Dominic West is an English actor, director, and voiceover artist. He is best known for his role as a Baltimore cop in the American television series The Wire and Noah Solloway in The Affair. The multiple-award-winning actor also has many film credits to his name, like memorable roles in Chicago, 28 Days, Mona Lisa Smile, Hannibal Rising, and Tomb Raider.
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Lily James Broke Silence On Dominic West Scandal/Affair
Dominic West was photographed kissing actress Lily James in Rome in late 2020. The pair was in Rome to film their TV miniseries titled The Pursuit of Love. After the photo surfaced, Dominic's wife Catherine broke the silence, saying they were still together.
On the other hand, Lily broke the silence during an interview with The Guardian in May 2021, acknowledging the subject after seven months when the topic of the “media storm” was brought up. “Ach, I’m not really willing to talk about that,” said James. “There is a lot to say, but not now, I’m afraid.”
At the time of the scandal, a source told E! News James was embarrassed by the media scrutiny and yearned to move on. Some insider also alleged that she was shocked when she saw the photos of the scandal and West’s story that he was happily married. So she reportedly stayed low to let the storm of scandal pass by quickly.
During the scandal, West and his wife, FitzGerald, stepped outside their home and kissed in front of reporters and left a letter outside insisting that they are still strong in their married life. James is also keeping herself busy with new roles, and she appears to be dating Queens of the Stone Age rocker Michael Shuman.
Dominic West Relationship Details With Wife Catherine FitzGerald
Dominic West is a married man. He dated his college sweetheart Catherine FitzGerald while at university. The two separated at the time and later rekindled to tie the knot on 26 June 2010. The couple has four children together: Dora, Senan, Francis, and Christabel. He also has a daughter named Martha from his previous relationship with Polly Astor.
Catherine FitzGerald is an Irish landscape designer and gardener. With her husband, Dominic West, she also operates her ancestral home, Glin Castle, as a small hotel and event venue.
Dominic and Catherine’s love affair began way back in the 1980s when they were students at Trinity College Dublin. At the time of Catherine’s college years, Dominic described her as “beautiful and intelligent and spectacularly disdainful.” The pair dated for six months before their split after the university. They enjoyed every bit of those six months together, having fun. Despite their separate lives after the split, the two were still linked through their best friend, Dominic Geraghty, also an actor.
Shortly after, Dominic went on to date Polly Astor, with whom he shares a daughter, Martha. However, during his time on the series The Wire, he didn’t want to settle down from his career. So he separated from Polly as a conclusion but still reflects on his action, which hurt Polly.
After this, West reunited with his college sweetheart FitzGerald while he was working on The Wire. The couple then rekindled their romance that was left unfinished in their university days and tied the knot at Glin Castle in June 2010. They tied the knot in a Catholic ceremony at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Limerick, Ireland. They are now parents to four children together.
Dominic West and his wife Catherine Fitzgerald (©: Hello Magazine)
As things were going on normally as they could, in October 2020, news broke out of Dominic and Lily on the media outlets. It became a controversy where Catherine was in a state of confusion. After staying silent for a month, she spoke in November 2020 about the controversies going on out there to the Daily Mail, saying that she was “fine” and didn’t need any advice from anyone. She added, “Things are OK between us. We don’t need any advice from anyone, thank you.”
However, Dominic has not let out any word to the media regarding his trip to Rome with Lily. The two had a difficult situation to follow in their marriage but are still together and rekindling.
Dominic West with his family sent a Christmas greetings with a family picture on Instagram via Glin Castle’s account captioning, “Happy Christmas from Glin Castle!”
The pair often changes their residence between a home in Shepherd’s Bush, London and Glin Castle, FitzGerald’s childhood home and place of work.
Net Worth Of Dominic West, And His Career
With a lot of effort in his professional career, Dominic West has garnered a lump of fortune. He has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
He debuted as an actor in 1991 with a role in the short film 3 Joes. From 1995 to 1997, he played small roles in various British and Hollywood films like Richard III, Surviving Picasso, True Blue, Spice World, etc.
In 1998, he made his television debut with the British television series Out of Hours. In 2000, he joined the Argentinian circus De La Guarda in London for five months. The same year, he got his big Hollywood break in the rom-com film 28 Days. In 2002, he played a noteworthy role as Fred Casely in the multiple-award-winning movie Chicago.
In 2002, he portrayed the award-winning role of Detective Jimmy McNulty in the American crime drama series The Wire, which won him a lot of praise. From 2003 to 2007, while continuing to work on The Wire, he also did memorable character roles in the movies like Mona Lisa Smile, 300, Hannibal Rising, and so on.
In 2008, he made his directorial debut with an episode of The Wire before the end of the series. In the same year, he portrayed the role of Oliver Cromwell in the British series The Devil’s Whore and was a part of the Marvel Comics action film Punisher: War Zone.
In 2009, he featured in Eminem’s album Relapse’s Life Is a Dream with a stunning performance. His other major roles include Hector Madden in the drama series The Hour from 2011 to 2012. In 2011, he was part of the British supernatural film The Awakening.
In 2014, he bagged the award-winning role of Noah Solloway in the American TV series The Affair and continued to play the part to this day. In 2016-17, he voiced Rudder's character in the film Finding Dory, a few characters in the animated TV films Revolting Rhymes and narrated an episode of the British documentary program Panorama.
In 2018, he was seen in the film Colette and the remake of the movie Tomb Raider. He also played the role of Jean Valjean in the BBC miniseries Les Miserables that year. In 2019, he was seen on the British TV series Brassic.
Besides these, he has also been a small part of some notable films and series such as Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Johnny English Reborn (2011), John Carter (2012), and many others.
Dominic West has starred in many films and TV series as of now. One of the highest-rated films he has starred in is Burton and Taylor (2013), followed by Richard III, Pride, Colette, Chicago, The Square, and several others.
Dominic has accumulated all-in-all 9 wins and 14 nominations (including nominations for 2 Golden Globes) for his works in his professional career.
Who Is Dominic West? Brother
Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West, popularly known as Dominic West, was born on 15 October 1969 in Sheffield, England. He was born to a father, Tomas George Eagleton West, and a mother, Pauline Mary Cleary. He is the sixth of the seven siblings; 5 sisters and 1 brother excluding him. He belonged to quite a wealthy Irish-British family.
His mum, who went by the name of Moya West, died peacefully at home on 16 September 2009. He also lost his father, George, at Cork University Hospital on 26 April 2004.
Regarding his educational background, he attended Eton College. He then enrolled at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated in 1993, majoring in English literature. He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from where he graduated in 1995.
In the Daily Mail in 2014, he gave his height and weight: “I eat pretty much what I want and weigh 14st [196 pounds] (I’m 6 ft).”