Dominic West
English actor (born 1969)
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- Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician.
- His breakthrough came with the role of Detective Jimmy McNulty in the series The Wire .
- 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 has since starred in the Netflix series Stateless (2020), and the Amazon Studios The Pursuit of Love (2021).
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WikipediaDominic 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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