Trivias Of Dominic West
- His father owned a plastics factory.
- His mother was an actress.
- He is the first cousin once removed of American politician Thomas Eagleton.
- He had a voice role in an animated tv film, Revolting Rhymes in 2016.
- He narrated an episode of the current affairs documentary program, Panorama.
- West was offered the role of Mance Rayder in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, but he turned it down.
- West was one of 200 public figures in August 2014 who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.
- In November 2010, West was awarded an honorary degree for services to the Arts by Sheffield Hallam University.
- He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield.
