Dominic West: 5 Things To Know About The Actor Playing Prince Charles In ‘The Crown’ Season 5

• Dominic is playing Prince Charles successful The Crown.
• Dominic has connections to the royals already.
• Dominic is known for his relation successful The Wire.

Dominic West is taking halfway signifier successful 1 of the astir highly-anticipated shows of the year: The Crown play 5. Dominic has worked successful Hollywood for years, but the relation of Prince Charles is by acold his astir high-profile role.

So, who is Dominic West? If you’re a instrumentality of The Wire and The Affair, you’ll admit this talented actor. From his household to however he’s connected to the royal family, HollywoodLife has rounded up everything you request to cognize astir the 53-year-old actor.

Dominic West arsenic Prince Charles successful ‘The Crown.’ (Netflix)

1. Dominic stars arsenic Prince Charles successful The Crown.

Dominic is taking implicit the role of Prince Charles, present King Charles III, successful The Crown play 5. The relation was antecedently played by Josh O’Connor. Dominic volition besides play Charles successful the sixth and last season of the Netflix series. Dominic is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, a younker foundation founded by the royal. Dominic offered to measurement down from his role. Charles’ backstage caput responded successful a letter. “You bash what you like, you’re an actor, it’s thing to bash with us,” the caput wrote, according to Metro.

2. Dominic is married.

Dominic joined Catherine FitzGerald successful 2010. They had antecedently dated portion astatine university. They person 4 children: Dora, Senan, Francis, and Christabel. He besides has a daughter, Martha, with ex-girlfriend Polly Astor.

3. Dominic roseate to fame in The Wire.

Dominic is champion known for his starring relation successful the critically-acclaimed HBO bid The Wire. He portrayed Detective James “Jimmy” McNulty for 60 episodes. He besides starred arsenic Noah Solloway successful The Affair, arsenic good arsenic diagnostic films similar Colette, Tomb Raider, and Downton Abbey: A New Era.

4. Dominic is from England.

Dominic grew up successful Sheffield, England. He attended Eton College and went connected to survey English astatine Trinity College Dublin. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Dominic West astatine ‘The Crown’ play 5 premiere. (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

5. Dominic has worked with Prince Harry.

Dominic joined Prince Harry connected an expedition to the South Pole successful 2013. “In the archetypal fewer days, I was having occupation getting the skiing right. I kept falling over, it’s truly embarrassing and painful. I was beauteous miserable. Prince Harry was the archetypal feline who came implicit and gave maine a hand, and a spot of advice. I thought, ‘Oh, what a benignant feline to bash that.’ He was a genuinely compassionate person, which amazed me,” Dominic said successful an interview, according to the Scottish Daily Express.