Jamie Dornan and ‘The Tourist’ Seek Emmy Love in the Drama Field (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comClayton Davis After coming up short in the Oscar race for his role as Pa in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” Jamie Dornan is trying his hand at the Emmys for his work in the HBO Max series “The Tourist.” Assumed to be going into the brimming limited series categories, Variety has learned exclusively that HBO submitted the show in the drama categories for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards.The HBO series tells the story of a Northern Irish man who wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital.
Following clues to his identity, he tries to find who he is, while his past threatens to catch up with him. The show also stars Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Alex Dimitriades.
Dornan is coming off an incredible year in film that included two acclaimed performances. “Belfast,” which was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture, nabbed the Irish actor nominations from Critics Choice and the Golden Globes.
His other performance was as the tree-climbing and ballad-singing Edgar in the hit-comedy “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” opposite Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo.“The Tourist” was renewed for a second season by producer BBC, after boasting the highest ratings for a drama in 2022.
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