Dominic West

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DOMINIC WEST has been building a successful career with leading roles on stage, screen and television. He can currently be seen in Peter Webber's "Hannibal Rising," about the formative years of Hannibal Lecter, based on the book by Thomas Harris and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.

West recently starred opposite Julianne Moore in the sci-fi thriller "The Forgotten," and with Julia Roberts in Mike Newell's drama "Mona Lisa Smile." In 2002, he played murder victim Fred Casely in Rob Marshall's Oscar-winning musical "Chicago." His other film credits include "Rock Star," with Jennifer Aniston and Mark Wahlberg; "28 Days," opposite Sandra Bullock; "A Midsummer Night's Dream," with an all-star ensemble cast; "Diana & Me," opposite Toni Collette; "True Blue"; Merchant-Ivory's "Surviving Picasso," with Anthony Hopkins; and "Richard III," starring Ian McKellen.

Television audiences also know West for his starring role in the Peabody Award-winning HBO series "The Wire." He also appeared in the telefilms "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," "A Christmas Carol" and "Out of Hours."

Born in England, West graduated from Trinity College in Dublin and then from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Starting his career on the stage, he won the Ian Charleson award for Best Newcomer for his performance in Peter Hall's production of "The Seagull." He has since been seen in a number of plays in London's West End, recently including Peter Gill's production of Harley Granville Barker's "The Voysey Inheritance" at The National Theatre and David Lan's production of "As You Like It," with Helen McCrory and Sienna Miller. West is currently starring in Trevor Nunn's production of Tom Stoppard's latest play, "Rock 'n' Roll," which just won the London Evening Standard Award for Best Play. The show runs until February 25, 2007.

Filmography: 300, Centurion, Chicago, Hannibal Rising, Star Wars: Episode I, The Forgotten, The Punisher : War Zone,

Latest Dominic West News, Opinion & Discussion:

Neil Marshall's Centurion Trailer
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MAGNET Picks Up Neil Marshalls Centurion
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Principal photography is underway in London for Walt Disney Pictures’ “JOHN CARTER OF MARS.” Academy Award®-winning filmmaker An... Spartan Law : The Story of 300
Gerard Butler became aware of the project during a meeting with Warner Bros. executives. "They said the word '300' and I knew that there was somet... Gong Li Interview, Hannibal Rising
MoviesOnline recently sat down with actress Gong Li at the Los Angeles press day to promote her new film, "Hannibal Rising,� directed by... Gaspard Ulliel Interview, Hannibal Rising
MoviesOnline recently sat down with actor Gaspard Ulliel at the Los Angeles press day to promote his new film, "Hannibal Rising,� direct... Frank Millers 300 Video Blog #4 Is Online
This cool cat from Solace Cinema emailed us to let us know that he digs our site, but more importantly that he had the video diary #4 link fo... Frank Miller's 300 Movie Site Live
Warner Bros. Pictures has launched the official website for 300, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller ("Sin City"). The site features production... Frank Miller's 300 Gets a Cast
Frank Miller's 300 starts filming October 17th and holy crap am I excited.  Zach Snyder is at the helm and that was the best start. Rodrigo Santa... James Bond Casting Stalemate
Production for the next 21st James Bond picture “Casino Royale� is scheduled to begin in January for an October release, and producers are in a ... New Bond down to 4 Choices
The Sunday Mirror, citing an unnamed insider, has published a report identifying a shortlist of four contenders being viewed by producers as the final... James Bond, The Bond 5
As recently as December 2004, industry sources reported that EON Productions, producers of the James Bond film franchise, had narrowed its considerati... Contest Winner : The Forgotten on DVD
Contests just give us that warm fuzzy feeling. The postal service is making a mint off of us with all the goodies we are shipping out this week. T... Contest : The Forgotten DVD Giveaway!
Well the good guys at Movies Online have once again been out getting all YOU some nice prizes, up for grabs is the Forgotten. A free film? For you? Of... The Forgotten movie DVD Details
Although the DVD for the Thriller "The Forgotten", will not be released before the 18th of January 2005, some details have been revealed by DVD A...