Jamie Dornan
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Jamie Dornan

Irish Actors and Actresses
Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan is a Northern Irish actor and model of international stature. The face of the Calvin Klein brand, he has also starred in TV series and films such as Once Upon a Time and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Biography of Jamie Dornan

A model tries her hand at cinema

Scene from the film Belfast with Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe

Scene from the film Belfast with Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe

Born in Northern Ireland in 82, Jamie Dornan is the youngest of 3 siblings. In 2002, he stopped his studies at Teesside University to take up modeling, and was spotted by Select Model Management.

He quickly became a key figure in the industry, and in 2004 was chosen as the face of Calvin Klein. He went on to model for Hugo Boss, Aquascutum and Gap, and Armani Jeans.

But Jamie Dornan also wanted to break into film, and in 2003 he played his first role in Sofia Coppola’s Marie-Antoinette. He then moved on to Once Upon a Time, and The Fall.

In October 2013, he was cast as Christian Grey in the film adaptation of the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey. A film that reveals him even more to the general public.

Since then, he has made a number of films, including Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast.

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