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Also known as James Dornan, James Peter Maxwell Dornan

Northern Irish actor, model and musician

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Jamie Dornan is a British actor, model, and musician who began his professional career in 2003. Born on May 1, 1982, in Holywood, he holds United Kingdom citizenship and resides in the Cotswolds and London. He is an alumnus of Teesside University and speaks English. Dornan has received the Irish Film & Television Awards and People's Choice Awards, and he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.

His work spans acting and music, with a recorded playcount of 69,983 and 16,078 listeners on Last.fm. He is married to Amelia Warner and has three children. Physical attributes include a height of 179 and a mass of 77.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • To the Valley Born

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Film & TV

Acting · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

James Peter Maxwell Dornan (/ˈdʒeɪmi ˈdɔːrnən/; born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. His accolades include two Irish Film and Television Awards, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has been ranked as one of the "25 Biggest Male Models of All Time" by Vogue, as well as named one of Ireland's greatest film actors…

Known for

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum — Strider2027
  • Saturday Night Live UK — Self - Host2026
  • The Claudia Winkleman Show — Self2026
  • Heart of Stone — Parker2023
  • A Haunting in Venice — Dr Leslie Ferrier2023
  • The Tourist — Elliot Stanley2022
  • Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar — Edgar Pagét2021
  • Belfast — Pa2021
  • Trolls World Tour — Chaz (voice)2020
  • Synchronic — Dennis Dannelly2020

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1982

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16,078
Total plays
69,983

Tags

irelandUKactorsonce upon a timeonce upon a time cast

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jamie+Dornan">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
James Peter Maxwell Dornan , ( 1982-05-01 ) 1 May 1982 (age 44) , 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 ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. April 27, 2013</span>"}]]}'>2013 ) ​
Father
Jim Dornan
Awards
Full list

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jamie
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Holywood
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Mass
77
Image
Jamie Dornan in 2016.png
Height
179
Number of children
3
Residence
London
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Commons category
Jamie Dornan
date of birth
1982-05-01
name in native language
Jamie Dornan
start of work period
2003-00-00
different from
Jamie Doran
social media followers
6020
unmarried partner
Keira Knightley
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Encyclopedic overview

James Peter Maxwell Dornan (/ˈdʒeɪmi ˈdɔːrnən/; born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. His accolades include two Irish Film and Television Awards, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has been ranked as one of the "25 Biggest Male Models of All Time" by Vogue, as well as named one of Ireland's greatest film actors by The Irish Times.

Dornan began his career as a model, appearing in campaigns for Hugo Boss, Dior Homme, and Calvin Klein. He transitioned to acting with a role in Sofia Coppola's drama film Marie Antoinette (2006). His breakthrough came as the Huntsman / Sheriff Graham Humbert in the fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2013) and as serial killer Paul Spector in the crime drama series The Fall (2013–2016); the latter earned him critical praise and a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.

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