United Kingdom, Aug. 5 -- Taylor Kitsch won't be appearing in the Friday Nights Lights revival.

The 44-year-old actor portrayed Tim Riggins in the original series but has confirmed he has turned down an approach to reprise the role for Peacock's upcoming reboot.

Asked if he had heard anything about the project, he told TheWrap: "I was asked to do it. Umm, yeah, I'm not going back. No."

The sports drama ended in 2011 after five seasons, but in November, it was revealed a reboot was in the works, with showrunner Jason Katims, and Peter Berg, who developed the original series, both attached to return.

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