Jamie Dornan made his screen debut in the 2006 Sofia Coppola-directed historical drama film ‘Marie Antoinette’ where he portrayed ‘Axel von Fersen.’ While the film opened to a positive reception in France, it received a more polarized critical response in the United States. After starring in films like ‘Beyond the Rave’ (2008) and ‘Shadows in the Sun’ (2009), he joined the cast of the American fantasy adventure drama television series ‘Once Upon a Time’ in 2011. He played the role of ‘Huntsman, Sheriff Graham Humbert’ and remained a part of the show until 2013. He next starred as ‘Paul Spector’ in the crime drama television series ‘The Fall’ in 2013. The series ran for 3 seasons and aired its final episode in 2016. Dornan also received a ‘British Academy Television Award’ nomination for his performance in the show. In 2015, he portrayed ‘Christian Grey’ in the American erotic romantic drama film ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. The film, despite being panned by critics, was a major commercial success and grossed over $569.7 million on a budget of $40 million. He was next seen in films like ‘Anthropoid’ (2016), ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ (2016), ‘The 9th Life of Louis Drax’ (2016), ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ (2017), ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ (2018), and ‘Untogether’ (2018).
In 2018, he played the role of ‘Paul Conroy’ in the American biographical war drama film ‘A Private War’ directed by Matthew Heineman. The film received positive reviews from critics and currently holds an 88% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. The same year, he also starred as ‘Will Scarlet’ in the Otto Bathurst-directed American action-adventure film ‘Robin Hood.’ The film failed to impress the critics and was a commercial failure. He next appeared in films like ‘Endings, Beginnings’ (2019), ‘Synchronic’ (2019), ‘Trolls World Tour’ (2020), ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ (2020), ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’ (2021), and ‘Belfast’ (2021). In 2022, he joined the main cast of the thriller drama television series ‘The Tourist’ as ‘The Man/Elliot Stanley.’ The series was met with universal acclaim and was renewed for a second season in March 2022.
Based on a novel of the same name, this 2017 erotic romantic drama film revolves around the life of Christian Grey, who starts getting nightmares after his partner Anastasia leaves him. As he tries to get her back into his life, her editor Jack Hyde, starts to create problems for him.
Based on real events, this war thriller film revolves around an Irish commander and his battalion of 150 men, who withstand a siege against 3000 Congolese troops. They manage to kill a total of 300 enemy soldiers and wound 1000 of them, with 16 of their own wounded and zero deaths of their own.
Fifty Shades Freed is a romantic drama thriller film which tells the story of billionaire Christian Grey who gets married to Anastasia, and begins a new, happy and luxurious life with her. However, sinister events try to jeopardize their happy lives before it can even begin.
Marie Colvin is a war correspondent who spends her time not just risking her life near gunfire, but also spends time drinking with high society’s elite. She tries to give a voice to the voiceless people in need of help, which puts her in trouble every now and trouble.
Based on the best-selling E. L. James novel of the same name, the movie is the story of college graduate Anastasia Steele and young businessman Christian Grey. Centering on themes of BDSM, the movie depicts the sadomasochistic yet romantic relationship between the two.
The 9th Life of Louis Drax is a mystery thriller film which tells the story of a well known psychologist who begins to work with a young boy, who has suffered several near-death accidents. He attempts to understand the young boy, but soon, he finds himself drawn to a mystery, where the boundary between fantasy and reality starts to blur.
Anthropoid is a war thriller film which tells the story of two Czech soldiers who parachute into their occupied homeland in order to assassinate a Nazi officer named Reinhard Heydrich, who is third in command of the Reich, after Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler.
Set in the French Revolution time-period, the film depicts the life of the iconic Queen of France. The Archduchess of Austria, a 14-year old Marie Antoinette is betrothed and then married to the Dauphin of France. The teenaged bride soon blooms to become the Queen of France and leads a life of opulence and luxury, only to face a doomed fate.
Synchronic is a science fiction horror drama film which tells the story of two paramedics, whose lives turn upside down, after they encounter a series of horrific deaths, which is linked to a designer drug.
Robin Hood is an action adventure film which tells the story of an aristocrat Robin of Loxley, who comes to know that his family’s estate has been seized by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. He soon teams up with a band of oppressed rebels and leads them to a daring plan to rob the Sheriff and teach him a lesson.
Belfast is a historical drama film which revolves around a working class Protestant family in the late 1960s in Northern Ireland. The film is shown from the perspective of Buddy, their nine year old son.
Jamie Dornan Awards
| Fifty Shades Freed | Drama Movie Star | 2018 |
