Dominic West

DOB: 1969-10-15

DOD: -

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.

Starred In

2007
Movie

Hannibal Rising

2007
Movie

300

2004
Movie

The Forgotten

2002
Movie

Chicago

2000
Movie

28 Days

1995
Movie

Richard III

2003
Movie

Mona Lisa Smile

2010
Movie

Centurion

2008
Movie

Punisher: War Zone

2001
Movie

Rock Star

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Movie

Monstrous Beauty

1999
Movie

A Christmas Carol

1996
Movie

True Blue

2009
Movie

From Time to Time

2012
Movie

John Carter

2011
Movie

The Awakening

1997
Movie

The Gambler

2013
Movie

Burton and Taylor

1997
Movie

Diana & Me

2014
Movie

Pride

2009
Movie

Breaking the Mould

2007
Movie

The Wire Odyssey

2012
Movie

What You Will

1996
Movie

E=MC²

2015
Movie

Testament of Youth

2016
Movie

Genius

2016
Movie

Money Monster

2016
Movie

Finding Dory

2011
Movie

Arthur Christmas

2017
Movie

Revolting Rhymes

2018
Movie

Tomb Raider

2013
Movie

Muse of Fire

1997
Movie

Spice World

2017
Movie

The Square

2018
Movie

Colette

2017
Movie

The Finish Line

2017
Movie

Five Star Fouad

1996
Movie

Surviving Picasso

2018
Movie

After 82

1991
Movie

3 Joes

2007
Movie

Tapping the Wire

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Movie

& Sons

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Movie

Call Me Queen

1988
Tv

This Morning

2002
Tv

The Wire

2011
Tv

The Hour

2014
Tv

The Affair

2016
Tv

The Crown

2019
Tv

Brassic

2020
Tv

Stateless