Jamie Dornan

 ( 1982 Births ) 

In 2013, Dornan was cast as Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, replacing Charlie Hunnam. The film was released in February 2015, breaking box office records. He visited a private BDSM as preparation for playing his sadistic character. He reprised his role in the second and third installments of the Fifty Shades film franchise, Fifty Shades Darker (2017), and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). Earning approximately $1.32 billion, the franchise became the seventh highest-grossing R-rated franchise. Despite being a box office blockbuster, the trilogy was poorly received by critics, with Dornan's performance being critically panned. He later stated that initially he was reluctant about his involvement in the project and knew the franchise would not be treated well by critics. But he has said: "... it's given me so much beyond finance-wise, I mean that opportunity to then do the movies ... movies like that have so much heart and mean so much to me. I would not have been given those opportunities if I hadn't done Fifty Shades."

In 2018, Dornan co-starred alongside Peter Dinklage, as a journalist Danny Tate, in the HBO television film My Dinner with Hervé, written and directed by Sacha Gervasi. The film narrated a fictional take on Gervasi's interview with actor Hervé Villechaize in 1993, days before his suicide. Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said: "The Danny plot is fine - nothing special really, although Dornan is excellent and manages to bring a good sense of transformation to an underwritten character". In the same year, Dornan portrayed Photojournalism Paul Conroy in the biographical Drama film A Private War. Ann Hornaday, writing for The Washington Post, described Dornan's performance as "gallantly self-effacing". Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times thought it was an "excellent work from the Fifty Shades veteran". His other roles in 2018 include Will Scarlet in the action film Robin Hood, Liam Ward in the miniseries Death and Nightingales (reuniting with The Fall creator Allan Cubitt), and Nick, a doctor and memoirist, in the drama film Untogether, with each production, and Dornan's performance in them, receiving lukewarm reception.

In 2019, Dornan starred as a paramedic in the science fiction Thriller film film Synchronic. It had its world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, receiving positive reviews from critics. His other role that year, was of an Irish writer, Jack in the Improvisation romantic drama Endings, Beginnings.

Dornan then appeared in two comedy films, Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021). Wild Mountain Thyme, John Patrick Shanley's film adaptation of his own play Outside Mullingar, was poorly received and was criticised for accent inaccuracy. Dornan starred as Anthony Reilly, a bashful farmer unable to confess his love for Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt). While critic Christy Lemire praised his dramatic work but was less impressed by his attempt at physical comedy, Simran Hans of The Guardian described his performance as "a commendable feat of comic brilliance, not to be missed". Playing a "lovestruck henchman" Edgar in Barb and Star, he won plaudits from critics for his musical number and comedic turn. Writing for TheWrap, Alonso Duralde addressed his ballad as "a definite highlight" of the film and said: "While it's definitely Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig's show all the way, Dornan winds up being surprisingly capable at holding his own against these two dynamos".

In 2020, The Irish Times listed him at number 32 among the 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time.

In 2021, Dornan portrayed a working class father in Kenneth Branagh drama film Belfast, the character being based on Branagh's father. His performance received critical acclaim. Critic Peter Travers wrote on Good Morning America: "Dornan, free of the s&m sex trap of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy, builds on his virtuoso turn on The Fall to show an actor of ferocity and feeling as he invests Pa, often absent from home for construction work in England, with simmering emotion and quiet strength". He received nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards.

He returned to mainstream cinema in 2023, appearing in Netflix's poorly received action film Heart of Stone as an MI6 agent Parker, who was the antagonist of the film. That year also saw Dornan in his second collaboration with Kenneth Branagh in A Haunting in Venice (Branagh's third Hercule Poirot film), playing Dr. Leslie Ferrier who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving as a military doctor in World War II. Compared to its predecessors, the film underperformed at the box office, but received a better critical reception. Helen O'Hara, reviewing the film for Empire, felt that his character was comparatively small, but said: "Dornan is suitably twitchy as a veteran with PTSD".

In 2024, he was announced the ambassador of Into Film for Northern Ireland.

In 2025, Dornan starred in the Netflix thriller series The Undertow, portraying a pair of identical twins, Adam and Lee. He is also set to appear in an upcoming Apple TV+ heist thriller titled 12 12 12, and is co-writing a feature film in collaboration with long-time colleague Conor MacNeill through their production company, Blackthorn Films.

In addition to his screen work, Dornan continues his role as a brand ambassador for Loewe, and features in a new Diet Coke advertising campaign. He also starred in a promotional segment for Callaway Golf Europe’s “On the Course with…” programme.

In 2018, Dornan became the patron of the newly established charity Northern Ireland Pancreatic Cancer (NIPanC) which was created in partnership with Pancreatic Cancer Action and the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund. Due to busy filming schedule, he quit the role in 2021 but considered himself a strong supporter of it. In 2020, Dornan read a bedtime story as part of Save with Stories to raise funds for Save the Children's Emergency Coronavirus Appeal. In the same year, he supported the Faster 5K Friday campaign for the Care Workers Charity, which provides financial grants for care workers.

Dornan has appeared in annual fundraising events Red Nose Day by Comic Relief and Children in Need by BBC. He has also backed emergency campaigns providing help for children's treatment.

He launched his menswear clothing line 'Eleven Eleven' in 2022.