He starred as the honourable King Charles in the Netflix hit series, The Crown.

But Dominic West has been proved to be far from above the law as it can be revealed he has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding.

West, 57, was caught going 36mph in a 30mph limit zone in his Volvo XC90 in Reigate, Surrey, last month.

The War actor did not attend court proceedings in Guildford Magistrates Court, nor did he offer any mitigation but indicated a guilty plea in paperwork sent by Surrey Police to his converted brewery home in Wiltshire.

On top of the driving ban, Guildford magistrates ordered the actor, worth £14million, to pay a fine and court costs totaling £326 – it is unclear how many points he had on his licence. 

The father-of-four lives in a £1million house in the Cotswolds with his landscape designer wife, Catherine FitzGerald.

Dominic West, 57, has been proved to be far from above the law as it can be revealed he has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding

West currently stars as an adulterous tech mogul in War alongside Sienna Miller [pictured] who plays his on-screen movie star wife, in Sky’s new legal drama, War

He currently stars as an adulterous tech mogul in War alongside Sienna Miller, who plays his on-screen movie star wife, in Sky’s new legal drama, War.

West ran into some family drama himself in 2020 when he was pictured enjoying what appeared to be a racy weekend in Rome with his much-younger co-star, Lily James.

Following the snaps emerging, the actor put on a public display of unity with his wife, with the couple releasing a statement about their marriage saying they were ‘very much still together’.

Catherine was also said at the time to have banned Dominic from speaking with the actress, now 37, as part of a peace deal struck between the couple.

West said: ‘I hesitate to speak on my wife’s behalf because it was obviously horrible, particularly for her.

‘But we do joke about it sometimes… It was an absurd situation. 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.’

He also shared that the media storm around the incident helped him decide how to play Prince Charles in the final two series of Netflix’s The Crown.

During his stint as Charles he played some of the most high-profile moments of his life including his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles.

He said: ‘I’d had a very acute understanding of what it’s like to feel the horror of your name or your photo in the newspapers.

‘There is that dreadful freezing moment when something is revealed about you. I think anyone can understand how that feels.

‘But I’d been through it and it must have informed how I approached it. That gut feeling of horror isn’t something you get inured to.’

Dominic surprised onlookers when he was pictured passionately embracing actress Lily during a romantic, mid-pandemic break in Rome back in 2020, shortly after international travel restrictions were lifted.