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Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West is a British actor and television director born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, on October 15, 1969. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and resides in Hammersmith. West began his work period in 1991 and has performed in genres such as Shakespearean comedy. He is educated at Eton College, Trinity College, Dublin, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
West has received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and Ian Charleson Awards, and has been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. He speaks British English as his native language and has five children. His professional roles include stage actor and film actor.
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Film & TV
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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…
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- Call Me Queen2026
- Beyond the Silk Road — Self2026
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Guy Dexter2025
- & Sons — Rainer2025
- The Agency — CIA Director2024
- Downton Abbey: A New Era — Guy Dexter2022
- SAS Rogue Heroes — Dudley Wrangel Clarke2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self2022
- The Pursuit of Love — Uncle Matthew2021
- Stateless — Gordon Masters2020
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1969
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Dominic West (born October 15, 1969) is an English actor, best known for his roles of Theron in the movie 300 and Detective Jimmy McNulty in the tv series The Wire. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dominic+West">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West , ( 1969-10-15 ) 15 October 1969 (age 56) , Sheffield , England
- Education
- Trinity College Dublin ( MA ), Guildhall School of Music and Drama ( MA )
- Occupations
- Actor director producer musician
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Spouse
- Catherine FitzGerald ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 )
- Relatives
- Thomas Eagleton (cousin)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dominic
- Family name
- West
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Languages spoken
- British English
- Native language
- British English
- Award
- Ian Charleson Awards
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- Dominic West (6577113511) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Hammersmith
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- date of birth
- 1969-10-15
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
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- Dominic West
- nominated for
- British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
- social media followers
- 24193
- birth name
- Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West
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Encyclopedic overview
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); Noah Solloway in Showtime's The Affair (2014–2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama; Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred in A Christmas Carol (1999); and Charles, Prince of Wales, in The Crown (2022–2023), for which he was nominated for another Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
West made his television debut in 1998 BBC medical drama Out of Hours before appearing in the 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 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 Les Misérables. He has since starred in the Netflix series Stateless (2020), and the Amazon Studios The Pursuit of Love (2021). West most recently played the role of Dr Chris Cox in the Sky One series Brassic (2019–2025).
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