- Jamie Dornan is a famous actor
- He starred in the 50 Shades of Grey films
- Learn more about what he's up to in 2024
Jamie Dornan was born on May 1st, 1982 in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and raised in bustling Belfast. He studied drama in college and moved to London to train as an actor. When he was only 19 years old he participated in the hit reality contest Model Behaviour, getting eliminated early on but ended up signing with the major label 'Select Model Management'.
Irish-Born Jamie Dornan Takes The World By Storm
Dornan modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Hugo Boss, Armani, and Calvin Klein. In the early 2000's he can be seen in commercials for Dolce & Gabana, Zara, and Levi's and was named one of the "25 Biggest Male Models of All Time" by Vogue Magazine!
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Jamie Dornan Lands 50 Shades Of Grey
He got his first acting role alongside Kirsten Dunst in 2006's Marie Antoinette as her secret lover "Axel Von Fersen". He also starred in the ABC series Once Upon a Time as the doomed handsome "Sheriff Graham". In 2013, he replaced Sons of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam as the coveted role of "Christian Grey" in the Fifty Shades of Grey. The hot and heavy film took the world by storm!
Since his time as screensaver images everywhere, he was named People's third "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2016 and has landed a few major film and TV roles like in the supernatural thriller The 9th Life of Louis Drax, A Private War, and alongside Peter Dinklage in My Dinner With Hervé. Most recently, you can catch Jamie in the 2021 film Belfast and the 2022-2024 series The Tourist.
Jamie has also become a dad, three times over! He and his musician wife Amelia Warner have 3 baby girls! Jamie and his wife have led very private lives but Jamie is open about how much he loves being a father.
We can't wait to see what he does next!
