The Wire Cast: Where Are They Now?

20. Dominic West

The de facto “star” of The Wire was one of the better known names before the HBO show kicked off, and West’s status has only risen in the series’ aftermath. He nabbed roles in prominent movies during his time playing Jimmy McNulty, and while these weren’t always of the highest quality - 300, Hannibal Rising, his graft paid dividends after the series ended.

West’s big screen career has trucked along nicely if unexceptionally; on TV, however, he has continued to find great roles that put his particular slightly off kilter charisma to use. He was easily the best thing about ‘60s set media/espionage drama The Hour, and his turn as namesake/murderer Fred West in Appropriate Adult was a blinding bit of acting.

His time has been given over mostly to The Affair, another HBO show where he channels McNulty as a morally questionable philanderer.

More recently he has appeared in the Cate Blanchett-produced Stateless, a hard hitting series about the Australian immigration system, and shown off his substantial comedy chops in Joe Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst’s Brassic.