Jamie Dornan.Photo: Noam Galai/GettyJamie Dornanis reflecting on his difficult past year.Despite garnering acclaim for his performances in bothThe TouristandBelfast, the actor, 39, said 2021 was one of his most trying years after the death of his father. Last year, he also memorably appeared in the comedyBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.“It’s a strange thing to end the year with all this positivity — with so much praise forBelfastand a lot of good talk aboutThe Tourist,” he toldThe Telegraph. “Because on many levels it’s been the worst year of my life, and the hardest.“Dave J Hogan/GettyDornanlosthis dad, Dr. Jim Dornan, to COVID-19 in March 2021. Jim, who worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist, was 73 years old at the time of his death. He had been previously diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia in 2005.“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,” Jamie said of his late father.“His kindness, his willingness to talk to anybody and everybody,” he continued. “He used to say, ‘You treat the person who cleans the court the same as you treat the judge.’ Dad had time for everybody.“Jim Dornan, Jess Dornan, Jamie Dornan.Liam McBurney/PA Images via GettyJim’s first wife and Jamie’s mom, Lorna, died in 1998 of pancreatic cancer. Jamie reflected on how his dad helped him cope with the loss of his mom, tellingThe Telegraphthat Jim once told him of grief, “Don’t let this be the thing that defines you.“While he admitted people “wear [grief] and it shapes you and colors you forever,” he added, “[Your] life will never be the same again, but you can’t lead with it.““I am probably a much stronger person as a result,” he said of losing his mom as a teenager. “I was young and naive and I had to grow up really fast. I had to find a strength and resilience that I didn’t know I had.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Jamie Dornan.Photo: Noam Galai/Getty
Jamie Dornanis reflecting on his difficult past year.Despite garnering acclaim for his performances in bothThe TouristandBelfast, the actor, 39, said 2021 was one of his most trying years after the death of his father. Last year, he also memorably appeared in the comedyBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.“It’s a strange thing to end the year with all this positivity — with so much praise forBelfastand a lot of good talk aboutThe Tourist,” he toldThe Telegraph. “Because on many levels it’s been the worst year of my life, and the hardest.“Dave J Hogan/GettyDornanlosthis dad, Dr. Jim Dornan, to COVID-19 in March 2021. Jim, who worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist, was 73 years old at the time of his death. He had been previously diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia in 2005.“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,” Jamie said of his late father.“His kindness, his willingness to talk to anybody and everybody,” he continued. “He used to say, ‘You treat the person who cleans the court the same as you treat the judge.’ Dad had time for everybody.“Jim Dornan, Jess Dornan, Jamie Dornan.Liam McBurney/PA Images via GettyJim’s first wife and Jamie’s mom, Lorna, died in 1998 of pancreatic cancer. Jamie reflected on how his dad helped him cope with the loss of his mom, tellingThe Telegraphthat Jim once told him of grief, “Don’t let this be the thing that defines you.“While he admitted people “wear [grief] and it shapes you and colors you forever,” he added, “[Your] life will never be the same again, but you can’t lead with it.““I am probably a much stronger person as a result,” he said of losing his mom as a teenager. “I was young and naive and I had to grow up really fast. I had to find a strength and resilience that I didn’t know I had.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Jamie Dornanis reflecting on his difficult past year.
Despite garnering acclaim for his performances in bothThe TouristandBelfast, the actor, 39, said 2021 was one of his most trying years after the death of his father. Last year, he also memorably appeared in the comedyBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
“It’s a strange thing to end the year with all this positivity — with so much praise forBelfastand a lot of good talk aboutThe Tourist,” he toldThe Telegraph. “Because on many levels it’s been the worst year of my life, and the hardest.”
Dave J Hogan/Getty
Dornanlosthis dad, Dr. Jim Dornan, to COVID-19 in March 2021. Jim, who worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist, was 73 years old at the time of his death. He had been previously diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia in 2005.
“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,” Jamie said of his late father.
“His kindness, his willingness to talk to anybody and everybody,” he continued. “He used to say, ‘You treat the person who cleans the court the same as you treat the judge.’ Dad had time for everybody.”
Jim Dornan, Jess Dornan, Jamie Dornan.Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty
Jim’s first wife and Jamie’s mom, Lorna, died in 1998 of pancreatic cancer. Jamie reflected on how his dad helped him cope with the loss of his mom, tellingThe Telegraphthat Jim once told him of grief, “Don’t let this be the thing that defines you.”
While he admitted people “wear [grief] and it shapes you and colors you forever,” he added, “[Your] life will never be the same again, but you can’t lead with it.”
“I am probably a much stronger person as a result,” he said of losing his mom as a teenager. “I was young and naive and I had to grow up really fast. I had to find a strength and resilience that I didn’t know I had.”
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
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