Dominic West Biography (2)
English born, Dominic West has a wide-range of talents which have helped to propel him into both the American film and television industries. West can currently be seen on television portraying Detective Jimmy McNulty in the critically acclaimed HBO series, The Wire. He will soon be seen starring opposite Julia Roberts in Mike Newell's Mona Lisa's Smile to be released late next year by Sony Pictures. Since his motion picture debut in 1992's Richard III with Ian McKellen, Dominic has starred opposite some of the industry's finest actors, including Sir Anthony Hopkins in Surviving Picasso, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night's Dream and Toni Collette in Diana and Me. More recently, Dominic could be seen starring with Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston in Warner Brothers' Rockstar and opposite Sandra Bullock in Betty Thomas's 28 Days. West's passion for the classic's inspired him to return to the stage in 2001 starring in Noel Coward's Broadway play, A Design for Living with Alan Cummings. A proud father, Dominic currently resides in England
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