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Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) 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,[2] and Prince Charles in the Netflix drama The Crown (2022-present).

Dominic West
West in 2011
Born	Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (1969-10-15) 15 October 1969 (age 53) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin (MA) Guildhall School of Music and Drama (MA)
Occupation	Actor director musician
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Catherine FitzGerald ​ ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	5
Dominic West's voice From Front Row Interviews, July 2011[1]

West made his television debut in 1998 BBC medical drama Out of Hours before appearing in the television films A Christmas Carol (1999), and Nicholas Nickleby (2001). His breakthrough came with the role of Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO series The Wire (2002-2008). 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).[3] 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 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), 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).

Early life

Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West[4] was born on 15 October 1969[5] in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He is the sixth of seven siblings (five girls and two boys) born into a family of Irish descent; his maternal grandparents were born in Ireland, while his paternal grandmother was Irish-American.[6][7][8] His mother, Pauline Mary (née Cleary), was an actress, and his father, Thomas George Eagleton West, owned a plastics factory.[9] He is the first cousin once removed of American politician Thomas Eagleton.[10][11][12] West attended Eton College, and then following a gap year during which he spent four months working as a cattle herder in Argentina, he studied English literature at Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1993.[9][13] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1995.[14]

Career

Film and television

West's screen appearances include True Blue, Chicago, Richard III, and Mona Lisa Smile. His most notable television role has been starring in The Wire as Baltimore police detective Jimmy McNulty. West was praised for the accuracy of his character's American accent.[15][16] His debut as a director was while being on The Wire; he directed the episode "Took" (2008).[17] West starred as Lysander in the 1999 film version of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. That same year, he appeared as Fred in A Christmas Carol. In feature films, he portrayed the heavy metal guitarist Kirk Cuddy in the 2001 film Rock Star.[18] West played Fred Casely in the 2002 film Chicago.

In 2006 West played the Spartan politician Theron in 300 and made a guest appearance as an actor in a sketch in The Catherine Tate Show, alongside "Frankie Howerd impressionist". In 2007 he played Detective Poppil in Hannibal Rising. West played the disfigured supervillain Jigsaw in the 2008 film Marvel's Punisher: War Zone. In 2010 he had a role as General Virilus in Neil Marshall's adventure thriller Centurion.[19] West starred in the UK ghost film, The Awakening.[20] West has done other work on TV and radio. He appeared in the role of Oliver Cromwell in the Channel 4 series The Devil's Whore. He also performed as "Dr. West", the opening track on Eminem's 2009 album Relapse, as a doctor discharging Eminem from a rehab facility. West played the part over the phone in January 2009 while Eminem was recording it in a Miami studio.[21]

In December 2009, West starred as Hank in a radio adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play The Hairy Ape for BBC Radio 3,[22] was a guest presenter on the BBC show Have I Got News for You, and ended the year alongside Joan Rivers and Sarah Jessica Parker with an appearance on Graham Norton's New Year's Eve Show.[23] In 2011, West appeared as a news presenter on the BBC period drama series The Hour. He also played serial killer Fred West in the ITV two-part series Appropriate Adult, giving a performance that the serial killer's daughter described as capturing the "evil essence of [Fred West] – his character, his mannerisms, even his gait."[24]

In 2012, West was offered the role of Mance Rayder in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, but turned it down due to the amount of time he would have to spend away from his family.[25] He played gay activist Jonathan Blake in the 2014 film Pride about the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike. West starred as Noah Solloway on Showtime's series The Affair, which premiered October 2014. The series was renewed for a fifth season in 2018.[18]

In 2018 it was reported that West was represented by Tavistock Wood Management.[26] That year he appeared in Colette as the eponymous writer's husband, Willy.[27] In 2019, West played the role of Jean Valjean in the BBC's adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables.[28] Also in 2019, West appeared in Sky One's series Brassic, in the recurring role of Dr. Chris Cox.[29] In October 2020, West entered negotiations to play Charles, Prince of Wales in the final two seasons of The Crown.[30] His casting was confirmed in April 2021.[31] That same month, West joined the cast of the 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era.[32]

Theatre

As a theatre actor, West has played Edward in Harley Granville Barker's The Voysey Inheritance directed by Peter Gill at the Royal National Theatre in 2006.[33] Around 2009, he starred at London's Donmar Warehouse as the protagonist in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's existential drama Life Is a Dream, for which he received glowing reviews.[34]

He took the title role in Simon Gray's classic comedy, Butley, playing at the Duchess Theatre in London from 1 June 2011.[35] In the September he returned to his native Sheffield to play Iago to his former Wire co-star Clarke Peters's Othello at the Crucible Theatre.[36]

In September to October 2012, he starred in Jez Butterworth's The River at the Royal Court Theatre in London with Miranda Raison and Laura Donnelly.[37]

From mid December 2012 to January 2013, West starred as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.[38]

In 2015–16, he starred alongside Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse in London.[39]

Advertising

In 2009, West starred in a series of online films known as "The Carte Noire Readers". Made to promote French coffee brand Carte Noire, they consist of actors reading love scenes from a selection of sources and acting through the commitment of justice. West reads extracts from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence; High Fidelity by Nick Hornby; The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Life Class by Pat Barker; The Moment You Were Gone by Nicci Gerrard; and Something Childish But Very Natural by Katherine Mansfield.[40]

Charity

West is a supporter of care charity Helen's Trust in response to their assistance to his mother prior to her death.[41]

He led Team Canada/Australia for Walking With The Wounded, a fundraising event for wounded soldiers. He trekked to the South Pole against Team UK (led by Prince Harry) and Team America (led by Alexander Skarsgård). A few days into the trek, it was decided that the competition part of the race would be cancelled due to hazardous terrain and weather conditions, so the teams combined forces and continued. Alongside Harry, Skarsgård and several wounded soldiers, West successfully made it to the South Pole on 13 December 2013.[42]

Personal life

In 1999, West and his then-girlfriend, Polly Astor, had a daughter named Martha, who is an actress.[43] West later rekindled his romance with Catherine FitzGerald,[44] whom he had dated at university. The two married in Glin, County Limerick on 26 June 2010, and have four children: Dora, Senan, Francis, and Christabel.[45][46]

In October 2020, it was revealed that Dominic had a fleeting affair with Actress Lily James whilst in Rome filming 'In Pursuit of Love'.[47] The pair were spotted on scooters and enjoying romantic lunches around Rome. After the affair was revealed, Dominic and his wife, Catherine stood outside their home greeted by paparazzi holding up a sign that said 'Our Marriage is strong and we are very much still together. Thank you.'.[48]

Politics

In August 2014, West was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.[49]

Honours

• In November 2010, West was awarded an honorary degree for services to the Arts by Sheffield Hallam University.[50]
• In July 2018, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield.[51]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	3 Joes	Joe Smoker	Short film
1995	Richard III	Henry, Earl of Richmond
1996	True Blue	Donald Macdonald
	Surviving Picasso	Paulo Picasso
	E=mc2	Spike
1997	The Gambler	Alexei
	Diana & Me	Rob Naylor
	Spice World	Photographer
1999	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	Jerus Jannick
2000	28 Days	Jasper
2001	Rock Star	Kirk Cuddy
2002	Ten Minutes Older	Young Man
	Chicago	Fred Casely
2003	Mona Lisa Smile	Bill Dunbar
2004	The Forgotten	Ash Correll
2006	Stingray	Luther	Short film
	300	Theron
2007	Hannibal Rising	Inspector Popil
2008	Hold On	Delivery Man	Short film
	Punisher: War Zone	Billy Russotti / Jigsaw
2010	Centurion	General Titus Flavius Virilus
	Jackboots on Whitehall	Fiske	Voice
	Words of the Blitz	Sir John Colville
	From Time to Time	Caxton
2011	Johnny English Reborn	Simon Ambrose
	Arthur Christmas	Lead Elf	Voice
	The Awakening	Robert Mallory
2012	John Carter	Sab Than
2013	Boy Cried Wolf	Hughie	Short film
2014	Pride	Jonathan Blake
	Testament of Youth	Mr Brittain
2016	Genius	Ernest Hemingway
	Money Monster	Walt Camby
	Finding Dory	Rudder	Voice
2017	The Square	Julian Gijoni
2018	Colette	Henry Gauthier-Villars
	Tomb Raider	Lord Richard Croft
2022	Downton Abbey: A New Era	Guy Dexter

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Out of Hours	Dr. Paul Featherstone	6 episodes
1999	A Christmas Carol	Fred	Television film
2001	Nicholas Nickleby	Sir Mulberry Hawk	Television film
2002–2008	The Wire	Detective Jimmy McNulty	56 episodes
2006	The Catherine Tate Show	Actor	Episode: "#3.5"
2008	The Devil's Whore	Oliver Cromwell	4 episodes
2009	Breaking the Mould	Howard Florey	Television film
2011–2012	The Hour	Hector Madden	12 episodes
2011	Appropriate Adult	Fred West	2 episodes
2013	Burton & Taylor	Richard Burton	Television film
2014–2019	The Affair	Noah Solloway	49 episodes
2016	Revolting Rhymes	Wolf / Magic Fairy / Giant	Voices; 2 episodes
2017	Panorama	Narrator	Voice; Episode: "Germany's New Nazis"
2018–2019	Les Misérables	Jean Valjean	6 episodes; also executive producer
2019–present	Brassic	Dr. Chris Cox	11 episodes
2020	Stateless	Gordon Masters	6 episodes
2021	The Pursuit of Love	Uncle Matthew	3 episodes
2022–present	The Crown	Charles, Prince of Wales	Main role (Seasons 5–6)
2022-present	SAS: Rogue Heroes	Lieutenant Colonel Wrangel Clarke	Upcoming miniseries

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title of project	Result	Ref.
2002	Critics' Choice Movie Award	Best Acting Ensemble	Chicago	Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture		Won
2002	Crime Thriller Awards	Best Actor	The Wire	Won
2012	Broadcasting Press Guild Award	Best Actor	The Hour	Won
2012	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
2013	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Miniseries Actor		Nominated
2014				Nominated
2011	BAFTA Award	Best Actor	Appropriate Adult	Won
	Crime Thriller Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	Royal Television Society Award	Best Actor		Nominated
2013	BAFTA Award	Best Actor	Burton & Taylor	Nominated
	Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film		Nominated
2015	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama	The Affair	Nominated
2015	Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama		Won
2016				Won

References

External links

• Dominic West at IMDb 

На других языках

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[de] Dominic West

Dominic West (* 15. Oktober 1969 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) ist ein britischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler.

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[es] Dominic West

Dominic West (Sheffield, Inglaterra; 15 de octubre de 1969) es un actor de cine y televisión británico. Ganador del Premio del Sindicato de Actores al mejor reparto.[1] Conocido por sus intervenciones en películas como 28 Days (2000), Chicago (2002), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), 300 (2006) y especialmente por la serie de televisión The Wire (2002-2008). También ha protagonizado la serie británica The Hour (2012).

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[ru] Уэст, Доминик

Доминик Уэст (англ. Dominic West, род. 15 октября 1969 (1969-10-15), Шеффилд, Йоркшир, Англия) — британский актёр. Наибольшую известность получил как исполнитель роли детектива Джима Макналти в сериале «Прослушка». Кроме того, сыграл в таких фильмах, как «Рок-звезда» (2001), «Ганнибал: Восхождение» (2007), «300 спартанцев» (2007), «Каратель: Территория войны» (2008). Дважды номинировался на премию «Золотой глобус» (2012, 2015).

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