Dominic West Biography
Dominic West born Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West, is an English actor, director, and musician.
Education
West attended Eton College and Trinity College, Dublin. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1995. Dominic West is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in The Wire (2002–2008) and for playing Noah Solloway in The Affair (2014–), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
West’s screen appearances include True Blue, Chicago, Richard III, and Mona Lisa Smile. His debut as a director was while being on The Wire; he directed the episode “Took” (2008). West starred as Lysander in the 1999 film version of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
In 2006 West made a guest appearance as an actor in a sketch in The Catherine Tate Show. In 2007, he played the Spartan politician Theron in 300 and 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. West starred in the UK ghost film, The Awakening.
In December 2009, West starred as Hank in a radio adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s expressionist play The Hairy Ape for BBC Radio 3. He 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.
In 2011, West appeared as a news presenter on the BBC-TV period drama series The Hour. He also played serial killer Fred West in the ITV two-part series Appropriate Adult. He played gay activist Jonathan Blake in the 2014 film Pride about the 1984-1985 miners’ strike in the UK.
He has won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards for portraying serial killer Fred West in Appropriate Adult (2011).
Dominic West Age
He was born on 15 October 1969 in Sheffield. He celebrates his birthday on 15th October every year.
Dominic West Family
Parents
His mother, Pauline Mary, was an actress, and his father, Thomas George Eagleton West, owned a plastics factory.
Siblings
Dominic West is the sixth of seven siblings consisting of five girls and two boys, born into a Roman Catholic family, largely of Irish descent.
Dominic West Wife
Dominic West is married to his lovely wife, Catherine Fitzgerald. The two had dated at university. They have four children; Dora, Senan, Francis, and Christabel. Fitzgerald was formerly married to Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham and is the daughter of Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin.
Dominic West Children
Dominic West together with his wife Catherine Fitzgerald, have four children; Dora, Senan, Francis, and Christabel. West and his then-girlfriend Polly Astor had a daughter in 1998 named Martha. Polly Astor is the daughter of Michael Astor.
Dominic West Body Measurements
- Height: 1.82 m
- Weight: 196 pounds
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Body Shape: Not Available
- Hair Colour: Not Available
Dominic West Net Worth
The award-winning journalist, Dominic West, has an estimated net worth of $12 million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor, producer, and musician.
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Dominic West Movies and TV Shows
Dominic West Movies
2018: Colette
2018: Tomb Raider
2017: The Square
2016: Genius:
2016: Money Monster
2016: Finding Dory
2014: Pride
2014: Testament of Youth
2013: Boy Cried Wolf
2012: John Carter:
2011: Johnny English Reborn
2011: Arthur Christmas
2011: The Awakening
2010: Centurion
2010: Jackboots on Whitehall
2010: Words of the Blitz
2010: From Time to Time
2008: Hold On: Delivery Man
2008: Punisher: War Zone
2007: Hannibal Rising
2007: 300
2006: Stingray
2004: The Forgotten
2003: Mona Lisa Smile:
2002: Ten Minutes Older:
2002: Chicago:
2001: Rock Star
2000: 28 Days
1999: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1999: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
1997: The Gambler
1997: Diana & Me
1997: Spice World
1996: True Blue:
1996: Surviving Picasso
1996: E=mc2:
1995: Richard III
1991: 3 Joes
TV Shows
2018: Les Misérables
2017: Panorama
2016: Revolting Rhymes
2014–present: The Affair
2013: Burton & Taylor
2011–2012: The Hour
2011: Appropriate Adult
2009: Breaking the Mould2006: The Catherine Tate Show
2002–2008: The Wire
2001: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1999: A Christmas Carol
1998: Out of Hours
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