Jamie Dornan (born 4 June 1982, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish fashion model turned musician and occasional actor.
In 2006 he appeared in the Sofia Coppola film, Marie-Antoinette. He also performs in the folk band Sons of Jim. He has modelled for Calvin Klein (with both Kate Moss and Eva Mendes), Dior, Aquascutum, Dolce and Gabbana, Levi and Armani, among many other brands.
His father, Jim Dornan, is an obstetrician and often lect...
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Jamie Dornan (born 4 June 1982, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish fashion model turned musician and occasional actor.
In 2006 he appeared in the Sofia Coppola film, Marie-Antoinette. He also performs in the folk band Sons of Jim. He has modelled for Calvin Klein (with both Kate Moss and Eva Mendes), Dior, Aquascutum, Dolce and Gabbana, Levi and Armani, among many other brands.
His father, Jim Dornan, is an obstetrician and often lectures at QUB. He was a teenager when his mother died. He attended and boarded at Methodist College, where he met David Alexander, who would become his songwriting partner in 2002, when they founded their two-piece Irish folk outfit, Sons of Jim. Their record label, Doorstep Records, was named after a sandwich shop in Belfast.
Dornan attended the University of Teesside, but dropped out to pursue a modelling career, after being approached by the Select agency.
On the set of an Asprey photoshoot in 2003, Dornan met English actress Keira Knightley,...
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