India, Oct. 2 -- Dominic West has come a long way from Jimmy McNulty of The Wire. The actor is now making his own a rather niche demographic - wealthy British men facing public scandal. His new show, War, sees him play a tech billionaire in an ugly divorce with his Hollywood star wife. Dominic speaks to Hindustan Times in an exclusive chat about the show, the pervasiveness of celeb culture, and his memories from India.

In War, Dominic plays Morgan Henderson, a tech billionaire who owns a social media platform. The show sees him embroiled in an ugly public divorce with his wife Carla, played by Sienna Miller. This is the second time in recent years that Dominic plays a powerful Brit plagued with domestic disturbance after his appearance a...