Dominic West
Overview
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.
300
Average rating: 7.2
John Carter
Average rating: 6.3
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Average rating: 6.6
Finding Dory
Average rating: 7
Tomb Raider
Average rating: 6.4
Johnny English Reborn
Average rating: 6.2
Chicago
Average rating: 7.1
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Average rating: 7.2
Punisher: War Zone
Average rating: 5.8
A Christmas Carol
Average rating: 6.9
Mona Lisa Smile
Average rating: 6.9
The Forgotten
Average rating: 5.9
Rock Star
Average rating: 6.7
28 Days
Average rating: 6.1
Centurion
Average rating: 6.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Average rating: 5.4
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Average rating: 6.9
The Graham Norton Show
Average rating: 7.2
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Average rating: 2.7
The Crown
Average rating: 8.2
The Wire
Average rating: 8.6
Brassic
Average rating: 8.5
The Affair
Average rating: 6.6
SAS Rogue Heroes
Average rating: 7.6
Stateless
Average rating: 6.5
The Pursuit of Love
Average rating: 6.9
Les Misérables
Average rating: 7.4
Appropriate Adult
Average rating: 6.7
The Hour
Average rating: 7.6
Secret History
Average rating: 7Images See all
Acting history
| Year | Media type | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Movie | Downton Abbey 3 | Guy Dexter |
| 2022 | Tv Show | SAS: Rogue Heroes | Dudley Wrangel Clarke |
| 2022 | Tv Show | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self |
| 2022 | Movie | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Guy Dexter |
| 2021 | Tv Show | The Pursuit of Love | Uncle Matthew |
| 2020 | Tv Show | Stateless | Gordon Masters |
| 2019 | Movie | Gauguin: A Dangerous Life | Voice of Paul Gauguin |
| 2019 | Movie | Gauguin From the National Gallery | Narrator |
| 2019 | Tv Show | Brassic | Dr. Chris Coxley |
| 2018 | Tv Show | Les Misérables | Jean Valjean |
| 2018 | Movie | After 82 | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Movie | Colette | Willy |
| 2018 | Movie | Tomb Raider | Richard Croft |
| 2017 | Movie | Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street | Self - Actor |
| 2017 | Movie | Five Star Fouad | Gary |
| 2017 | Movie | The Finish Line | Paul |
| 2017 | Movie | Revolting Rhymes | Wolf (voice) |
| 2017 | Movie | The Square | Julian |
| 2017 | Movie | A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted | Ted |
| 2016 | Tv Show | Revolting Rhymes | Wolf |
| 2016 | Movie | Marine Life Interviews | Rudder (voice) |
| 2016 | Tv Show | The Crown | Prince Charles |
| 2016 | Movie | The Tale of Thomas Burberry | Ernest Shackleton |
| 2016 | Movie | Finding Dory | Rudder (voice) |
| 2016 | Movie | Genius | Ernest Hemingway |
| 2016 | Movie | Money Monster | Walt Camby |
| 2016 | Movie | National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Le Vicomte de Valmont |
| 2015 | Movie | The Day They Dropped The Bomb | Narrator (Voice) |
| 2015 | Movie | The UK Gold | Narrator |
| 2015 | Tv Show | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Movie | Testament of Youth | Mr. Brittain |
| 2014 | Tv Show | The Affair | Noah Solloway |
| 2014 | Movie | Pride | Jonathan |
| 2013 | Movie | The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden | Inventor |
| 2013 | Movie | Muse of Fire | Self |
| 2013 | Movie | Burton and Taylor | Richard Burton |
| 2012 | Movie | What You Will | - |
| 2012 | Movie | Shakespeare's Sonnets | - |
| 2012 | Movie | John Carter | Sab Than |
| 2011 | Movie | Arthur Christmas | Lead Elf (voice) |
| 2011 | Movie | Johnny English Reborn | Simon Ambrose |
| 2011 | Tv Show | Appropriate Adult | Fred West |
| 2011 | Movie | The Awakening | Robert Mallory |
| 2011 | Tv Show | The Hour | Hector Madden |
| 2010 | Movie | Jackboots on Whitehall | Fiske (voice) |
| 2010 | Movie | Centurion | General Titus Flavius Virilus |
| 2009 | Movie | From Time to Time | Caxton |
| 2009 | Movie | Breaking the Mould | Howard Florey |
| 2008 | Movie | Punisher: War Zone | Billy Russoti / Jigsaw |
| 2008 | Tv Show | The Devil's Whore | Oliver Cromwell |
| 2007 | Movie | The Wire: The Last Word | - |
| 2007 | Movie | The Wire Odyssey | Self |
| 2007 | Movie | Tapping the Wire | Self |
| 2007 | Movie | 300 | Theron |
| 2007 | Tv Show | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2007 | Movie | Hannibal Rising | Inspector Popil |
| 2004 | Movie | The Forgotten | Ash Correll |
| 2003 | Movie | Mona Lisa Smile | Bill Dunbar |
| 2002 | Movie | Chicago | Fred Casely |
| 2002 | Movie | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Young Man (segment "About Time 2") |
| 2002 | Tv Show | The Wire | Jimmy McNulty |
| 2001 | Movie | Rock Star | Kirk Cuddy |
| 2000 | Movie | 28 Days | Jasper |
| 1999 | Movie | A Christmas Carol | Fred (Scrooge's nephew) |
| 1999 | Movie | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander |
| 1999 | Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Palace Guard |
| 1997 | Movie | Spice World | Photographer |
| 1997 | Movie | Diana & Me | Rob Naylor |
| 1997 | Movie | The Gambler | Alexei |
| 1996 | Movie | True Blue | Donald MacDonald |
| 1996 | Movie | Surviving Picasso | Paulo Picasso |
| 1996 | Movie | E=MC² | Spike |
| 1995 | Movie | Richard III | The Earl of Richmond |
| 1991 | Tv Show | Secret History | Self (Voice) |
| 1991 | Movie | 3 Joes | - |
| 1988 | Tv Show | This Morning | Self |
| - | Tv Show | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Himself - Presenter |
Producing history
| Year | Media type | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tv Show | Les Misérables | Production |
| 2002 | Tv Show | The Wire | Directing |