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Early life

West was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England to George West, who owned a plastics manufacturing plant, and Moya, a homemaker. "I'm from Sheffield and I'm very solidly middle class, one of seven Irish Catholics. I was the show-off in the family." ^[1] Dominic attended Trinity College, Dublin as well as the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Trinity College, Dublin, corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ...

Career

West made his debut in 1991 in a short called 3 Joes. His other screen appearances include True Blue, Chicago and Mona Lisa Smile. His most notable role has been Jimmy McNulty on the American television police drama The Wire. Using an American accent as Jimmy McNulty, in one amusing scene, he used his natural English accent, but was told it was "too fake". 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Early American actor William Garwood starred in numerous short films, many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ... True Blue (1996) is a film based on the book True Blue: Oxford Boat Race Mutiny. ... Chicago is an Academy Award-winning 2002 film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, about celebrity and scandal in Jazz age Chicago directed by Rob Marshall, and written by Bill Condon. ... Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 film that was produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. ... Officer James Jimmy McNulty is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Dominic West. ... This article is about the television series. ...

In film, he portrayed the heavy-metal guitarist Kirk Cuddy in the 2001 film Rock Star. In 2007, he played the Spartan politician Theron in 300. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rock Star is a (2001) movie starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Stephen Herek. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Sparta (Doric: Spártā, Attic: Spártē) is a city in southern Greece. ... 300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, itself partly inspired by another film, The 300 Spartans,[1] and is a fictional[2] account of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. The film is directed by Zack Snyder with Frank Miller attached as...

On stage, he appeared in the Peter Hall-directed The Cherry Orchard (1996) at the Old Vic. In 2005, he returned to the stage to play Orlando in David Lan's As You Like It at the Wyndhams's Theatre in London. He played in Harley Granville Barker's The Voysey Inheritance directed by Peter Gill at the Royal National Theatre in 2006.^[2] In late 2006 and early 2007 he played the lead in Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll in London's West End. Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall (born 22 November 1930) is a British theatre and film director. ... Bust of Anton Chekhov at Badenweiler, Germany The Cherry Orchard (Вишнёвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian playwright Anton Chekhovs last play. ... The exterior of the Old Vic. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harley Granville-Barker (November 25, 1877 – August 31, 1946) was a British actor, director, producer, critic and playwright. ... Peter Gill (born March 8, 1964, Liverpool, England), known by the nickname Pedro or Ped, was the drummer with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes To Hollywood (FGTH). ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Tom Stoppard in a 1985 documentary for the film Brazil Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE (born Tomáš Straussler on July 3, 1937) is an Academy Award winning British playwright. ... Rock n Roll is a play by Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2006. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ...

Selected credits

• 300 (2007)
• Hannibal Rising (2007)
• The Forgotten (2004)
• Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
• The Wire (2002, television series)
• Chicago (2002)
• Rock Star (2001)
• 28 Days (2000)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• Surviving Picasso (1996)
• True Blue (1996)
• Richard III (1995)
• 3 Joes (Short) (1991)

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References

External links

• Dominic West at the Internet Movie Database