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Dominic West
Dominic West’s screen credits include Jonathan in Pride, Theron in 300, and Mr. Brittain in Testament of Youth.
Born October 15, 1969 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2026Call Me QueenWarren
- 2026Beyond the Silk RoadSelf
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleGuy Dexter
- 2022Downton Abbey: A New EraGuy Dexter
- 2019Gauguin: A Dangerous LifeVoice of Paul Gauguin
- 2019Gauguin from the National Gallery, LondonNarrator
- 2018After 82Narrator (voice)
- 2018ColetteWilly
- 2017Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the StreetSelf - Actor
- 2017Five Star FouadGary
- 2017The Finish LinePaul
- 2017Revolting RhymesWolf (voice)
- 2017The SquareJulian
- 2017A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and TedTed
- 2016Marine Life InterviewsRudder (voice)
- 2016The Tale of Thomas BurberryErnest Shackleton
- 2016Finding DoryRudder (voice)
- 2016GeniusErnest Hemingway
- 2016Money MonsterWalt Camby
- 2016National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons DangereusesLe Vicomte de Valmont
- 2015The Day They Dropped The BombNarrator (Voice)
- 2015Offshore IncorporatedNarrator
- 2015Pride: The True StoryHimself
- 2013The Girl with the Mechanical MaidenInventor
- 2013Muse of FireSelf
- 2013Burton and TaylorRichard Burton
- 2012What You WillActor
- 2012Shakespeare's SonnetsActor
- 2012Children of the TsunamiNarrator (voice)
- 2012John CarterSab Than
- 2011Arthur ChristmasLead Elf (voice)
- 2011Johnny English RebornAmbrose
- 2011The AwakeningRobert Mallory
- 2010Jackboots on WhitehallFiske (voice)
- 2010CenturionGeneral Titus Flavius Virilus
- 2009From Time to TimeCaxton
- 2009Breaking the MouldHoward Florey
- 2008Punisher: War ZoneBilly "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
- 2007The Wire: The Last WordSelf
- 2007The Wire OdysseySelf
- 20072000: Bunk and McNultyDet. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
- 2007Tapping the WireSelf
- 2007Hannibal RisingInspector Popil
- 2006StingrayLuther
- 2004The ForgottenAsh Correll
- 2003Mona Lisa SmileBill Dunbar
- 2002ChicagoFred Casely
- 2002Ten Minutes Older: The CelloYoung Man (segment "About Time 2")
- 2001Rock StarKirk Cuddy
- 200028 DaysJasper
- 1999A Christmas CarolFred
- 1999A Midsummer Night's DreamLysander
- 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenacePalace Guard
- 1997Spice WorldPhotographer
- 1997Diana & MeRob Naylor
- 1997The GamblerAlexei
- 1996True BlueDonald MacDonald
- 1996Surviving PicassoPaulo Picasso
- 1996E=MC²Spike
- 1995Richard IIIThe Earl of Richmond
- 19913 JoesJoe Smoke
- Monstrous BeautyKing Charles II
- The Custom of the CountryActor
- The Man Who Stole PortugalActor
- Wind of ChangeDoc McGhee
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