Jamie Dornan Net Worth and Biography

James Peter Maxwell Dornan is an actor, model and musician from Northern Ireland. He played Christian Grey in the famous Fifty Shades of Grey. Jamie Dornan before his popularity in the movies, The Fall and Fifty Shades of Grey was a character actor who often portrays solemn and steady characters. However, in this article, RNN details Jamie Dornan net worth, biography, and career.

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Bio-Data

Biography

Jamie Dornan was born on the 1st of May, 1982 in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland and grew up in the suburbs of Belfast. He has two elder sisters, Liesa, and Jessica. The former works for Disney in London, and the latter is a fashion designer based in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Interestingly, his paternal and maternal grandparents were Methodist lay preachers.

Jamie Dornan attended and boarded at Methodist College Belfast, where he played rugby and participated in the drama department. While in school, he appeared in Christmas Pantomime and portrayed Widow Twanky which earned him his first drama prize. After then, he also participated in several other productions in his school drama group which resulted in earning him recognition and popularity in his school. From the age of 12, he participated in the native production of Anton Chekhov’s stage dramas.

Thereafter, Jamie Dornan attended Teesside University but dropped out to move to London and train as an actor in 2002. However, he never applied to any drama school but worked in a pub in Knightsbridge for six months instead until he went into modelling.

When Jamie Dornan was 16, his mom, Lorna Dornan died of pancreatic cancer. And his father, Jim Dornan who was an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist died on 15 March 2021 from Covid-19-related complications.

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Music And Modelling Career

Jamie Dornan founded the Folk Band with his schoolmate David Alexander and they also formed their own record label, Doorstep Records. Under this record and band, they published their songs, Fairytale and My Burning Sun However, the band disbanded in 2008.

Jamie Dornan was persuaded by his stepmother and sisters to take up modelling. And in 2001, he participated in the Channel 4 reality show Model Behaviour but was eliminated. Fortunately, he signed a modelling contract with Select Model Management. In 2003, he modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch with Malin Åkerman. Also, he modelled for Aquascutum, Hugo Boss, and Armani. In 2005, he became the face of Dior Homme’s fragrance advertising campaign. Ever since he has worked with other notable companies such as Calvin Klein, and in 2009, Calvin Klein unveiled a billboard of its jean ad campaign in New York which featured Eva Mendes and Jamie Dornan. Unfortunately, it was accused of showcasing rude nudity and native residents demanded its removal.

Moving forward, Jamie Dornan appeared in commercials for Dolce & Gabbana, Zara, Banana Republic, Dior, Calvin Klein, and Levi’s Jeans with Lily Aldridge. In 2006, he was dubbed the “male Kate Moss” by GQ and in 2015 was ranked one of the “25 Biggest Male Models of All Time” by vogue. During his career, he worked with renowned fashion photographers and is considered to be an A-class model.

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Acting Career

Jamie Dornan has once confirmed that his transition into an acting career was not easy for him as he was often stigmatized with the phrase “model turned actor”. But his desire for the profession was steadfast and he didn’t take a second decision in going for a platform to prove his acting abilities. His first acting role was as Count Axel Fersen in the Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette (2006). In 2008, he played the lead role of Ed in the Hammer Horror production Beyond The Rave. He also appeared in the drama film Shadows in the sun in 2009.

Acting Career Success

Jamie Dornan received critical acclaim when he starred  alongside Gillian Anderson in the Northern Irish drama series. He played Paul Spector; a serial killer terorising Belfast. Jamie Dornan had claimed that he read books about serial killers and watched interviews of Ted Bundy to get an understanding of the mindset of his character. Also, he stalked a woman, all in preparation for his role. He received several accolades as well as criticism for the “Paul Spector” role, and he even claimed to have had to work hard to gain back his wife’s trust after she watched the movie. This movie earned Jamie Dornan his first Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in Television and he was also nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. In 2014, Jamie Dornan was cast as Abe Goffe in New Worlds; a historical drama series.

Fifty Shades

On 23 October 2013, Jamie Dornan was cast as Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey, replacing Charlie Hunnam. He was said to have visited a private sex dungeon as preparation for playing his sadistic character. He earned approximately $1 million on the projects od Fifty Shades (including Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed). The fifty shades film franchise also earned approximately $1.32 billion, making it the 7th highest-grossing R-rated franchise.

After then, Jamie Dornan has worked on several other projects such as the The Siege of Jadotville in 2016, My Dinner with Hervé, A Private War, Synchronic, Wild Mountain Thyme, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Belfast, and so on. In November 2014, Dornan was ranked third in People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.

He further received acclaim for playing the lead role of an amnesiac in BBC thriller series The Tourist. Upon its release on BBC iPlayer in January 2022, it became the most watched show of that month with highest ratings until then. He, alongside critics found his character challenging. The Guardian’s tv critic Lucy Mangan commended him for his compelling performance and found him in “fine form”

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Jamie Dornan Net Worth

Having made enough money from his careers as a musician, model, and musician, and actor. And as of 2022, Jamie Dornan is said to have a net worth of $14 million. Although, his large earning from the Fifty Shades contributed largely to his $14 million net worth.

Charity Works

In 2013, Jamie Dornan became the patron of TinyLife, a Northern Ireland Charity for premature and vulnerable babies. And in 2017, he joined other celebrities for a charity football match, Game 4 Grenfell, to provide aid to the victims of Grenfell Tower fire in West London that year.

In 2018, Jamie Dornan became the patron of the newly established charity Northern Ireland pancreatic Cancer (NIpanC). However, in 2021, he had to step down due to busy filming schedule but still considered himself a strong supporter. In 2019, he supported Go Team Anna, a fundraising campaign to provide help for a child’s Cancer treatment. And in 2020, he read a bedtime story as part of Save with Stories to raise funds for Save the Children’s Emergency Coronavirus Appeal. He also supported the Faster 5k Friday campaign for the Care Workers Charity which provide financial grants for care workers.

In 2021, Jamie Dornan backed an emergency campaign in Northern Ireland, Donate for Dáithí. The campaign was to find a replacement heart for a four year old child, he also supported the NHS Organ Donation foundation to help such children. He appeared in Comic Relief’s fundraising event Red Nose Day in 2022.

Personal Life

Jamie Dornan is an atheist and is married to English actress, singer, and song-writer, Amelia Warner. They have been married since 2013, and they have three daughters.

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Notable Awards

Critics Awards

• 2014: Broadcasting Press Guild Awards,
• 2021: Critic’s Choice Movie Awards, Hollywood Critics Association, and Sunset Film Critics Circle.

Film Festival Awards

• 2022: Capri Hollywood International Film Festival and Santa Babara International Film Festival,
• 2021: Denver Film Festival, Lost Weekend Robot Awards, Napa Valley Film Festival, and Palms Spring International Film Festival.

Fashion Awards

• 2014: Models.com The Model of the Year Award

Parody Award

• 2016: Golden Raspberry Awards (Worst Actor and Worst Screen Combo)

Other Awards

• 2014: GQ Men of the Year Award,
• 2014 & 2015: Irish Film and Television Awards,
• 2014: IMDb,
• 2021: Oscar Wilde Award,
• 2018: People’s Choice Awards.