'The Wire' star turns down US TV roles

The Wire star Dominic West has admitted that he isn't keen to make a return to US television screens.

The Sheffield-born actor, who played Detective Jimmy McNulty in the acclaimed HBO drama, confirmed that he plans to concentrate on films due to his family commitments in the UK.

As well as having three children under the age of 4 with his wife Catherine Fitzgerald, West also has a 10-year-old daughter from his previous relationship with Polly Astor.

Speaking to The Independent, he explained: "I got offered a lot of cop roles on [American] television after The Wire, but I don't really want to do any episodic television because it's a huge commitment and I've got children here and I can't really live over there for any amount of time."

On his movie prospects, he added: "The Wire was highly regarded rather than being of mass appeal, so my box office isn't particularly big. I'm not straight in at the new Batman or anything. I'd be marvellous in Batman."

West's new one-off BBC Four drama Breaking The Mould airs on July 29.