Dominic West

Dominic West (born 15 October 1969 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England ) is a British film and stage actor.

Life

Dominic West grew up in a large family, he has five sisters and one brother. His parents even belong to the middle class. His father is a CEO of a plastic manufacturing company, his mother a housewife, with love for the theater.

West's career began at the age of nine years, with appearances in the school theater. However, he initially focused on the school and an education. So he visited the famous Eton College. After graduating to West tried in 1988 for four months as livestock guardians in Argentina to reorient themselves. Then he began to study at Trinity College in Dublin. He graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from.

As early as 1991 gave West his film debut in the short film 3 Joes. His experiences led him to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which he departed in 1995.

Since then, West was able to convince in numerous film productions, but also the National Theatre in London attracted the attention of the West, which was seen in May 2006 in a play by Harley Granville - Barker.

From 2002 to 2008 he stood for the produced in the United States television series The Wire in front of the camera.

For the two-part British TV movie Appropriate Adult West received in 2012 a BAFTA Award for Best Actor for the role of the serial killer Frederick West.

Dominic West has with his former girlfriend Polly Astor one daughter ( * 2003).

Filmography

Awards

In addition to a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award Award West was nominated for his performance in Chicago for a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award.