The Fall (2013 – 2016)
There probably aren’t many international male models prepared to play quite so far away from type as Dornan has proved happy to do over three seasons of the truly brilliant The Fall. Starring as Paul Spector, a sadistic serial killer with a penchant for predatory, brutal murder sprees, Dornan brings new meaning to the word ‘brooding’ and caused conflict for viewers up and down the country who were at once drawn to and repulsed by a monster who was nevertheless still really sexy. Dornan’s interplay with Gillian Anderson’s police chief Stella Gibson became the stuff of legend, although a fourth season seems unlikely given how events played out at the end of season three.
