Actor Jamie Dornan initially began his career as a model. He made his screen debut in 2006 with Sofia Coppola's drama film Marie Antoinette playing Count Axel Fersen. As he still continued modelling in that decade, he had infrequent appearances in independent and short films mostly with small roles. He drew wider public attention with his appearance in ABC television series Once Upon a Time (2011). Playing a serial killer Paul Spector, also a bereavement counsellor, in BBC crime drama The Fall (2013–2016), brought him his breakthrough and critical acclaim. For his performance in The Fall, he was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.