In Channel 4s four-part drama New Worlds (Peter Flannerys sequel of a sort to The Devils Whore), Dornan plays swashbuckling idealist and outlaw Abe Goffe. Set between two separate territories of the Crown, 1680s-era America and England, Dornan leads the more English section of the show as the fictional son of real-life revolutionary William Goffe. Dornans Abe takes Freya Mavors Beth hostage, but despite the dominant male vs subversive female-parallels that might have with Fifty Shades Of Grey, the New Worlds actually offers a chance for Dornan to show off his more sensitive side. The show wasnt well-received, but Dornan at least got another chance to make his mark as a lead, and to offer a hint at more passionate, thoughtful aspects of his acting persona, unexplored in most of the work hed appeared in up to that point. What do you think of Jamie Dornan's pre-Fifty Shades work? Let us know in the comments below.
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