Dominic West

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 HBOs The Wire 20022008 and Noah Solloway in Showtimes The Affair 20142019 the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Television Series Drama nomination Ebenezer Scrooges nephew Fred in A Christmas Carol 1999 and Charles Prince of Wales in the Netflix drama The Crown 20222023 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 20112012 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 Fours 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 2019present His film debut came with his portrayal of Henry Earl of Richmond in Ian McKellens 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Dominic West licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia