
Dominic West
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1969-10-15 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Доминик Уэст · 도미닉 웨스트 · دومینیک وست
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (22)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

The Crown
2016
as Prince Charles

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest

The Wire
2002
as Jimmy McNulty

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Himself - Presenter

The Affair
2014
as Noah Solloway

Brassic
2019
as Dr. Chris Coxley

The Agency
2024
as CIA Director

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self

SAS Rogue Heroes
2022
as Dudley Wrangel Clarke

Les Misérables
2018
as Jean Valjean

The Hour
2011
as Hector Madden

Stateless
2020
as Gordon Masters

The Pursuit of Love
2021
as Uncle Matthew

This Morning
1988
as Self

The Devil's Whore
2008
as Oliver Cromwell

Secret History
1991
as Self (Voice)

Appropriate Adult
2011
as Fred West
WAR
as Morgan Henderson

Revolting Rhymes
2016
as Wolf
Movies (69)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Palace Guard

300
2007
as Theron

John Carter
2012
as Sab Than

Tomb Raider
2018
as Richard Croft

Finding Dory
2016
as Rudder (voice)

Johnny English Reborn
2011
as Ambrose

Punisher: War Zone
2008
as Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw

The Forgotten
2004
as Ash Correll

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Guy Dexter

Chicago
2002
as Fred Casely

Arthur Christmas
2011
as Lead Elf (voice)

Centurion
2010
as General Titus Flavius Virilus

Spice World
1997
as Photographer

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Guy Dexter

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Lysander

Rock Star
2001
as Kirk Cuddy

Money Monster
2016
as Walt Camby

The Square
2017
as Julian

Pride
2014
as Jonathan

Mona Lisa Smile
2003
as Bill Dunbar

28 Days
2000
as Jasper

Colette
2018
as Willy

The Awakening
2011
as Robert Mallory

Genius
2016
as Ernest Hemingway

Testament of Youth
2015
as Mr. Brittain

Surviving Picasso
1996
as Paulo Picasso

A Christmas Carol
1999
as Fred

Revolting Rhymes
2017
as Wolf (voice)

& Sons
2025
as Rainer

Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Fiske (voice)

Richard III
1995
as The Earl of Richmond

Muse of Fire
2013
as Self

Hannibal Rising
2007
as Inspector Popil

The Gambler
1997
as Alexei

Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012

Burton and Taylor
2013
as Richard Burton

Marine Life Interviews
2016
as Rudder (voice)

From Time to Time
2009
as Caxton
The Custom of the Country

The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")

True Blue
1996
as Donald MacDonald

Diana & Me
1997
as Rob Naylor

Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self

The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017
as Self - Actor

Call Me Queen
2026

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2016
as Le Vicomte de Valmont

2000: Bunk and McNulty
2007
as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty

E=MC²
1996
as Spike
The Man Who Stole Portugal

Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
2019
as Voice of Paul Gauguin

Offshore Incorporated
2015
as Narrator

Monstrous Beauty
as King Charles II

The Tale of Thomas Burberry
2016
as Ernest Shackleton
Stingray
2006
as Luther

Five Star Fouad
2017
as Gary

The Finish Line
2017
as Paul

After 82
2018
as Narrator (voice)

The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
2013
as Inventor

Breaking the Mould
2009
as Howard Florey

Children of the Tsunami
2012
as Narrator (voice)

A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
2017
as Ted

3 Joes
1991

Beyond the Silk Road
2026
as Self

The Day They Dropped The Bomb
2015
as Narrator (Voice)

Gauguin from the National Gallery, London
2019
as Narrator
Wind of Change
as Doc McGhee
What You Will
2012
About Dominic West
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 Glob… With 91 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Dominic West has appeared in 69 films and 22 TV shows.
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- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — as Palace Guard
- 300 (2007) — as Theron
- John Carter (2012) — as Sab Than
- Tomb Raider (2018) — as Richard Croft
- Finding Dory (2016) — as Rudder (voice)
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