Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West ( born 15 October 1969 ) is an English actor , director , and musician . He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in '' The Wire '' ( 2002 – 2008 ) and Noah Solloway in '' The Affair '' ( 2014 – 2019 ) , the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination . He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards for portraying serial killer Fred West in '' Appropriate Adult '' ( 2011 ) , and he played Jean Valjean in the 2018 BBC miniseries '' Les Misérables '' . His film credits include '' Chicago '' ( 2002 ) , '' 300 '' ( 2007 ) , '' Punisher : War Zone '' ( 2008 ) , '' John Carter '' ( 2012 ) , '' The Square '' ( 2017 ) , and '' Colette '' ( 2018 )
2012 British Academy Television Awards
2012 British Academy Television Awards
Dominic West