Dominic West to star in Showtime's "The Affair"

"The Wire" star Dominic West has been cast as the male lead of Showtime's pilot "The Affair."

West will play Noah, a married high school teacher with four children, when his life is turned upside-down after he meets a woman "he thinks is his soul mate."

From award-winning playwright and writer/producer Sarah Treem ("House of Cards," "In Treatment") and co-creator Hagai Levi ("In Treatment"), According to the press release, "The Affair" "is exploration of two marriages and an affair that disrupts them -- with all of the complex consequences that result."

The one-hour drama will tell the story two perspectives -- the male and female -- essentially telling two separate stories.