& Sons
2026 · Movie
as Rainer
Dominic West
1969-10-15
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Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Call Me Queen
2026 · Movie
Beyond the Silk Road
2026 · Movie
as Self
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War
2026 · TV Show
as Morgan Henderson
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · Movie
as Guy Dexter
The Agency
2024 · TV Show
as CIA Director
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Movie
as Guy Dexter
SAS Rogue Heroes
2022 · TV Show
as Dudley Wrangel Clarke
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · TV Show
as Self
The Pursuit of Love
2021 · TV Show
as Uncle Matthew
Stateless
2020 · TV Show
as Gordon Masters
Gauguin from the National Gallery, London
2019 · Movie
as Narrator
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
2019 · Movie
as Voice of Paul Gauguin
Brassic
2019 · TV Show
as Dr. Chris Coxley
Tomb Raider
2018 · Movie
as Richard Croft
Colette
2018 · Movie
as Willy
After 82
2018 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
2018 · TV Show
as Jean Valjean
Revolting Rhymes
2017 · Movie
as Wolf (voice)
The Square
2017 · Movie
as Julian
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
2017 · Movie
as Ted
The Finish Line
2017 · Movie
as Paul
Five Star Fouad
2017 · Movie
as Gary
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
2017 · Movie
as Self - Actor
The Tale of Thomas Burberry
2016 · Movie
as Ernest Shackleton
Genius
2016 · Movie
as Ernest Hemingway
Money Monster
2016 · Movie
as Walt Camby
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2016 · Movie
as Le Vicomte de Valmont
Finding Dory
2016 · Movie
as Rudder (voice)
Marine Life Interviews
2016 · Movie
as Rudder (voice)
The Crown
2016 · TV Show
as Prince Charles
Revolting Rhymes
2016 · TV Show
as Wolf
Offshore Incorporated
2015 · Movie
as Narrator
Testament of Youth
2015 · Movie
as Mr. Brittain
The Day They Dropped The Bomb
2015 · Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
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Pride: The True Story
2015 · Movie
as Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Pride
2014 · Movie
as Jonathan
The Affair
2014 · TV Show
as Noah Solloway
Burton and Taylor
2013 · Movie
as Richard Burton
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
2013 · Movie
as Inventor
Muse of Fire
2013 · Movie
as Self
John Carter
2012 · Movie
as Sab Than
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What You Will
2012 · Movie
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012 · Movie
Children of the Tsunami
2012 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Johnny English Reborn
2011 · Movie
as Ambrose
The Awakening
2011 · Movie
as Robert Mallory
Arthur Christmas
2011 · Movie
as Lead Elf (voice)
Appropriate Adult
2011 · TV Show
as Fred West
The Hour
2011 · TV Show
as Hector Madden
Centurion
2010 · Movie
as General Titus Flavius Virilus
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010 · Movie
as Fiske (voice)
From Time to Time
2009 · Movie
as Caxton
Breaking the Mould
2009 · Movie
as Howard Florey
Punisher: War Zone
2008 · Movie
as Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
The Devil's Whore
2008 · TV Show
as Oliver Cromwell
Hannibal Rising
2007 · Movie
as Inspector Popil
300
2007 · Movie
as Theron
The Wire: The Last Word
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Wire Odyssey
2007 · Movie
as Self
Tapping the Wire
2007 · Movie
as Self
2000: Bunk and McNulty
2007 · Movie
as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
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Stingray
2006 · Movie
as Luther
The Forgotten
2004 · Movie
as Ash Correll
Mona Lisa Smile
2003 · Movie
as Bill Dunbar
Chicago
2002 · Movie
as Fred Casely
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Movie
as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
The Wire
2002 · TV Show
as Jimmy McNulty
Rock Star
2001 · Movie
as Kirk Cuddy
28 Days
2000 · Movie
as Jasper
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 · Movie
as Lysander
A Christmas Carol
1999 · Movie
as Fred
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Movie
as Palace Guard
The Gambler
1997 · Movie
as Alexei
Diana & Me
1997 · Movie
as Rob Naylor
Spice World
1997 · Movie
as Photographer
True Blue
1996 · Movie
as Donald MacDonald
E=MC²
1996 · Movie
as Spike
Surviving Picasso
1996 · Movie
as Paulo Picasso
Richard III
1995 · Movie
as The Earl of Richmond
3 Joes
1991 · Movie
Secret History
1991 · TV Show
as Self (Voice)
Have I Got News for You
1990 · TV Show
as Self - Host
This Morning
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
Monstrous Beauty
· Movie
as King Charles II
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Wind of Change
· Movie
as Doc McGhee
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The Custom of the Country
· Movie
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The Man Who Stole Portugal
· Movie
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
· TV Show
as Himself - Presenter
