Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, producer and musician. He is best known for his roles as Jimmy McNulty in the HBO series The Wire (2002–2008) and Noah Solloway in the Showtime series The Affair (2014–2019), for the latter of which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Television Series, as well as for his role as Fred, Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew, in the film A Christmas Carol (1999) and as Charles, Prince of Wales, in the Netflix drama The Crown (2022–2023), for which he received nominations for another Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award.

West made his television debut in 1998 in the BBC medical drama Out of Hours, after which he appeared 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 Wire. He then appeared in the BBC series The Hour (2011–2012), earning a Golden Globe nomination. He won a BAFTA Award for his role as serial killer Fred West in the ITV drama Appropriate Adult (2011) and a nomination for his portrayal of Richard Burton in the BBC Four film Burton and Taylor (2013). He played Jean Valjean in the BBC 2018 miniseries based on Les Misérables. Since then he has appeared in the Netflix series Stateless (2020) and the Amazon Studios series The Pursuit of Love (2021). West currently plays 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). Since then he has appeared in the films 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).

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