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"Dominic West has revealed that he turned down the chance to star in Game of Thrones. The Wire actor told The Huffington Post that he rejected a major role on the HBO fantasy drama.   &amp;quot;I was offered something on Game of Thrones and unfortunately, I hadn&amp;#039;t seen it,&amp;quot; he confirmed. &amp;quot;It was a lovely part, a good part. I&amp;#039;m going to regret it.&amp;quot; West explained that accepting the role would have required him to film &amp;quot;in Reykjavik for six months&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;My problem is, I&amp;#039;ve got four kids, and at the moment, I&amp;#039;m reluctant to be away from home for a long time,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;There isn&amp;#039;t enough work out there to be that picky, so the only real criteria are, is it well-written, and the other criteria is about trying to be at home.&amp;quot; The 42-year-old star will next be seen in series two of BBC period thriller The Hour - expected to air in late 2012. Dame Diana Rigg (The Avengers), Mackenzie Crook (The Office), Tara Fitzgerald (Waking the Dead), Tobias Menzies (Casino Royale), Thomas Brodie Sangster (Doctor Who) and Ellie Kendrick (Being Human) have all signed up for roles in season three of Game of Thrones. The series airs on HBO in the US and on Sky Atlantic in the UK. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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