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Biography |
Jamie Dornan is a Northern Irish supermodel, musician, and
film actor.
In 2006 he appeared in the Sofia Coppola film,
Marie-Antoinette. He also performs in the folk band Sons of
Jim. He has modeled for Calvin Klein, Dior and Armani.
Dornan was born in Belfast in 1982. His father, Jim Dornan,
is a prominent Northern Ireland obstetrician. He attended
Methodist College Belfast, where he first met David
Alexander, his songwriting partner in Sons of Jim.
He later attended university but dropped out to pursue a
modeling career instead when he was approached by the Select
agency. Successful campaigns in Britain and the United
States followed. He has made appearances in GQ and Attitude
magazines.
On the set of the Asprey photoshoot he met English actress
Keira Knightley, who introduced him to her agent at PFD.
Dornan has since appeared in the Sofia Coppola film, Marie
Antoinette playing the Swedish aristocrat Axel von Fersen.
He co-stars with Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve
Coogan and Shirley Henderson.
Sons of Jim are a two-piece Irish folk outfit. His fellow
musician is David Alexander, an old friend who was in the
year below him at school. Sons of Jim have released two
singles so far: "Fairytale" and "My Burning Sun". |
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