To close out 2021, Jamie Dornan star spoke with The Telegraph about processing exciting career achievements alongside the grief brought about by the death of his father. “It’s a strange thing to end the year with all this positivity,” he shared in the interview. “Because on many levels it’s been the worst year of my life, and the hardest.”
Dornan’s father died in March 2021 of COVID-19, and due to lockdown guidelines and work schedules, Dornan had not seen his father for 18 months, per ET. The strangeness of grief during the pandemic has had a heavy effect on so many — including the actor. The doctor’s son has lovely things to share about his father, including “his kindness, his willingness to talk to anybody and everybody,” which influenced Dornan’s character Pa in “Belfast.” His performance for this role has gained a best supporting actor nomination at the 2022 Golden Globes, one of six nominations for the heartwarming film.
Dornan is leaving 2021 with promising opportunities, acclaim, and, most importantly, a clear perspective of his father. “Truly, you could search far and wide and it would be very hard to find something negative to say about my dad. He was a beacon of positivity — that is my overriding takeaway.”
