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Why Daniel From The Baker And The Beauty Looks So Familiar

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Joseph Russell

Published Mar 07, 2026

E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey was quite a phenomenon, so of course it received sequels — and of course the book series, in turn, became a trilogy of movies. All three films — 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey, 2017's Fifty Shades Darker and 2018's Fifty Shades Freed – star Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the sadomasochistic main couple, Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. However, the trilogy also features other recurring characters, including Anastasia's faithful friend, photographer Jose Rodriguez.

Victor Rasuk plays Jose in all three Fifty Shades movies, and, in an interview with People, revealed that he didn't know the rather naughty source material too well — which led to some no-doubt interesting conversations with family members. "I wasn't familiar at all with the book," the actor said. "I actually had to call some of my family members -– like my aunt, who was a huge fan of the book. I said, 'Hey before I start doing this role, am I naked in this movie?'" Rasuk isn't, and he's been quick to admit that he was perfectly happy about finding this out. "I felt the most liberated of all the cast."