Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West\u00a0(born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for playing\u00a0Jimmy McNulty\u00a0in\u00a0HBO’s\u00a0The Wire\u00a0(2002\u20132008) and Noah Solloway in\u00a0Showtime’s\u00a0The Affair (2014\u20132019), the latter of which earned him a\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Actor \u2013 Television Series Drama\u00a0nomination,\u00a0Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew Fred in\u00a0A Christmas Carol\u00a0(1999), and\u00a0Charles, Prince of Wales, in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0drama\u00a0The Crown\u00a0(2022\u20132023), the latter of which earned him nominations for another\u00a0Golden Globe Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award.<\/p>\n
West made his television debut in the 1998\u00a0BBC medical drama\u00a0Out of Hours\u00a0before appearing in the television films\u00a0A Christmas Carol,\u00a028 Days\u00a0with\u00a0Sandra Bullock\u00a0in 2000, and\u00a0Nicholas Nickleby (2001). His breakthrough came with the role of Detective Jimmy McNulty in the series\u00a0The Wire. He then starred in the BBC series\u00a0The Hour\u00a0(2011\u20132012), earning a Golden Globe Award nomination. He received a\u00a0BAFTA Award\u00a0for his performance as the serial killer\u00a0Fred West\u00a0in the\u00a0ITV\u00a0drama\u00a0Appropriate Adult\u00a0(2011) and a nomination for his portrayal as\u00a0Richard Burton\u00a0in\u00a0BBC Four’s\u00a0Burton & Taylor\u00a0(2013).\u00a0He played\u00a0Jean Valjean\u00a0in the 2018 BBC miniseries\u00a0adaptation of Les Mis\u00e9rables. He has since starred in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0series\u00a0Stateless\u00a0(2020) and the\u00a0Amazon Studios\u00a0The Pursuit of Love\u00a0(2021). West is currently playing the role of Dr Chris Cox in the\u00a0Sky One\u00a0series\u00a0Brassic\u00a0(2019\u2013present).<\/p>\n
His film debut came with his portrayal of\u00a0Henry, Earl of Richmond, in\u00a0Ian McKellen’s adaptation of\u00a0Richard III\u00a0(1995). He has since appeared in\u00a0Chicago\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Mona Lisa Smile\u00a0(2003),\u00a0300 (2007),\u00a0Punisher: War Zone\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Johnny English Reborn\u00a0(2011),\u00a0John Carter\u00a0(2012),\u00a0Pride (2014),\u00a0Testament of Youth\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Money Monster\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Genius\u00a0(2016),\u00a0The Square\u00a0(2017), Tomb Raider\u00a0(2018),\u00a0Colette\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0Downton Abbey: A New Era\u00a0(2022).<\/p>\n
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Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West\u00a0(born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for playing\u00a0Jimmy McNulty\u00a0in\u00a0HBO’s\u00a0The Wire\u00a0(2002\u20132008) and Noah Solloway in\u00a0Showtime’s\u00a0The Affair (2014\u20132019), the latter of which earned him a\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Actor \u2013 Television Series Drama\u00a0nomination,\u00a0Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew Fred in\u00a0A Christmas Carol\u00a0(1999), and\u00a0Charles, Prince of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-40637","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n