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Jamie Dornan on The Fall: 'I definitely hadn't done enough work to be given the opportunity'

A-list actor Jamie Dornan has revealed he felt he didn’t deserve his role on hit BBC show The Fall.

Speaking about the shows creator Allan Cubitt, the star admitted he “owes him so much” as he felt he hadn’t enough experience to be given the incredibly opportunity.

“I definitely hadn’t done enough work really to warrant being given that opportunity,” he said.

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Owe him: Jamie Dornan has  revealed he owes The Fall creator Allan Cubitt so much

“I had never even done a small part in a BBC production, never mind being given a lead,

“So it was a big punt for them to take on me, and that was all driven by Allan,

“He was like, ‘He’s the guy’. I know he had to fight for it and it automatically did wonders for how comfortable I felt early on,” he told Variety.

“So as nervous as I was in the first couple of takes, he was just great at going, ‘It’s OK.’,

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It’s OK: Jamie admitted he was so nervous doing his first takes of The Fall

“And when I didn’t get fired after the first day, I was like, ‘OK.’ At the table read, I was like, packing up my bags, this is not going to happen,” he added.

The star who took part in Variety’s Actors on Actors studio alongside’s House of Cards Michael Kelly – revealed he’s most fearful of auditions and table reads.

“I’m terrible at table reads. The things I’m most fearful of are auditions probably, and table reads, because I’m always like, ‘Don’t judge me on this’,” he smiled.

“It’s when you see the creative people, the producers and the director and all, go off to have their little meeting after the table read and you just wanna sort of pop your head in and go, ‘Guys, come on. Don’t be judging. By the way, on the day, I’ve got this.'”

 

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