- Has three children with Amelia Warner: a daughter named Dulcie, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 21 November 2013; a second daughter, Elva, born in the UK on 16 February 2016, and a third daughter, born in the UK on 31 March 2019.
- His father, Jim Dornan, was an obstetrician and gynecologist who, according to Jamie, has delivered over 6,000 babies in his lifetime. His father died on March 15 2021 from COVID-19.
- Was in a relationship with actress Keira Knightley from 2003 to 2005. They met on the set of an Asprey photo shoot in 2003.
- Was a Calvin Klein model.
- Played a serious level of rugby in his native Northern Ireland.
- His mother, Lorna, died of pancreatic cancer when he was just 16 years old.
- Is very good friends with fashion journalist Hadley Freeman as well as actors Andrew Garfield and Eddie Redmayne. They were all looking for acting work around the same time.
- Suffers from asthma.
- Was the face of the 2007 campaign for men's cologne Dior Homme.
- Once shared an apartment with Eddie Redmayne.
- Prefers to keep a beard and not shave at all. He had to be clean shaven for the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
- Resides with his wife and children at a property in The Cotswolds, England. May also still own a property in Notting Hill, London, England.
- Met wife Amelia Warner in 2010 through mutual friends at a party in Hollywood, California.
- Is the youngest of three children. He has two older sisters, Liesa and Jessica.
- Actress Greer Garson was his grandmother's first cousin, making Greer and Jamie first cousins, twice removed.
- Is a huge Manchester United fan and is a season ticket holder.
- Was a member of folk band Sons of Jim from 2006 until 2008, when the group disbanded.
- Has stated that in his free time that he enjoys golfing and reading.
- His grandparents were Presbyterian missionaries.
- Had a 2-minute cameo in Burnt (2015) that didn't make it to the final cut, it was part of Sienna Miller's character's backstory. The scene was disapproved by the audience in test screenings and was removed from the movie.
- Invited to join the actor's branch of AMPAS in 2022.
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