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Sophie McLaughlin

Watch: Jamie Dornan's spot-on impression of Kermit the Frog backstage of American talk show

It is undeniable that Jamie Dornan is one of the top acting talents to come out of Northern Ireland.

Following his Fifty Shades of Grey fame and his highly acclaimed performance in Belfast, he is one of the biggest names in the industry at the moment.

The Holywood man has shown time and time again that he can do it all when it comes to acting - now he has revealed he has quite an act for Muppet impressions too.

Read more: Jamie Dornan on how 'the Irish use humour in the darkest moments'

Appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show on March 18 for their St Patrick's Day celebration, host Kelly Clarkson shared a backstage clip of Dornan from the last time he appeared on her show.

Although there to promote his show The Tourist, Jamie's rendition of the famous Muppets song 'The Rainbow Connection' as Kermit the Frog got fans marvelling at the actor even more.

Reacting to the clip of Jamie singing and playing the guitar from November, Kelly Clarkson called it "an amazing Kermit the Frog Impression."

Jamie did reveal that he was "terrible" at any other impressions but is great at mimicking someone's accent straight after they've spoken.

He said: "I just can't jump into it like some people can.

"The last couple of things I've done, Belfast and The Toursit, I've got to use my own accent which is much easier."

He also admitted that he "sings too much" around the house when asked by Kelly Clarkson about music in their household as Jamie's wife, Amelia Warner, is a composer.

"I sing a lot and I don't realise I'm doing it," he said.

"My wife will be in the kitchen and turn to me and be like 'Are you serious?' and I'm like 'What?'. 'You've been singing the same line over and over'."

The actor also brought with him 'A Taste of Ireland' where he shared the Northern Ireland delicacy of Dulse with both Kelly and fellow guest Dominique Fishback.

After her first taste, Kelly said: "I like this - you just made this sound horrible."

However, American actor Dominique Fishback was not so sure about the dried seaweed snack.

Read more: Jamie Dornan attends US awards ceremony with wife and 'Belfast' cast

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