-Our guest tonight is a talented actor
you know from films such as "Belfast,"
"A Haunting in Venice," "Barb and Star
Go to Vista Del Mar" and the award winning series "The Fall."
He is currently starring in "The Tourist."
The highly anticipated second season
is available to stream now on Netflix.
Please welcome to the show Jamie Dornan, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Welcome to the show. -Thank you.
-I'm so happy to have you here. You know, I do want to --
Before we move on to the wonderful show "The Tourist,"
you were in one of my favorite films
that came out during the pandemic,
maybe got a little missed because it was a pandemic film.
"Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar."
-Yeah. -And it was --
And for me, it was so exciting
because I had known you first from "The Fall"
and was never expecting to see you in a comedy like that,
and it was just a delight.
-I don't think anybody watched "The Fall" and thought,
let's put them in comedy, you know?
Including me, you know? But it was one of those things
that just came about in a really lovely way.
And I think, uh, you know,
it was one of the best experiences of my life,
like just hanging around with Kristen and Annie
and all those guys who came in
and did like day -- day parts on it and stuff,
and just trying to keep up with them, you know,
and try to, like, prove yourself
that you're funny in that kind of capacity
with that company, it was incredible.
-Well, it's a wonderful film, and congratulations on the show.
Now, the first season you shot in Australia.
-Yes. -And you moved.
You got three girls. -Yeah.
-You moved them to Australia for five months.
-Yep. -Did they like it
Are they mad when you say we're going?
-No. You know what? Like, it was in the peak Covid.
-Oh, perfect. -Actually in the...
[ Laughter ]
So they were on great form anyway, obviously,
because it's like, hey, this is a great experience.
No, and then they were like it wasn't going well in the UK.
There were like lockdown after lockdown.
So then, um, Australia had no case.
Like, South Australia, where we were,
had zero cases of Covid.
So we had to go and do quarantine
in a hotel, which wasn't great. But once we were there
it was kind of Covid free, so we felt pretty smug.
-Oh, that's great. -Yeah, we felt pretty smug.
-Did the girls -- did the girls pick up,
uh, any Australian slang, accent?
-Slang -- accent, definitely, our eldest.
-Really? -Our eldest, definitely.
And what's really sweet is, I mean, she's almost,
you know, four, three years ago that we left there.
Um, she's still, like, FaceTimes with her, like, wee mates
that she made out there, and she's still like --
like, she falls back.
I listen, I sometimes listen in at door, um,
because she's 10 now and I'm getting -- getting that age
where like what are they actually talking about on there?
Like, you know? [ Laughter ]
So -- and she still goes into a bit of an Australian twang
when she's talking to her Australian friends,
which is pretty cool. -That's fantastic.
This, um, this next season you shot in Ireland?
-Yes. -Now, I'm pretty good
with accents.
It sounds like you might maybe be from there.
-I am from there.
-Did you have -- This guy, unbelievable.
-Yeah, it's a bit of a trick. -That's a...
-Yeah, it's pretty cool.
It's pretty cool. -It's serious.
-I do a little magic show in town if you want to go.
-Wow, wow, wow, wow.
-Do you, um, did you have some say?
Was this a coincidence,
or did you sort of throw it out there
that it might be more fun to do it there?
-What do you think? -Yeah.
No, listen, I -- I had an idea that my character
was Irish, so remained Irish.
And then, you know, we weren't meant to do a second series.
And then when it was -- it did well.
So there was like, let's make more.
And I sort of was like, look,
I think it's probably a good idea
if, like, he goes to Ireland
and, you know, searches for answers back there
because I don't know, he's lost his memory.
He needs to find out who he is.
And actually, luckily Harry and Jack Williams,
who created the show, were like, look, we have that idea, too.
So it wasn't purely me sort of banging the drum for Ireland,
but I was pretty happy when we ended up there.
-I like you pitching it like maybe goes back.
Maybe he, like, maybe he lives in my house.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah. -Maybe he finds out
he has three daughters, one of them's, uh,
one of them's half Australian.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah, lots of scenes where he doesn't even get out of bed.
He's just like...
-Just like so sad all the time.
He's catching up on other shows.
-Yeah, yeah.
-You, um, this is, uh --
Because I appreciate "The Tourist."
Obviously, not a show for kids. You've got three kids.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -I'm in the same
situation, right?
This isn't something my kids can watch.
They're aware that I do something like this,
but they don't get to enjoy it. -Yeah.
-You, actually, you did a bit of a power play.
You reached out and got yourself into the "Trolls" movie.
-I did, I did, I did, I did.
-And did you fully make like I want to be in it for my kids?
-Uh, oh, Jesus, 100%.
Like, I actually realize how sort of like --
like sort of rash that was and like to do that.
But our kids were obsessed with the first "Trolls" movie.
Constantly listening to bloody Justin Timberlake
and Anna Kendrick in the car, like, at all times,
to the point of, like, actual insanity.
And, you know, Universal were involved in those films
and, um, we made "Fifty Shades" with -- with Universal.
And so, uh... [ Women cheering ]
Yeah, all the guys out there.
[ Laughter ]
[ Clears throat ] I love that movie.
[ Laughter ]
So, uh --
They do. You guys love them.
Um, so, yeah, so Donna Langley,
who runs Universal, you know, is a friend of mine.
And I just said, look, I will -- I will do anything.
Just put me in the second "Trolls" movie.
I'll -- I'll walk on and I'll sneeze.
I don't care, like, I just -- just put me in.
Um, so she worked at it and I did a --
It's a small part. I think I have about
eight lines or something, but it was great for the kids.
-Now, do you remember the name of your troll?
-Yes, I do. He's called Chaz,
and he was the smooth jazz troll.
[ Laughter ]
Because -- -Were you happy when you
found out that was what they had envisioned for you.
-In Northern Ireland we're very famous for --
for smooth jazz, you know?
[ Laughter ]
So it was just like a perfect fit, obviously.
Um, yeah, I know I was pretty happy.
Mate, I promise you, I would have done anything.
So like I was like, oh, well, he has like a name.
-It does seem like they took you at your word.
-Yes. [ Laughter ]
-Donna, like, went to the writers.
They're like, he'll do anything.
They're like, well, then he's Chaz.
-It's like the only one on the list that hasn't --
they haven't found someone for.
-Everybody's a --
Now, this is a photo of Chaz. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Did you -- when you were doing the voice,
did you have any sense of what Chaz was going to look like?
-No, but I always think, like, in these things,
like when they come out,
I always think the animated version does look
a wee bit like the actor portraying it.
And I think they've done that.
I felt that with -- with, you know,
our good friend Kristen Wiig, when she's done that thing,
I thought, it looks a bit like her.
-Yeah.
No, this is a dead ringer.
[ Laughter ]
-I mean, just... -Yeah.
-I was like -- -Yeah.
-It's -- kind of love it, and I would like --
-I mean, I love it, too. -Kill to have that hair.
There's nothing -- there's no reason
to complain about Chaz. -No, no, no.
-Did you -- Now, what was the payoff though
when the girls finally saw the movie?
Could they tell it was you?
-They were confused.
-Yeah, that's the thing.
So many people have told me this about
when you're -- When you actually do the thing
you think your kids are going to react to it,
they don't maybe love it as much as you.
-Yeah. Oh, they're quick to tell you
they don't love it, too. Um, yeah.
No, the oldest two were sort of getting it.
And the youngest, our youngest only just turned
five a couple of weeks ago, so she --
she now when we were --
That's good. [ Laughter ]
Even now when she watches it,
I sort of try to force it on her a little bit now
because she's a little bit older.
Maybe she'll understand. She doesn't quite get it
that I'm that guy, you know?
-To be fair, it's a tough thing to get.
-No, no, true, and I did -- I changed my voice a little bit
because I wanted to be understood somewhat, you know?
Um, so our youngest is like,
"It sounds a bit like you." I'm like, "It is me."
I don't know, I don't know how else to tell you.
-You're, like, opening IMDb. Like, come.
-Exactly. Look, it's good.
Look, look.
Yeah, yeah, we get residuals from this stuff.
-This is important for our family.
Pays for your lunchbox.
-Um, I want to talk more about "The Tourist."
I overheard you backstage. You were --
you're not allowed to cut your hair right now.
-No. -Yes.
No, it's, um... -New, new role.
-New role. I start -- I start shooting at a few weeks.
-I don't think it looks bad.
-Oh. Well, thanks. That's, uh...
Thanks, yeah. It feels bad.
-[ Laughing ] "It feels." It's okay.
It's just there's a lot of it,
I don't mind it and it's so curly.
Uh, so it's just dealing with that, like, it's like a --
And I'm just wearing a lot of hats.
That's my thing is, I like -- I'm someone
who likes hats anyway.
But I'm -- every shop I go into, I buy a hat.
Yeah, yeah.
-And now the part I'm assuming is a live action "Trolls."
-I would -- I would never wear a hat for that. Look at that.
-I got a lot more to ask you about.
We'll be right back with Jamie after this.