About Jamie Dornan

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Every now and then, I will post an article about certain verified 50 Shades Of Grey co-stars. This week is about Christian Grey Jamie Dornan:

Jamie Dornan: Jamie Dornan was born on May 1, 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and has two older sisters. Jamie is the son of an obstetrician father who had also considered becoming an actor, Professor Jim Dornan, whom Jamie recently Tweeted had recently written a book on child rearing titled, “An Everyday Miracle..“. Jamie Dornan is a first cousin, twice removed, of actress Greer Garson. His grandparents on both sides of his family were Methodist lay preachers. Dornan was 16 when his mother died. He then attended boarding school at Methodist College in Belfast, where he played rugby and participated in the drama department. He attended the Teesside University, but dropped out and moved to London to train as an actor.Jamie was a serious rugby player in Ireland. He is still a huge fan of Rugby team Manchester United, and is a season ticket holder.

Dornan had a relationship with actress Keira Knightley from 2003 to 2005.He married English actress and singer-songwriter Amelia Warner in a country house in Somerset on 27 April 2013. Warner then gave birth to a daughter in late November 2013.

Jamie Dornan worked successfully as a model for many years and was also worked for Calvin Klein as an underwear model (with both Kate Moss and Eva Mendes), Dior, Aquascutum and Armani. Was the face of the perfume Dior Homme and more recently for Hogan S/S.

Dornan performed in the folk band Sons of Jim, until it disbanded in 2008.

Jamie also works as an actor, appearing in movies and television series. In 2006, Dornan made his film debut in Sofia Coppolla’s Marie Antoinette, co-starring Kirsten Dunst.  He appeared in the drama film Shadows in the Sun in 2009, which starred three-time Academy Award nominee Jean Simmons. In 2008, he played the lead role of Ed in the Hammer Horror production Beyond the Rave.

In 2011, Dornan appeared in eight episodes of the ABC television series Once Upon A Time, playing the role of Sheriff Graham, The Huntsman. While Graham from Storybrooke was killed by the town’s mayor Regina (The Evil Queen) in the episode “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”, Dornan would return as the Huntsman from the Enchanted Forest and he remained a regular on the series. He returned as The Huntsman for the season finale episode, “A Land Without Magic”.

Dornan starred alongside Gillian Anderson in the Northern Irish drama series The Fall, playing Paul Spector, a serial killer terrorising Belfast. In May 2013, show was renewed for a second series halfway through the broadcast of series one although Dornan did not return.

Then on 23 October 2013, Dornan was cast in the much coveted role of Billionaire BDSM enthusiast Christian Grey in the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, replacing Sons Of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam, who bowed out for scheduling reasons. The film also features Dakota Johnson and Academy Award winning actress Marcia Gay Hardin. Initially announced to be released on August 1, 2014, the film was later rescheduled to February 13, 2015.

Whatever the reception 50 Shades Of Grey receives, Jamie Dornan is officially on the map and embraced by all 50 Shades fans…..

Parts of bio taken from Wikipedia and IMDB.com….

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Author E.L. James: Charlie Hunnam Drop Out was Disappointing

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Entertainment Weekly wrote a great article about Fifty Shades along with some fantastic photos. The magazine asked E.L. James about everything from her views on the making of the movie, casting decisions and reaction to Sons Of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam, the former Christian Grey, on his decision to walk out on the role of a lifetime:

Best-selling author E L James doesn’t give many interviews these days, but she agreed to sit down in Beverly Hills with EW last week, as part of our cover story on the film version of the first book in her trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, to discuss all that casting controversy, the intensity of her fans, the criticism of Christian Grey’s backstory, and her hopes for the film. She proved to be as direct and unfiltered as her books are, beginning with how she’s feeling about the new movie.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey is about to start shooting in Vancouver. How are you feeling about it?
E L JAMES: I’m terrified. Completely. I’ve been terrified from the moment I published the book. My mother was terrified of everything, and so am I. It’s a terrible way to grow up. You don’t expect this kind of success. Even now it floors me. My only ambition for the books was to see them in bookstores. This is huge. And there is this passionate fandom; we need to get this right for them.

Do you think fans will hold you responsible if they don’t like the movie?
Oh God, of course they will. They hold me responsible for everything.

Do you read all the online commentary?
I don’t. It kind of freaks me out. I’ve avoided reading most of the stuff for a long time for my own self-preservation.

Yet, you still feel responsible to them?
I do. Especially coming from a [place of] fandom myself. It’s such a weird place to be. What I’d really like to be doing is sitting down in a little room writing my next book. I miss it so much.

Dakota Johnson, who plays Anastasia Steele, was cast first. What do you like about her?
She’s an old soul, but she’s so sweet, and she has a wicked sense of humor.

There was a huge online reaction when Charlie Hunnam was initially cast as Christian.
It was very mixed and I had to get off Twitter for a couple of days. I wasn’t surprised. People hate change. I thought there would be a few people upset, regardless of whom we had chosen. It was intense, but people came around to it.

And then he dropped out.
It was disappointing, but it is what it is. I wish him well. And now we have Jamie [Dornan], and that’s great. It’s been interesting with Jamie, [the fan reaction] has been so positive.

Did you know he was called “The Golden Torso”?
No, not until it was announced. We should do some teasing about that. It was so lovely that people didn’t know who he was. I loved that.

Are you having fun with the movie, at least?
I’m still taking it all onboard: “OMG, this is actually going to happen!” I’m still pinching myself.

Read the full article here…

Jamie Dornan Hogan S/S 14 Campaign

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Check out FSOG star Jamie Dornan in a new behind the scenes images from his Hogan S/S 14 campaign! “Hogan is a cool contemporary Italian brand”, The 31-year-old actor said about his new partnership with the brand. Hogan is a men’s, women’s and children’s accessories company based out of Milan, Italy. Look out for Jamie‘s full campaign, set to hit print media in February.    

Katie Cassidy to Join ‘Fifty Shades’ Cast As Leila?

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Here is an article about a possible casting of the role of Leila, Christian Grey’s psychotic ex-sub who stalks poor Ana Steele. This rumor has not been verified:

“When it is the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie franchise, we are talking about there is never a dull moment. And if the constant cast changes, we mean additions are your cup of tea, you are going to love this latest bit. E.L. James, the creator of the novel trilogy “50 Shades Movie” has teased her fans and readers yet again with a new picture she tweeted on the social networking site, Twitter. In another picture that the author shared, the American actress known for her roles in ‘Arrow’, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Melrose Place’.”

Some sources have revealed that the actress will be seen in the role of Leila Williams in the movie adaptation of the novel, and she would most definitely be an eyeful attraction to join the cast lately. The cast, which now boasts of the likes of Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden and English songstress Rita Ora has also seen a hunk like Charlie Hunnam being replaced by another hunk Jamie Dornan. But if you are stricken by the resemblance Katie Cassidy has with our very own Anastasia Steele, Dakota Johnson; don’t think that she is being replaced. If they look so similar, the reason is that they play characters in the novel and the movie Fifty Shades , which are very similar to each other. ”

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EL James ‘Terrified’ Of Fifty Shades of Grey Movie

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And you thought the mighty could not be ‘terrified’! Quite contrary to what you might know or feel, Erica James, the noted author of the best-selling trilogy, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ has come up with a shocking revelation that she is in fact ‘terrified’ of her novel making it to the big league of Hollywood adaptations. Both the novel and the movie have been in the news for some time following cast troubles and shooting schedule woes. But leaving everything far behind, James’s revelation comes as quite a surprise given that she is every bit a part of the creative process of both the novel and the movie.

This news is in fact huge! Who would have guessed that the author who brought steamy love alive on the pages of her BDSM inspired novel would be ‘terrified’ of the venture herself? She denotes this habit of worrying too much to her mother. She also feels that this kind of hedonistic feeling is unprecedented for her because all she ever wanted were her novels to sit pretty on the bookshelves. Instead look what she got! A three-book deal with the publishers and the first one is already in the pipeline to be a major Hollywood adaptation…

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Anastasia’s Red Audi

Here is a great video showing pictures of Christian Grey presenting Anastasia with her “Submissive Special”, her red Audi. Somehow I don’t think she’ll appreciate it:

 

Christian Grey Jogging

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Not to be outdone by co-star Dakota Fanning and her jogging scenes FSOG star Jamie Dornan is captured in a behind the scenes moment as Christian Grey taking a rainy jog:

         

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Photos Of Charlie Tango

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Here are some random photos of Christian Grey’s helicopter-Charlie Tango”

Here are photos of E.L. James and Dana Brunetti in Charlie Tango:

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E.L. James at wrap party

Here is a photo of E.L. James and 50 Shades director Sam Taylor-Johnson at the 50 Shades Of Grey Wrap Party..

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Photos of a jogging Dakota Johnson

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Here is Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, jogging to get her mind off of one Christian Grey:

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