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Aliases: Доминик Уэст , 도미닉 웨스트 , دومینیک وست

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The Crown
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8

The Crown

(2016) Prince Charles
The Wire
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9

The Wire

(2002) Jimmy McNulty
The Affair
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7

The Affair

(2014) Noah Solloway
The Hour
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8

The Hour

(2011) Hector Madden
Les Misérables
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7

Les Misérables

(2018) Jean Valjean
SAS: Rogue Heroes
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8

SAS: Rogue Heroes

(2022) Dudley Wrangel Clarke
300
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7

300

(2007) Theron
Stateless
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6

Stateless

(2020) Gordon Masters

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Dudley Wrangel Clarke
Guy Dexter
2021 Uncle Matthew
2020 Gordon Masters
2019 Voice of Paul Gauguin
Narrator
Dr. Chris Coxley
2018 Jean Valjean
Narrator (voice)
Willy
Richard Croft
2017 Self - Actor
Rudder (voice)
Paul
Gary
Wolf (voice)
Julian
Ted
2016 Wolf
Prince Charles
Ernest Shackleton
Rudder (voice)
Ernest Hemingway
Walt Camby
Le Vicomte de Valmont
2015 Narrator (Voice)
Narrator
Self - Guest
2014 Mr. Brittain
Noah Solloway
Jonathan
2013 Inventor
Self
Richard Burton
2012 N/A
N/A
Sab Than
2011 Lead Elf (voice)
Simon Ambrose
Fred West
Robert Mallory
Hector Madden
2010 Fiske (voice)
Caxton
General Titus Flavius Virilus
2009 Howard Florey
2008 Billy Russoti / Jigsaw
Oliver Cromwell
2007 N/A
Himself
Himself
Theron
Self
Inspector Popil
2004 Ash Correll
2003 Bill Dunbar
2002 Fred Casely
Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
Jimmy McNulty
2001 Kirk Cuddy
2000 Jasper
1999 Fred (Scrooge's nephew)
Palace Guard
Lysander
1997 Photographer
Rob Naylor
Alexei
1996 Donald MacDonald
Paulo Picasso
Spike
1995 The Earl of Richmond
1991 Self (Voice)
N/A
1988 Self
King Charles II
Himself - Presenter
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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