Jamie Dornan Talks Dad’s COVID Death

In March 2020, Jamie Dornan lost his father Jim Dornan to COVID-19. At the time, Jamie talked about the grief of losing his father unexpectedly. But at the end of the year, the actor was able to look back and see some “positive” moments to celebrate for.

Jamie Dornan Calls 2021 “the Worst Year of My Life”

Jamie Dornan Recently Reflected On His Difficult Past Year.

Despite having a successful year with his critically acclaimed performances in both “The Tourist” and “Belfast”, the 39-year-old described 2021 as one of his most trying years after the death of his father. He also made a memorable appearance in the comedy “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”.

“It’s a strange thing to end the year with all this positivity — with so much praise for Belfast and a lot of good talk about The Tourist,” he told The Telegraph. “Because on many levels it’s been the worst year of my life, and the hardest.”

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Jamie, who was very close with his father up until the moment he passed away at age 73, recalled learning his positive attitude from his father who was “a beacon of positivity.”

Speaking about his late father, Dr. Jim Dornan, he shared: “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.”

Jim Dornan, who was an obstetrician and gynecologist, loved his son’s craft so much that he had a guest appearance in one of his movies.

“His kindness, his willingness to talk to anybody and everybody,” Jamie 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.”

Jamie Dornan On Learning To Deal With Grief From His Father

Jim’s first wife and Jamie’s mom, Lorna, sadly passed away in 1998 from pancreatic cancer. Jamie shared with The Telegraph how his father helped him cope with the loss of his mother. He recalled the memorable words his father shared with him concerning dealing with grief, “Don’t let this be the thing that defines you.”

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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.”

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