Jamie Dornan, though a versatile actor, is best known for his role as Christian Grey in the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘ franchise. Dornan has taken up many significant roles after the Fifty Shades trilogy, but a majority of people across the globe remember him as Christian Grey more than any other character, thanks to the popularity of the film.
However, the actor did not have it easy. He had to struggle to break that stereotypical image that the Fifty Shades trilogy. Even his relationship with co-actress Dakota Johnson was under scrutiny for a long time. Opening up more about such issues, Dornan has now revealed a rather chilling experience he faced because of his fame as Christian Grey.
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“It Impacted My Family”: Jamie Dornan Remembers A Horrifying Encounter
In an interview with The Independent, the 41-year-old actor revealed how once an overexcited fan made him fear for his life. “I’ve been involved in situations where it’s impacted my family,” he said. “I had a situation… a stalker-type situation before Covid. That was f-ing scary. Someone turned up at my house when my kids were there. It was not something…The more I can block that out, the better it is for me and the family,” he said.
Though the actor said he has always put his best foot forward when it came to protecting his family from the unwanted effects of his fame. “I tried to put walls up around [the fans], to really try and not let that in,” he said.
“I’m pretty good at just blocking any of the noise associated with whatever fandom is – not letting it affect me, or more importantly my family,” he said as he also addressed the rumors around his relationship with his co-actor Dakota Johnson.
Talking about his career, Dornan said it has been difficult for him to escape typecasting, particularly after gaining fame as Christian Grey in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘. “All I’d ever get to audition for was, you know, ‘the count who comes in on a f-ing horse and ravages the woman’,” he said.
After ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘, Dornan took on various roles ranging from a serial killer in ‘The Fall‘ to a lovestruck character in ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’. Though he was successful in those roles too, he said ‘Fifty Shades‘ had set a benchmark for him. “There’s never going to be anything like Fifty Shades again…But there are obviously other jobs that bring insane scrutiny, like superhero stuff, or f–ing James Bond,” he said.
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Dornan Says He Does Not Need High-Profile Projects To Be Content
Though he did not entirely rule out the possibility of taking up high-profile projects in the future, he said he is generally content with a more balanced and less scrutinized career. “I think if you’re an actor of a certain standing, who has a certain sort of recognition, you’re going to be in those conversations,” he said.
“I’m not saying I’d never do anything super high-profile again, or a big [intellectual property] with all eyes on it. I probably will. But I’m also really happy with where I’m at right now,” he added.
“I can live a pretty normal life for the most part,” he said. “I can sit on the Tube and I’m fine. I’m an ambitious person, and I have a fire under me, but in the last 10 years or so, I’ve realized I don’t want big peaks all the time. That doesn’t interest me. I’m happy to keep ticking over as I am, then one day just disappear and play golf for the rest of my life,” the actor added.
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