Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan
Dornan in 2013
Born	James Peter Maxwell Dornan (1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 42) Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Education	Methodist College Belfast Teesside University (dropped out)
Occupations	Actor model musician
Years active	2001–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Amelia Warner ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	3
Father	Jim Dornan
Awards	Full list

James Peter Maxwell Dornan (/ˈdʒeɪmi ˈdɔːrnən/; born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. The recipient of two Irish Film and Television Awards, he has been nominated for a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2020, he was named one of Ireland's greatest film actors by The Irish Times.

Initially beginning his career as a model in 2001, he appeared in campaigns for Hugo Boss, Dior Homme, and Calvin Klein. Dubbed "the Golden Torso" by The New York Times, he was ranked one of the "25 Biggest Male Models of All Time" by Vogue in 2015. In addition, he performed in the folk band Sons of Jim until 2008.

Dornan made his acting debut in 2006 with Sofia Coppola's drama film Marie Antoinette. Afterwards, he had minor roles in various independent films and television shows, that included Sheriff Graham Humbert in the series Once Upon a Time (2011–2013). He earned critical acclaim portraying serial killer Paul Spector in the crime drama series The Fall (2013–2016), for which he was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. His profile grew with roles such as Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades franchise (2015–2018), Jan Kubiš in Anthropoid (2016), Edgar Pagét in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021), and Pa in Belfast (2021), receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for the lattermost. He also played the lead role of Elliot Stanley/Eugene Cassidy in the thriller drama series The Tourist (2022–2024).