Biography
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.
Filmography
all 78
Movies 59
TV Shows 19
self 12
Voice 6
Narrator 1
Producer 1
SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Robson and Jim's Icelandic Fly-Fishing Adventure (2021)
The Pursuit of Love (2021)
Stateless (2020)
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life (2019)
Gauguin From the National Gallery (2019)
Brassic (2019)
Les Misérables (2018)
After 82 (2018)
Colette (2018)
Tomb Raider (2018)
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street (2017)
Marine Life Interviews (2017)
Five Star Fouad (2017)
The Finish Line (2017)
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
The Square (2017)
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted (2017)
Revolting Rhymes (2016)
The Crown (2016)
The Tale of Thomas Burberry (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
Genius (2016)
Money Monster (2016)
The Wine Show (2016)
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)
The Day They Dropped The Bomb (2015)
The UK Gold (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Testament of Youth (2014)
The Affair (2014)
Pride (2014)
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden (2013)
Muse of Fire (2013)
Burton and Taylor (2013)
What You Will (2012)
Shakespeare's Sonnets (2012)
John Carter (2012)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Appropriate Adult (2011)
The Awakening (2011)
The Hour (2011)
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
From Time to Time (2010)
Centurion (2010)
Breaking the Mould (2009)
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
The Devil's Whore (2008)
The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
Tapping the Wire (2007)
300 (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Hannibal Rising (2007)
The Forgotten (2004)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Chicago (2002)
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)
The Wire (2002)
Rock Star (2001)
28 Days (2000)
A Christmas Carol (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Spice World (1997)
Diana & Me (1997)
The Gambler (1997)
True Blue (1996)
Surviving Picasso (1996)
E=mc2 (1996)
Richard III (1995)
Secret History (1991)
3 Joes (1991)
This Morning (1988)
Monstrous Beauty
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-10-15 (54 years old)
Birth NameDominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West
Birth PlaceSheffield, United Kingdom
Height
SpouseCatherine FitzGerald
ChildrenSenan West, Dora West, Martha West, Francis West
FatherThomas George West
MotherPauline Mary Cleary
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesHammersmith, United Kingdom
Also Known AsДоминик Уэст, 도미닉 웨스트
AwardsBritish Academy Television Award for Best Actor
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