Odyssey2007 · as Self
• 2000: Bunk and McNulty2007 · as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
• Tapping the Wire2007 · as Self
• 3002007 · as Theron
• Hannibal Rising2007 · as Inspector Popil
• Stingray2006 · as Luther
• The Forgotten2004 · as Ash Correll
• Mona Lisa Smile2003 · as Bill Dunbar
• Chicago2002 · as Fred Casely
• Ten Minutes Older: The Cello2002 · as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
• Rock Star2001 · as Kirk Cuddy
• 28 Days2000 · as Jasper
• A Christmas Carol1999 · as Fred
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1999 · as Lysander
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999 · as Palace Guard
• Spice World1997 · as Photographer
• Diana & Me1997 · as Rob Naylor
• The Gambler1997 · as Alexei
• True Blue1996 · as Donald MacDonald
• Surviving Picasso1996 · as Paulo Picasso
• E=MC²1996 · as Spike
• Richard III1995 · as The Earl of Richmond
• 3 Joes1991
• Monstrous Beauty— · as King Charles II
• Wind of Change— · as Doc McGhee
• The Custom of the Country—
• The Man Who Stole Portugal—

All TV Shows (22)

• The Agency2024 · as CIA Director
• SAS Rogue Heroes2022 · as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
• Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022 · as Self
• The Pursuit of Love2021 · as Uncle Matthew
• Stateless2020 · as Gordon Masters
• Brassic2019 · as Dr. Chris Coxley
• Les Misérables2018 · as Jean Valjean
• Revolting Rhymes2016 · as Wolf
• The Crown2016 · as Prince Charles
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• The Affair2014 · as Noah Solloway
• Appropriate Adult2011 · as Fred West
• The Hour2011 · as Hector Madden
• The Devil's Whore2008 · as Oliver Cromwell
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Wire2002 · as Jimmy McNulty
• Secret History1991 · as Self (Voice)
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self - Host
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You— · as Himself - Presenter
• WAR— · as Morgan Henderson