Dominic West
English actor
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| 2025 | Scheduled to reprise his role as Guy Dexter in an untitled Downton Abbey sequel, currently in post-production. |
| 2024 | West was appointed as the new ambassador for Julian House, a Bath-based charity supporting vulnerable and at-risk individuals. |
| 2024 | Dominic West receives multiple award nominations for his role in 'The Crown', including Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA Television Award, and Primetime Emmy Award |
| 2024 | Played the leading role of Eddie Carbone in 'A View from the Bridge' at the Ustinov Studio in Bath, with the production later transferring to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End. |
| 2023 | Dominic West nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for 'The Crown' |
| October 2023 | Began appearing in television advertisements for Nationwide, portraying a burlesque characterization of a banker. |
| 2022 | Starred as Guy Dexter in 'Downton Abbey: A New Era'. |
| 2022 | Starts main role as Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke in 'SAS: Rogue Heroes' |
| 2022 | Portrayed Charles, Prince of Wales in the Netflix drama The Crown, earning nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. |
| April 2021 | Casting as Prince Charles in The Crown was confirmed. Also joined the cast of Downton Abbey: A New Era. |
| October 2020 | Entered negotiations to play Prince Charles in the final two seasons of The Crown. |
| 2019 | Played Jean Valjean in the BBC's adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. |
| 2018 | Played Jean Valjean in the BBC miniseries Les Misérables. |
| 2018 | Appeared in the film Colette as Willy, the husband of the eponymous writer. |
| July 2018 | Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield. |
| 2017 | Appeared in 'The Square' as Julian Gijoni. |
| 2016 | Portrayed Ernest Hemingway in 'Genius', played Walt Camby in 'Money Monster', and voiced Rudder in 'Finding Dory'. |
| 2016 | Dominic West wins Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for 'The Affair' for the second consecutive year |
| 2015 | Starred alongside Janet McTeer in 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' at the Donmar Warehouse in London. |
| 2015 | Dominic West wins Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for 'The Affair' |
| 2014 | Starred in 'Pride' as Jonathan Blake and appeared in 'Testament of Youth' as Mr. Brittain. |
| October 2014 | Premiered as Noah Solloway on Showtime's series The Affair. |
| August 2014 | Signed a letter to The Guardian with 200 public figures, expressing hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in the upcoming September referendum. |
| 2013 | Received a nomination for his portrayal of Richard Burton in BBC Four's Burton & Taylor. |
| 2013 | Appeared in two short films: 'The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden' as an inventor and 'Boy Cried Wolf' as Hughie. |
| December 13 2013 | Dominic West successfully completed a charity trek to the South Pole with Walking With The Wounded, alongside Prince Harry, Alexander Skarsgård, and wounded soldiers. The trek originally had a competitive element between Team Canada/Australia, Team UK, and Team America, but was modified due to hazardous terrain and weather conditions, with teams ultimately combining forces to complete the journey. |
| 2012 | Played Sab Than in the film 'John Carter'. |
| 2012 | Dominic West wins Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor for 'The Hour' |
| December 2012 | Starred as Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady' at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, running from mid-December 2012 to January 2013. |
| October 2012 | Starred in Jez Butterworth's 'The River' at the Royal Court Theatre in London, alongside Miranda Raison and Laura Donnelly. |
| 2011 | West begins starring as Hector Madden in 'The Hour', appearing in 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Received a BAFTA Award for his performance as serial killer Fred West in the ITV drama Appropriate Adult. |
| 2011 | West starred in 'Johnny English Reborn' as Simon Ambrose, voiced a lead elf in 'Arthur Christmas', and appeared in 'The Awakening' as Robert Mallory. |
| 2011 | Starred in BBC series The Hour, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination. Received a BAFTA Award for his performance as serial killer Fred West in the ITV drama Appropriate Adult. |
| September 2011 | Returned to Sheffield to play Iago opposite Clarke Peters's Othello at the Crucible Theatre. |
| June 1 2011 | Took the title role in Simon Gray's comedy 'Butley' at the Duchess Theatre in London. |
| 2010 | Dominic West appeared in multiple films including 'Centurion' as General Titus Flavius Virilus, 'Jackboots on Whitehall' as voice of Billy Fiske, 'Words of the Blitz' as Sir John Colville, and 'From Time to Time' as Caxton. |
| November 2010 | Awarded an honorary degree for services to the Arts by Sheffield Hallam University. |
| June 26 2010 | Dominic West married Catherine FitzGerald in Glin, County Limerick, reuniting with his former university girlfriend. |
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