The cast of Fifty Shades of Grey includes several familiar faces in addition to the two leads it helped launch to bigger stardom. The movie was based on the first novel in the Fifty Shades trilogy by author E.L. James, which itself was originally written as Twilight fanfiction, published as Master of the Unvierse under the pseudonym Snowqueen Icedragon. The movie, which was released in 2015, was directed by Back to Black‘s Sam Taylor-Johnson from a script by the Venom trilogy screenwriter Kelly Marcel.

Over the course of its theatrical run, the movie earned $569.7 million against a budget of $40 million. This was more than enough to earn two more Fifty Shades movies adapting the next two installments of the original novel trilogy. Altogether, the three movies earned more than $1.3 billion in theaters before factoring in VOD, physical media sales, merchandising, and book sales. Many of the cast members of the original movie went on to reprise their roles in the entire trilogy, cementing their connections to the iconic characters at the center of the story.

Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele

Date Of Birth: October 4, 1989

• Active Since: 1999

Actor: Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson was born in Austin, Texas to parents Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith and had her first big break in the 2015 romance movie, though she had been acting since the age of 10 when she made her screen debut in 1999’s Crazy in Alabama, opposite her mother. Since she rose to fame in the Fifty Shades trilogy, she has taken on a number of more arthouse-oriented roles including starring in Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash and Suspiria. However, she has also taken on additional blockbusters including the recent superhero flop Madame Web.

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Character: In Fifty Shades of Grey, Dakota Johnson plays Anastasia Steele. Anastasia is a 21-year-old student who is studying English literature at Washington State University Vancouver. When she fills in for her sick roommate, who was set to interview a local billionaire for their college newspaper, said billionaire, Christian Grey, draws her into a web of seduction that leads her to consider whether she can sign a contract to join a BDSM relationship with him.

Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey

Date Of Birth: May 1, 1982

• Active Since: 2001

Actor: Jamie Dornan was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and started his career as a model before gaining more notoriety as an actor when he played serial killer Paul Spector in the crime show The Fall. That role, compounded with his starmaking turn in the 2015 movie, helped launch him into bigger roles. In addition to reprising his role in the remainder of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, Dornan would go on to appear in titles including the goofy comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar and the Agatha Christie whodunit A Haunting in Venice.

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Character: In Fifty Shades of Grey, Jamie Dornan plays the title character Christian Grey. Grey is a billionaire businessman who is drawn to Anastasia and wants to engage her in a contract to be part of a sadomasochistic relationship. Grey has dark secrets in his past that both intrigue Anastasia and push her away.

Fifty Shades Of Grey Supporting Cast & Characters

Christian And Anastasia’s Family And Friends Also Play Important Roles

Eloise Mumford as Kate Kavanagh – Eloise Mumford, who played Anastasia’s best friend Kate, is best known for her work on television including the Hallmark movie A Veteran’s Christmas and the shows The Right Stuff and Chicago Fire.

Jennifer Ehle as Carla Wilks – Jennifer Ehle, who played Anastasia’s mother Carla, is best known for playing the iconic Jane Austen heroine Lizzie Bennet opposite Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries Pride and Prejudice.

Callum Keith Rennie as Ray Steele – Callum Keith Rennie, who played Anastasia’s father Ray, is a prolific sci-fi actor known for roles in titles such as Star Trek: Discovery, The Umbrella Academy, Jessica Jones, and Battlestar Galactica.

Dylan Neal as Bob Adams – Dylan Neal, who played Anastasia’s stepfather Bob, is primarily a television actor known for Blood Ties, Arrow, and Cedar Cove.

Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Grace Trevelyan-Grey – Marcia Gay Harden, who played Christian Grey’s mother Grace, is an Oscar-winning actor known for her work in movies including Mystic River, The Mist, and Into the Wild, though she also played Maggie Brener in the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.

Andrew Airlie as Carrick Grey – Andrew Airlie, who played Christian’s father Carrick, is best known as a television actor with roles in shows including Breaker High, The 4400, Intelligence, Reaper, Defying Gravity, Cedar Cove, and The Romeo Section.

Luke Grimes as Elliot Grey – Luke Grimes, who played Christian’s older brother Elliot, went on to huge television success playing Kayce Dutton on the Kevin Costner neo-western show Yellowstone.

Rita Ora as Mia Grey – Rita Ora, who played Christian’s younger sister Mia, is a singer and actor who is likely best known for television appearances as a judge on shows including The X Factor, The Masked Singer, and The Voice UK.

Max Martini as Jason Taylor – Max Martini, who played Christian’s bodyguard Jason, appeared opposite potential Christian Grey Charlie Hunnam in Pacific Rim in addition to holding a long-running role as Mack Gerhardt on The Unit.

Rachel Skarsten as Andrea – Rachel Skarsten, who played Christian’s assistant Andrea, went on to star as Alice in the main cast of The CW’s Batwoman.

Victor Rasuk as Jose Rodriguez – Victor Rasuk, who played Anastasia’s lovelorn friend Jose in Fifty Shades of Grey, has played other supporting roles in well-known titles including Jack Ryan, Godzilla (2014), and How I Met Your Father.