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Dominic West Biography

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Dominic West The Forgotten

Dominic West stars in "The Forgotten"

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Place of Birth: Sheffield, England
Date of Birth: 1969
Dominic West Biography (Courtesy of Columbia Pictures and "The Forgotten"):
September 21, 2004 - Dominic West (Ash Correll in "The Forgotten") has been seen on the big screen most recently in the feature "Mona Lisa Smile" opposite Julia Roberts and directed by Mike Newell. He played Fred Casely, the murdered lover of Roxie Hart in the Oscar®-winning film "Chicago." The native of Sheffield, England also stars in the widely praised HBO original series “The Wire” as homicide detective Jimmy McNulty. His feature film credits include "28 Days" opposite Sandra Bullock and directed by Betty Thomas, "Rock Star" opposite Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston and directed by Stephen Herek, "Surviving Picasso" with Sir Anthony Hopkins and directed by James Ivory, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" with Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer, directed by Michael Hoffman and "Diana and Me" with Toni Collette, directed by David Parker. West made his motion picture debut in 1992 in "Richard III" opposite Ian McKellan and directed by Richard Loncraine.

West’s passion for the theatre inspired him to return to the stage in 2001 to star in the hit Broadway revival of Nöel Coward’s “Design for Living” opposite Alan Cumming.

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