--- name: "Jamie Dornan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jamie-dornan" fi1m_id: "jamie-dornan" imdb_id: "nm1946193" tmdb_id: 1254583 wikidata_id: "Q976022" roles: ["Actor","Producer"] born: "1 May 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 65 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-23T04:22:57.241177+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jamie Dornan ## Identity Jamie Dornan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jamie-dornan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jamie-dornan - **IMDb ID:** nm1946193 - **TMDB ID:** 1254583 - **Wikidata ID:** Q976022 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Dornan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976022, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1946193/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1254583 Actor and producer. Born 1 May 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Producer - **Born:** 1 May 1982, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK - **Active:** 2006–present - **Also known as:** James Peter Maxwell Dornan, James Dornan - **Frequently works with:** [Kenneth Branagh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-branagh.md) - **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (1), 2010s 61 (2), 2020s 66 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 66 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 3 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, History 2, Thriller 2, Mystery 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $801m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Dornan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976022, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1946193/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1254583 ## Coming up - *12 12 12* (2026-11-12), as Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/12-12-12.md) - *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027-12-15), as Strider - *The Undertow*, as Adam / Lee — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twin.md) ## Streaming the US now - **AMC+:** [*The Fall*](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md) (73) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Belfast*](https://film.one/film/belfast.md) (66) - **Disney+:** [*A Haunting in Venice*](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Jamie Dornan > Jamie Dornan is most persuasive when a character gives his reserve a purpose. We value his quieter supporting work, but *Fifty Shades of Grey* shows how easily his seriousness can leave another actor doing the scene’s work. In *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Dakota Johnson keeps trying to get a response from Jamie Dornan, and his Christian Grey remains firmly serious. We grew tired of their conversations because she had to supply the curiosity for both of them. Sam Taylor-Johnson gives the film a careful polish, while Kelly Marcel’s dialogue keeps the pair discussing their arrangement without making them more revealing. Dornan has an unrewarding part, but he does too little to rescue it. We find him more persuasive when there is something specific behind that reserve. His breakthrough in *The Fall* (2013–2016) helps explain why that quality attracted attention. Paul Spector is a serial killer whose ordinary manner conceals something darker, a part that gives his guardedness a practical use. The *Fifty Shades* trilogy (2015–2018) followed, putting him at the centre of a romance. The casting makes sense on paper, but the first film needs us to enjoy his company, and too much of it consists of waiting for him to respond. Later parts include Pa in Kenneth Branagh’s *Belfast* (2021) and a television thriller lead in *The Tourist* (2022–2024). Branagh uses him more quietly in *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), as Dr Leslie Ferrier, a father whose nerves have not recovered from the war. His solemn son, Leopold, looks after him. Dornan plays the doctor small, which lets the reversal between parent and child do much of the work. Jude Hill is the stronger presence as Leopold, but Dornan gives him a convincingly fragile adult to worry about. That is a useful supporting performance in a film whose faults matter. The atmosphere holds better than the mystery, whose clues are obvious and whose solution is rushed. Dornan does not need to dominate such a film to make a worthwhile contribution. Try *A Haunting in Venice* for the quieter work, with expectations for the detective story kept low. ## Biography Jamie Dornan is a Northern Irish actor and former model. He was born James Peter Maxwell Dornan on 1 May 1982 in Holywood, County Down. He attended Methodist College Belfast and briefly studied at Teesside University before moving to London to pursue acting. Dornan began his career as a model, appearing in campaigns for brands including Calvin Klein, Dior Homme and Hugo Boss. His first film role was as Count Fersen in Sofia Coppola's *Marie Antoinette* (2006). He gained wider recognition for playing Sheriff Graham / The Huntsman in the series *Once Upon a Time* (2011–2013) and serial killer Paul Spector in *The Fall* (2013–2016). He is also known for portraying Christian Grey in the *Fifty Shades* film trilogy (2015–2018) and Pa in *Belfast* (2021). Dornan played Dr Leslie Ferrier in Kenneth Branagh's *A Haunting in Venice* (2023). His other credits include *Anthropoid* (2016), *The Siege of Jadotville* (2016) and the series *The Tourist* (2022–2024). He has received two Irish Film and Television Awards and nominations for a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, collider.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), Fi1m 65, as Dr Leslie Ferrier — [page](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md) - *Belfast* (2021), Fi1m 66, as Pa — [page](https://film.one/film/belfast.md) - *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Fi1m 49, as Christian Grey — [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md) - *The Fall* (2013), Fi1m 73, as Paul Spector — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md) - *Marie Antoinette* (2006), Fi1m 74, as Count Fersen — [page](https://film.one/film/marie-antoinette.md) ## Complete filmography (35) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027), as Strider - *12 12 12* (2026), series, as Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/12-12-12.md) - *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), as Dr Leslie Ferrier — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md) - *Heart of Stone* (2023), as Parker - *The Tourist* (2022), series, as Elliot Stanley - *Belfast* (2021), as Pa — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/belfast.md) - *Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar* (2021), as Edgar Pagét - *Wild Mountain Thyme* (2020), as Anthony - *Synchronic* (2020), as Dennis Dannelly - *Endings, Beginnings* (2020), as Jack - *Trolls World Tour* (2020), as Chaz (voice) - *Untogether* (2019), as Nick - *Death and Nightingales* (2018), series, as Liam Ward - *A Private War* (2018), as Paul Conroy - *Robin Hood* (2018), as Will Scarlet - *My Dinner with Hervé* (2018), as Danny Tate - *Fifty Shades Freed* (2018), as Christian Grey - *Fifty Shades Darker* (2017), as Christian Grey - *The Siege of Jadotville* (2016), as Pat Quinlan - *The 9th Life of Louis Drax* (2016), as Dr. Allan Pascal - *Anthropoid* (2016), as Jan Kubiš - *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), as Christian Grey — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md) - *Flying Home* (2014), as Colin - *New Worlds* (2014), series, as Abe Goffe - *The Fall* (2013), series, as Paul Spector — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md) - *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, as Sheriff Graham / Huntsman — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) - *X Returns* (2009), as X - *Shadows in the Sun* (2009), as Joe - *Nice To Meet You* (2009), as The Young Man - *Beyond the Rave* (2008), as Ed - *Marie Antoinette* (2006), as Count Fersen — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marie-antoinette.md) - *The Undertow*, series, as Adam / Lee · Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twin.md) - *Love Is Not the Answer*, as Tom - *The Turning Door*, as (voice) - *Die Alive*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Jamie Dornan](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-ebf0a9f1912c.png) Jamie Dornan — Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Jamie_Dornan_in_2016.png/1280px-Jamie_Dornan_in_2016.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jamie Dornan at the world premiere of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-782747738584.jpg) Jamie Dornan at the world premiere of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) — Sebaso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/20150211_-_Jamie_Dornan_at_Berlinale_by_sebaso_2015.jpg/1280px-20150211_-_Jamie_Dornan_at_Berlinale_by_sebaso_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Cast and director photo (Cillian Murphy, Sean Ellis (director), Jamie Dornan, and Sam Keeley at 'Anthropoid - ADIFF Premiere - 31 August 2016', uploaded to Vime](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-4014e33741df.jpg) Cast and director photo (Cillian Murphy, Sean Ellis (director), Jamie Dornan, and Sam Keeley at 'Anthropoid - ADIFF Premiere - 31 August 2016', uploaded to Vime — Dublin Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Cast_of_Anthropoid_-_ADIFF_2016.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Anthropoid_-_ADIFF_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - !["Jamie Dornan (Once Upon a Time) at I at the Once Upon a Cure gala" (sean.koo) (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-1cee2b39b202.jpg) "Jamie Dornan (Once Upon a Time) at I at the Once Upon a Cure gala" (sean.koo) (2011) — sean.koo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Jamie_Dornan_2011.jpg/1280px-Jamie_Dornan_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jamie Dornan](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-4f40786661bf.jpg) Jamie Dornan — Image via TMDB - ![Jamie Dornan](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-59a497ee354a.jpg) Jamie Dornan — Image via TMDB - ![Jamie Dornan](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-9b6d970db297.jpg) Jamie Dornan — Image via TMDB - ![Actor and model Jamie Dornan at the Once Upon a Cure gala (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-8c504fbfcd18.jpg) Actor and model Jamie Dornan at the Once Upon a Cure gala (2012) — Jamie_Dornan_2011.jpg: sean.koo derivative work: RanZag (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Jamie_Dornan_2011_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jamie Dornan 2013 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-b590e317bfd7.jpg) Jamie Dornan 2013 (2015) — katmtan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Jamie_Dornan_2013.jpg/1280px-Jamie_Dornan_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jamie Dornan](https://film.one/media/person/15873/gallery-6aba9449b2ac.jpg) Jamie Dornan — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### BAFTA Television Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2014: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Fall* ### Other awards — 3 won - People's Choice Awards 2018: People's Choice Awards (won) - Irish Film & Television Awards 2014: Irish Film & Television Awards (won) - Broadcasting Press Guild Award 2013: Broadcasting Press Guild Award (won), for *The Fall* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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