Jamie Dornan, actor

Published: Feb. 25, 2024, noon

Jamie Dornan is an actor who first came to the attention of television audiences in 2013 when he played serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC series the Fall. Two years later he starred alongside Dakota Johnson in the film Fifty Shades of Grey and went on to play the same part in the rest of the trilogy. In 2022 he was the lead in the BBC drama the Tourist which was watched by millions of viewers and recently returned for its second season.

Jamie was born in Holywood in County Down. At 10 he played Widow Twankey in the school pantomime - a defining moment for him when he experienced the thrill of playing to a live audience.

After dropping out of university Jamie became a model and worked on big campaigns for some leading fashion brands before landing his first acting part in Sofia Coppola\u2019s Marie Antoinette in 2006. His role in the Fall was his big break and the Fifty Shades films catapulted him to movie star status.

In 2021 he played Pa in the film Belfast which was written and directed by Kenneth Branagh about his own childhood, growing up at the beginning of the Troubles.

Jamie is married to the musician and composer Amelia Warner and they have three children.

DISC ONE: Caravan - Van Morrison \nDISC TWO: Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Composed by Philip Glass and performed by Adele Anthony (violin) and Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Takuo Yuasa \nDISC THREE: Hopp\xedpolla - Sigur R\xf3s\nDISC FOUR: Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel \nDISC FIVE: Metarie - Brendan Benson\nDISC SIX: Forever \u2013 The Beach Boys\nDISC SEVEN: Something - The Beatles \nDISC EIGHT: The Whole of the Moon \u2013 The Waterboys

BOOK CHOICE: Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak\nLUXURY ITEM: A golf club and balls \nCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Forever \u2013 The Beach Boys\n \nPresenter Lauren Laverne\nProducer Paula McGinley