Portrait of Dominic West

Acting

Dominic West

Career

Active from 1991 to 2027, busiest in 2016 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wire
The Wire
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Actor

    2012 · Won

    Appropriate Adult

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2003 · Won

    Chicago

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2002 · Won

    Chicago

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Actor

    2014 · Nominated

    Burton & Taylor

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

17

The characters Dominic West played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dominic West Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • High-Octane Action 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Untitled Roald Dahl Series
Untitled Roald Dahl Series

TV show

Monstrous Beauty
Monstrous Beauty

as King Charles II

A Weekend in the Country
A Weekend in the Country

as Daniel

2020s

10 titles · average score 69
Wind of Change
Wind of Change (2027)

as Doc McGhee

WAR
WAR (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Morgan Henderson

& Sons
& Sons (2026)
GoodWatch score 39

as Rainer

Call Me Queen
Call Me Queen (2026)

as Warren

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Guy Dexter

The Agency
The Agency (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as CIA Director

SAS Rogue Heroes
SAS Rogue Heroes (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Dudley Wrangel Clarke

Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Guy Dexter

The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Uncle Matthew

Stateless
Stateless (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Gordon Masters

2010s

36 titles · average score 69
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider (2018)
GoodWatch score 54

as Richard Croft

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Jean Valjean

Colette
Colette (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Willy

The Square
The Square (2017)
GoodWatch score 74

as Julian

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Prince Charles

The Affair
The Affair (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Noah Solloway

John Carter
John Carter (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sab Than

Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ambrose

The Awakening
The Awakening (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as Robert Mallory

The Hour
The Hour (2011)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Hector Madden

Appropriate Adult
Appropriate Adult (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Fred West

Centurion
Centurion (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as General Titus Flavius Virilus

2000s

16 titles · average score 60
From Time to Time
From Time to Time (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as Caxton

Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

as Billy 'The Beaut' Russoti / Jigsaw

The Devil's Whore
The Devil's Whore (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Oliver Cromwell

300
300 (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Theron

Hannibal Rising
Hannibal Rising (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

as Inspector Popil

The Forgotten
The Forgotten (2004)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ash Correll

Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bill Dunbar

The Wire
The Wire (2002)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Jimmy McNulty

Chicago
Chicago (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

as Fred Casely

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Young Man (segment "About Time 2")

Rock Star
Rock Star (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kirk Cuddy

28 Days
28 Days (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jasper

1990s

12 titles · average score 60
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Palace Guard

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lysander

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fred

Out of Hours
Out of Hours (1998)

TV show · as Dr. Paul Featherstone

Diana & Me
Diana & Me (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rob Naylor

The Gambler
The Gambler (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

as Alexei

Spice World
Spice World (1997)
GoodWatch score 43

as Photographer

True Blue
True Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Donald MacDonald

E=MC²
E=MC² (1996)

as Spike

Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paulo Picasso

Richard III
Richard III (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

as The Earl of Richmond

3 Joes
3 Joes (1991)

as Joe Smoke