Jamie Dornan admits he’d be caught quickly if he attempted a real-life heist

Jamie Dornan may play a seasoned criminal in his new television series, but he says a real robbery would probably end with him in trouble. The Northern Irish actor joked that he would be ready to abandon the plan as soon as an alarm sounded. Dornan stars as American career criminal Paul Galvin in 12 12 12, a heist series that follows three timelines in the wake of a billion-dollar bank robbery. Anthony Mackie appears as Jack Strickland, a disgraced FBI agent, with the story taking the pair into a high-stakes pursuit across Europe. The actors, who previously worked together on the 2019 science-fiction film Synchronic, are also executive producers on the eight-episode project. Speaking to the Press Association, Dornan described that role as a serious responsibility, especially because he and Mackie wanted the finished show to live up to the scripts and its central idea. He said they had cared about getting the series into the right hands and helping it have the best possible chance. As Dornan put it, the two leads would be the faces on the posters and trailers, making their involvement feel particularly important. That confidence behind the scenes does not, however, extend to his prospects as a real-life getaway artist. Dornan said he dislikes confrontation and imagined he might initially find the prospect exciting, only to lose his nerve once an alarm went off. He added that he would likely be “getting caught,” rather than making a clean escape. The series is set to premiere on Apple TV on Friday, November 13, according to the report. Dornan’s comments offer a playful contrast between his screen role as a career criminal and his own self-described reluctance to face a tense situation.