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Ever sinc
e Charlie Hunnam dropped out of
Fifty Shades of Grey, we've all been dying to find out who will be the actor to take charge of that Red Room of Pain.
The name of every man in Hollywood with anything resembling smouldering gray eyes has been tossed around, but
Jamie Dornan is
reportedly the front-runner to play Christian Grey.
So
just who is the 31-year-old Irish star rumored to be bringing this
bad-boy dominant to life on the big screen? Kick off your Chuck Taylors
and grab a glass of white wine—it's time to meet Jamie Dornan!
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1. He Started as a Model: Like many actors, Jamie's photogenic face and hot bod helped him break into the biz. Per the
Telegraph, he appeared in campaigns for Dior, Aquacutum, Armani and Calvin Klein with
Kate Moss and
Eva Mendes. In 2006, he made his film debut opposite
Kirsten Dunst in
Marie Antoinette. That same year, the
New York Times dubbed him "the Golden Torso."
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2. He Dated Keira Knightley: Jamie met the
Pirates of the Caribbean
star during a 2003 photo shoot in Manhattan. They quietly began dating,
keeping their relationship under wraps for a year. They split in 2005,
telling
People
in a joint statement they "remain completely committed to each other as
friends and will continue to see each other in this capacity."
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3. Now He's a Married Man: Yes, sorry, ladies, Jamie and singer
Amelia Warner said "I do" in Somerset, England, on April 27, 2013. And, per the
Belfast Telegraph,
they're reportedly expecting their first child! Dornan's father and
stepmother both work in gynecology and obstetrics and told the paper
they were "delighted" their grandchild was on the way.
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4. But He's Still Down to Get Dirty: Jamie plays a serial killer in the BBC Series
The Fall. He told
Digital Spy
about one scene that was particularly disturbing to film, saying, "I
spent a day strangling myself on the back of a door while I masturbated
to a driving license of one of my victims…that's not an easy day at the
office! And they cut it out! I couldn't believe it—they didn't even tell
me. When I first watched the series, it just wasn't there!" A little
S&M is nothing next to
that!
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5. And He Fits Right Into the Fantasy Realm: He didn't play Prince Charming on
Once Upon a Time, but from 2011 to 2013 he played the Huntsman. "I mean, [the Huntsman] is a cool role to play," he
told E! News earlier this year. "My only thing is that
Chris Hemsworth is playing the Huntsman [
in Snow White and the Huntsman] and
he looks like a proper man. I look like, you know, a woman in drag."
Clearly, that is not the case, but humility is always sexy!
(E! and Universal Pictures are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
