Northern Ireland-born actor Jamie Dornan has captured the attention of audiences and critics alike for his roles in both film and television. He has starred in some incredible films, but a few missteps have made their way into his early career.
Below, we’ve rounded up the 5 best (and 5 worst) Jamie Dornan movies, ranked by Tomatometer!
5 Best Jamie Dornan Movies
5 Worst Jamie Dornan Movies
Jamie Dornan Biography
James Peter Maxwell Dornan (born 1 May 1982) is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. The recipient of two Irish Film and Television Awards, he has been nominated for a BAFTA Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2020, he was named one of Ireland’s greatest film actors by The Irish Times.
He was most recently seen in “The Tourist,” a critically acclaimed limited series that aired on the BBC and STAN in January 2022 and premiered on HBO Max in March 2022. It tells the story of the Man, played by Dornan, who loses his memory after a truck tries to drive him off the road in the Australian outback. He searches for answers about who he used to be while being chased by people from his past. He is currently in production on season two of “The Tourist.”
Dornan was lauded for his moving role in Kenneth Branagh’s semiautobiographical AcademyAward®-winning film “Belfast.” The script is about a boy growing up in Belfast during the Troubles in late 1960s Northern Ireland. Dornan portrays the role of Pa, the young boy’s father, alongside Caitriona Balfe and Judi Dench.
Up next, Dornan can be seen in Netflix and Skydance’s “Heart of Stone,” alongside Gal Gadot. In 2021 he surprised audiences with his comedic turn starring opposite Kristen Wiig and AnnieMumolo in Lionsgate’s comedy “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.” He plays Edgar, who gets involved in a romantic relationship with Star (Wiig), while she is on vacation with her friend Barb(Mumolo) in Vista Del Mar.
In 2019 he starred in two films that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. They were “Synchronic,” opposite Anthony Mackie, and Drake Doremus’ “Endings, Beginnings,” alongside Sebastian Stan and Shailene Woodley.
In 2018 Dornan starred opposite Peter Dinklage in Sacha Gervasi’s HBO Movie, “My Dinner withHerveé.” The movie tells the story of what transpired when Villechaize formed a one-night friendship with struggling journalist Danny Tate (Dornan) shortly before his death. Tate’s role is informed by Gervasi’s experiences with Villechaize, which changed both men’s lives. The film was nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award® in the category of outstanding television movie.
Also in 2018, he received critical praise for his portrayal of Paul Conroy in Matthew Heineman’sMarie Colvin biopic, “A Private War.” Conroy is a celebrated photographer and journalist in combat zones and the film tells the story of his collaborator, war correspondent Marie Colvin(Rosamund Pike), an award-winning American journalist who died while covering the siege of Homs in Syria.
In 2016 Dornan starred in “Anthropoid,” alongside Cillian Murphy. The movie tells the true story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II mission by Jozef Gabčík (Murphy) and Jan Kubiš(Dornan) to assassinate high-ranking German SS and police official Reinhard Heydrich.
In 2015, 2017, and 2018 he starred along with Dakota Johnson in the “Fifty Shades” trilogy, based on the novels written by author E.L. James. The films, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and later James Foley, earned over $1.45 billion at the worldwide box office.
On the television front, Dornan received critical acclaim for his portrayal of a serial killer in the BBC crime drama “The Fall,” opposite Gillian Anderson. In 2013 the series launch was the highest rated drama for the channel in eight years. His role earned him a TV BAFTA nomination for best actor and two IFTA wins for best lead actor and rising star in 2014. He also won the breakthrough award at the 2014 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards for his performance, and the drama received a nomination for best drama at the National Television Awards. The series was shown on BBC Two in the U.K. and was available on Netflix in the U.S.
His feature debut was in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 Oscar®-winning historic epic, “Marie Antoinette,” in which he took the role of Count Axel von Fersen, the lover to Kirstin Dunst’s eponymous Marie Antoinette. In 2009, he starred in the British independent film “Shadows in the Sun,” with JeanSimmons and James Wilby. Dornan currently resides in London with his wife and three daughters.
Jamie Dornan Filmography
| YEAR | TITLE | ROLE |
| 2023 | A Haunting in Venice (2023) | Dr. Leslie Ferrier |
| 2023 | Heart of Stone (2023) | Parker |
| 2021 | Belfast (2021) | Pa |
| 2021 | Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) | Edgar Pagét |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour (2020) | Chaz |
| 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) | Anthony |
| 2019 | Endings, Beginnings | Jack |
| 2019 | Synchronic (2020) | Dennis |
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | Christian Grey |
| 2018 | Robin Hood (2018) | Will Scarlet |
| 2018 | A Private War | Paul Conroy |
| 2018 | Untogether | Nick |
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | Christian Grey |
| 2016 | Anthropoid | Jan Kubis |
| 2016 | The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Dr. Allan Pascal |
| 2016 | The Siege of Jadotville | Pat Quinlan |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | Christian Grey |
| 2015 | Burnt | Leon |
| 2008 | Shadows in the Sun | Joe |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Axel von Fersen |
