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.
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Character:Guy Dexter
Release Date:10/09/2025
& Sons
Character:Rainer
Release Date:07/09/2025
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Character:Guy Dexter
Release Date:27/04/2022
Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
Character:Voice of Paul Gauguin
Release Date:01/12/2019
Gauguin from the National Gallery, London
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/10/2019
After 82
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2018
Colette
Character:Willy
Release Date:21/09/2018
Tomb Raider
Character:Richard Croft
Release Date:05/03/2018
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:13/12/2017
The Finish Line
Character:Paul
Release Date:04/11/2017
Five Star Fouad
Character:Gary
Release Date:04/11/2017
Revolting Rhymes
Character:Wolf (voice)
Release Date:11/10/2017
The Square
Character:Julian
Release Date:25/08/2017
A Funny Thing Happened to Kelly and Ted
Character:Ted
Release Date:11/08/2017
Marine Life Interviews
Character:Rudder (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2016
The Tale of Thomas Burberry
Character:Ernest Shackleton
Release Date:01/11/2016
Finding Dory
Character:Rudder (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2016
Genius
Character:Ernest Hemingway
Release Date:10/06/2016
Money Monster
Character:Walt Camby
Release Date:12/05/2016
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Character:Le Vicomte de Valmont
Release Date:28/01/2016
The Day They Dropped The Bomb
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:29/07/2015
Offshore Incorporated
Character:Narrator
Release Date:27/06/2015
Testament of Youth
Character:Mr. Brittain
Release Date:16/01/2015
Pride
Character:Jonathan
Release Date:12/09/2014
The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden
Character:Inventor
Release Date:03/10/2013
Muse of Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2013
Burton and Taylor
Character:Richard Burton
Release Date:22/07/2013
What You Will
Character:
Release Date:12/12/2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Character:
Release Date:18/07/2012
Children of the Tsunami
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/03/2012
John Carter
Character:Sab Than
Release Date:07/03/2012
Arthur Christmas
Character:Lead Elf (voice)
Release Date:10/11/2011
Johnny English Reborn
Character:Ambrose
Release Date:15/09/2011
The Awakening
Character:Robert Mallory
Release Date:17/08/2011
Jackboots on Whitehall
Character:Fiske (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2010
Centurion
Character:General Titus Flavius Virilus
Release Date:15/02/2010
From Time to Time
Character:Caxton
Release Date:15/10/2009
Breaking the Mould
Character:Howard Florey
Release Date:29/07/2009
Punisher: War Zone
Character:Billy / Jigsaw
Release Date:05/12/2008
The Wire: The Last Word
Character:Self
Release Date:27/12/2007
The Wire Odyssey
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/2007
2000: Bunk and McNulty
Character:Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
Release Date:05/12/2007
Tapping the Wire
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2007
300
Character:Theron
Release Date:07/03/2007
Hannibal Rising
Character:Inspector Popil
Release Date:06/02/2007
Stingray
Character:Luther
Release Date:18/03/2006
The Forgotten
Character:Ash Correll
Release Date:24/09/2004
Mona Lisa Smile
Character:Bill Dunbar
Release Date:19/12/2003
Chicago
Character:Fred Casely
Release Date:10/12/2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Character:Young Man (segment "About Time 2")
Release Date:20/09/2002
Rock Star
Character:Kirk Cuddy
Release Date:04/09/2001
28 Days
Character:Jasper
Release Date:06/04/2000
A Christmas Carol
Character:Fred
Release Date:05/12/1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Lysander
Release Date:20/05/1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Character:Palace Guard
Release Date:19/05/1999
Spice World
Character:Photographer
Release Date:18/12/1997
Diana & Me
Character:Rob Naylor
Release Date:04/12/1997
The Gambler
Character:Alexei
Release Date:30/10/1997
True Blue
Character:Donald MacDonald
Release Date:15/11/1996
Surviving Picasso
Character:Paulo Picasso
Release Date:04/09/1996
E=MC²
Character:Spike
Release Date:05/01/1996
Richard III
Character:The Earl of Richmond
Release Date:29/12/1995
3 Joes
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
Television Appearances
The Agency: Central Intelligence
Character:CIA Director
SAS Rogue Heroes
Character:Dudley Wrangel Clarke
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character:Self
The Pursuit of Love
Character:Uncle Matthew
Stateless
Character:Gordon Masters
Brassic
Character:Dr. Chris Coxley
Les Misérables
Character:Jean Valjean
Revolting Rhymes
Character:Wolf
The Crown
Character:Prince Charles
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Affair
Character:Noah Solloway
Appropriate Adult
Character:Fred West
The Hour
Character:Hector Madden
The Devil's Whore
Character:Oliver Cromwell
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Wire
Character:Jimmy McNulty
Secret History
Character:Self (Voice)
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self - Host
This Morning
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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