1969-10-15 ( 55 years old ) in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Movies
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025-09-10
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022-04-27
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
2019-12-01
Gauguin From the National Gallery
2019-10-15
After 82
2018-11-24
Colette
2018-09-21
Tomb Raider
2018-03-05
The Finish Line
2017-11-04
Five Star Fouad
2017-11-04
Revolting Rhymes
2017-10-11
The Square
2017-08-25
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
2017-08-11
Marine Life Interviews
2016-11-15
The Tale of Thomas Burberry
2016-11-01
Finding Dory
2016-06-16
Genius
2016-06-10
Money Monster
2016-05-12
The Day They Dropped The Bomb
2015-07-29
The UK Gold
2015-06-27
Testament of Youth
2015-01-16
Pride
2014-09-12
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
2013-10-03
Muse of Fire
2013-09-26
Burton and Taylor
2013-07-22
What You Will
2012-12-12
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012-07-18
John Carter
2012-03-07
Arthur Christmas
2011-11-10
Johnny English Reborn
2011-09-15
The Awakening
2011-08-17
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010-10-08
Centurion
2010-02-15
From Time to Time
2009-10-15
Breaking the Mould
2009-07-29
Punisher: War Zone
2008-12-05
The Wire: The Last Word
2007-12-27
The Wire Odyssey
2007-12-20
2000: Bunk and McNulty
2007-12-05
Tapping the Wire
2007-07-01
300
2007-03-07
Hannibal Rising
2007-02-06
The Forgotten
2004-09-24
Mona Lisa Smile
2003-12-19
Chicago
2002-12-10
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002-09-03
Rock Star
2001-09-04
28 Days
2000-04-06
A Christmas Carol
1999-12-05
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999-05-20
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999-05-19
Spice World
1997-12-18
Diana & Me
1997-12-04
The Gambler
1997-10-30
True Blue
1996-11-15
Surviving Picasso
1996-09-04
E=MC²
1996-01-05
Richard III
1995-12-29
3 Joes
1991-01-01
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