Dominic West stars as adulterous tech-mogul Morgan Henderson in Sky's new divorce drama, War, appearing alongside Sienna Miller, who plays his on-screen wife, international movie star Carla Duval.
The 56-year-old actor, known for his roles in The Crown, The Wire and The Affair, leads a stellar ensemble cast featuring Celia Imrie, Nina Sosanya, and Nick Mohammed. Across eight gripping episodes, the series plunges into London's cutthroat legal world as two prestigious law firms clash in the divorce trial of the century.
© Sky/ HBO/ New PicturesAs audiences dive into the new show, here's all you need to know about Dominic's life off-screen with his wife, Catherine FitzGerald.
Dominic and Catherine's marriage and family life
Dominic and Catherine tied the knot on 26 June, 2010 in a Catholic ceremony at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Limerick.
© Dave Benett/Getty Images for HorTogether they share four children: Dora (born in 2006) Senan (born in 2008), Francis (born in 2009) and Christabel (born in 2013). Dominic is also a father to 28-year-old Martha from his previous relationship with Polly Astor.
Dominic and Catherine share one home in London, another in the Cotswolds, and the third is a castle in County Limerick in Ireland, where Catherine grew up.
Catherine's early life, family and work
Catherine, 55, is a member of the FitzGerald family, an Irish royal and aristocratic dynasty. She was raised from the age of three at the ancestral home, Glin Castle, along with her two younger sisters, Honor and Nesta.
© Getty ImagesThe mother-of-four is a landscape designer and gardener. She has taken on a number of landscaping projects, including Hillsborough Castle and Holland Park Avenue, and has also worked on the gardens at her family home.
Prior to her relationship with Dominic, Catherine was married to Edward Lambton, Viscount Lambton. They divorced in 2002.
How did Catherine and Dominic first meet?
Catherine and Dominic first met as students at Trinity College in Dublin. They split up after attending university, and the actor went on to date Polly Astor. Catherine and Dominic rekindled their relationship and went on to marry.
She previously told the Belfast Telegraph: "We went out together for six months, and we had great fun. He actually came to my 21st here [Glin Castle], then he left and we split up. Our best friend was also at Trinity with us. We all went on to have separate lives, but were linked through our best friend, Dominic Geraghty, also an actor."
© Dave Benett/Getty ImagesThe pair reconnected years later. "Then, when Dominic was doing The Wire, we met again through our friend Dominic (Geraghty); I was 32 then. I feel so lucky," she said.
In 2015, Dominic shared an insight into his relationship. "I think I have a really good marriage, mainly because my wife is so cool and I adore her and we have all these kids," he told British Vogue. "The mistake people might make, if I may be so bold, is expecting so much of a marriage and hoping that there can be perfection."
Marriage troubles
Dominic and Catherine's marriage made headlines in 2020 when The Crown actor was spotted in an embrace with Lily James during a break in Rome. The following day, the couple put on a united front when they addressed reporters outside of their Cotswolds home.
© GC Images, Getty"It was an absurd situation," Dominic told The Times in 2024. "It was deeply stressful for my wife and my kids, but there were lighter moments. That was the best that came out of it, really."
The actor went on to reveal that the pair "sometimes" joke about the controversy. "Whenever we went out together, the papers would always say we were 'putting on a show of unity'. Even if we'd just been rowing about parking the car or whatever, even if that couldn't be further from the truth," he shared. "And so when we go out we do sort of say, 'Shall we go and have a show of unity up in London?'"
