Irish actor Jamie Dornan is in final talks to play the billionaire BDSM enthusiast Christian Grey in the adaptation of EL James’ best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey.
Dornan is set to play the lead after Charlie Hunnam dropped out of the film (the probably R-Rated film).
According to Variety magazine Dornan has been “tapped to replace Charlie Hunnam in the Universal and Focus adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.
Who is Jamie Dornan you say?
He is known for playing Sheriff Graham Humbert in Once Upon a Time and Axel von Fersen in Sofia Coppola’s film Marie Antoinette, and if that means nothing to you he also dated Keira Knightley.
Oh and he’s also a former Calvin Klein underwear model, we thought it was imperative not to leave out this fact.
While we wait for confirmation from the 31-year-old actor himself, here’s a gallery of men who we think should play Christian Grey:
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