NEW : ` ` Fifty Shade '' author confirms : Jamie Dornan has been cast as Christian Grey . The 31-year - old is known for modeling for Calvin Klein . He has also appeared in Disney 's ` ` Once Upon A Time '' ` ` Fifty Shades '' is expected to premiere on August 31 , 2014 .
NEW : `` Fifty Shades '' author confirms : Jamie Dornan has been cast as Christian Grey . The 31-year-old is known for modeling for Calvin Klein . He has also appeared in ABC 's `` Once Upon A Time '' `` Fifty Shades '' is expected to arrive on August 1 , 2014 .