D.H. Lawrence; High Fidelity by Nick Hornby; The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Life Class by Pat Barker; The Moment You Were Gone by Nicci Gerrard; and Something Childish But Very Natural by Katherine Mansfield. Charity West is a supporter of care charity Helen's Trust in response to their assistance to his mother prior to her death. He led Team Canada/Australia for Walking With The Wounded, a fundraising event for wounded soldiers. He trekked to the South Pole against Team UK (led by Prince Harry) and Team America (led by Alexander Skarsgård). A few days into the trek, it was decided that the competition part of the race would be cancelled due to hazardous terrain and weather conditions, so the teams combined forces and continued. Alongside Harry, Skarsgård and several wounded soldiers, West successfully made it to the South Pole on 13 December 2013. Personal life In 1999, West and his then-girlfriend, Polly Astor, had a daughter named Martha, who is an actress. West later rekindled his romance with Catherine FitzGerald, whom he had dated at university. The two married in Glin, County Limerick on 26 June 2010, and have four children: Dora, Senan (who made his screen debut alongside his father in The Crown), Francis, and Christabel. Politics In August 2014, West was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. Following Donald Trump's criticism of Baltimore, Maryland in July 2019, West asked "What would a lonely, hysterical neurotic who uses hand cleanser all day understand about a vibrant community like Baltimore?" Honours In November 2010, West was awarded an honorary degree for services to the Arts by Sheffield Hallam University. In July 2018, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links 1969 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Audiobook narrators Best Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners English male film actors English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors English people of American descent English people of Irish descent English television directors Male actors from Sheffield Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion