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Hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed movie Belfast, Jamie Dornan is back with a brand-new thriller called The Tourist. Four years after he last appeared on the small screen, Dornan has returned to TV as a car-crash victim who wakes up in hospital with amnesia. As he tries to piece who he was before the accident, his character who is named "The Man," realizes he was actually the victim of attempted murder.
Shot and filmed in Australia, the movie features a host of up-and-coming talent from across the globe. Newsweek has everything you need to know about the cast of The Tourist and their characters.
Meet the Cast of 'The Tourist'
The Man — Jamie Dornan
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Jamie Dornan stars as The Man in The Tourist, an amnesiac trying to discover the truth about his past. In a terrifying twist of events along the way, he realizes there is somebody out there who wants him dead but why?
Dornan rose to fame by playing Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey film franchise and Sheriff Graham Humbert in Once Upon a Time.
He is also well known for playing killer Paul Spector in BBC's The Fall and most recently, he starred as Pa, in Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-nominated film, Belfast, and as Edgar in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
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Constable Helen Chambers — Danielle Macdonald
Danielle Macdonald portrays Probationary Constable Helen Chambers in The Tourist.
She is a police officer assigned to The Man's case but quickly finds herself becoming consumed by his mystery and getting to the bottom of who he really is.
Speaking to Newsweek and other outlets about the character Helen, writer Jack Williams shared: "She's very believable, very relatable and you feel very warm. You just want her, this character to realize herself to be a better version of herself and I think Danielle brings that amazing relatability and warmth."
Macdonald, who is Australian but lives in the U.S. gets to use her native accent in the show, which may stun viewers who know Macdonald best as New Jersey rapper in Patti Cake$ and Texas-born Willowdean in Dumplin'.
Her other well-known credits include Bird Box, Unbelievable, and Lady Bird.
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Luci Miller — Shalom Brune-Franklin
Actress Shalom Brune-Franklin stars as Luci Miller, who has an unexpected connection to The Man and a very dark past.
Speaking to Newsweek and other outlets about her character, Brune-Franklin said: "She's a waitress. There's a really interesting dynamic going on between the two of them whilst Jamie's character is sort of trying to unveil the truth, she is maybe trying to hide it."
Brune-Franklin is an English-born Australian actress, best known for playing Private Maisie Richards in Our Girl and Aoife in Doctor Doctor.
Most recently, she starred in Season 6 of Line of Duty as Chloe Bishop.
Billy Nixon — Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson stars as Billy Nixon, the truck driver who tries to kill The Man in Episode 1.
Ólafsson is an Icelandic-American actor, best known for playing Andri Ólafsson in Trapped and Skender in Fantastic Beats: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
His other credits include The Missing, The Meg, and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
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Ethan — Greg Larsen
Greg Larsen stars as Helen's intolerable fiancé Ethan in The Tourist.
Ethan and Helen's relationship may seem stable on the surface, but behind closed doors, Helen is starting to find her husband-to-be, intolerable.
Larsen is best known for co-creating and directing the award-winning stage show Fancy Boy.
He is also known for writing and performing on the Australian series Get Krack!n.
Kosta Panigiris — Alex Dimitriades
Australian actor Alex Dimitriades stars as Greek gangster Kosta Panigiris who has tried to keep a respectable distance from his corrupt business.
Dimitriades is best known for his role as Nick Polides in The Heartbreak Kid and Detective Peter Alexiades in The Cry.
Detective Inspector Lachlan Rogers — Damon Herriman
Damon Herriman takes on the role of Detective Inspector Lachlan Rogers, who is sent by the Major Crimes Unit to investigate what happened to The Man.
Herriman is best known for portraying cult leader and the late convicted murderer Charles Manson inboth Mindhunter and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Most recently, he starred as Laver in The Serpent and Martin in The Underground Railroad.
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Sergeant Lammon — Kamil Ellis
Australian actor Kamil Ellis plays Sergeant Lammon, a small-town police officer working on The Man's case.
However, when Major Crimes steps in, Lammon is forced to work alongside them and is seriously out of his depth.
Ellis is best known for appearing in the series Cleverman, Nowhere Boys and SeaChange.
The Tourist is streaming on HBO Max now.
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