He didn’t always like being in front of the camera! Jamie Dornan (41) has played many an iconic role: The actor became world famous in 2015 for his role in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. In all three films, the Northern Irishman played the attractive millionaire Christian Grey. Before his acting breakthrough, he shot for fashion brands – Jamie now talks about his time as a model!
In an interview with Radio Times, the 41-year-old looked back on his modeling career. He has worked for luxury brands like Calvin Klein (81), Dior and Armani and earned up to 11,500 euros per day. “I hate having my photo taken. I spent ten years getting paid to have people take photos of me,” the “Heart of Stone” actor explained. He tried to get involved in it and have fun with it, even though he didn’t like it in many ways.
In 2021 has Jamie told SiriusXM that without modeling he would never have found his way into acting. The “Fifty Shades of Grey” star took part in the reality TV series “Model Behavior” with a friend in 2001. “I would have thought of something else, otherwise I would have become a real estate agent,” he emphasized in the interview.