Dakota Fanning's Dating History – A Look inside the Actress' Private Life

Actress Dakota Fanning has a relatively short dating history. Her dating life has mostly gone under the radar, chiefly because she is very private. Still, many of her boyfriends have been relatively unknown, except for fellow actor Freddie Highmore.

Hannah Dakota Fanning in Conyers, Georgia, on February 23, 1994. She is one of the prominent Hollywood actresses of the 21st century, having started her acting career when she was just five years old. She has used her talents in many movies and tv shows, including "The Alienist," for which she got a Saturn Award nomination.

Despite her great success professionally, she has remained remarkably grounded, as seen by her inconspicuous private life. She rarely speaks about her romantic life in interviews and seldom posts about it on social media. However, not all have remained hidden, as some of her relationship details have reached the public's ears.

Freddie Highmore

The relationship between Fanning and Highmore is one where if it had worked out, people would say it was meant to be. There is a striking resemblance between their lives as they both started their acting career when they were very young and have continued to have successful careers. Their dating history is almost similar too.

Their relationship has, however, never been confirmed but is solely based on speculation that the two went out on dinner dates while they were still teenagers around July 2009. Nothing else is known about their dating. Even the paparazzi do not have photos that show any potential romantic interactions between the two.

Despite the lack of confirmation about their dating, the two are good friends. During their session on "Variety's Actors on Actors," it was visible how comfortable they were in their friendly interaction. The interview also revealed more similarities, such as their desire to have a continuously grounded mindset and life.

Cameron Bright

After the 2009 dating rumors between Fanning and Highmore died down, the actress is said to have started dating her "Twilight Saga" co-star Cameron Bright. Their relationship lasted from 2009 to 2012, making it one of the longest Fanning has been involved in.

Cameron Bright is an actor from Canada. He was born on February 26, 1993, in Victoria, British Columbia. He began his acting career by doing commercials, guest appearances, and several other minor roles on television. He had already started acting by 2000, given that he was credited for his role in "The Christmas Secret" that year.

Like Fanning, Bright had a busy childhood, appearing in many films while still young. His first significant role came in the 2004 psychological thriller "Godsend," which stars Robert De Niro. That same year, the 11-year-old was surrounded by controversy as there was backlash for kissing and bathtub scene with Nicole Kidman in "Birth."

Jamie Strachan

Out went Cameron Bright in 2012, and in came Jamie Strachan in 2013. Strachan is a British model, born on August 2, 1981, making him 13 years older than Fanning. He has modeled for high-end fashion designers such as Gucci, Calvin Klein, and Hugo Boss. From his Instagram posts, he is also quite handy with the camera.

Fanning had mentioned that she preferred to meet someone through friends as that reduced chances of her date being a freak.

His relationship with Fanning began in 2013 when pictures of them holding hands in New York started circulating. The couple made occasional public appearances together. Just before their break up was confirmed in 2016, they were spotted looking tense during a day out shopping in New York.

Logan Markley

After the split from Strachan, Fanning went on several dates but nothing serious. Until one day, she was photographed holding hands with a mystery man. That picture incited rumors that the actress was back in the dating pool. Fortunately, the speculation was true.

The mystery man was Logan Markley, but this was not the first time the two had been in a relationship. Markley and Fanning were high school sweethearts at Campbell Hall Episcopal High School. They had remained friends since their high school days.

Fanning had mentioned that she preferred to meet someone through friends as that reduced chances of her date being a freak. That said, no one had to tell her about her new boyfriend. Markley was a commercial real estate broker at the time of the relationship.

Henry Frye

The rumors about Fanning and Frye first surfaced in 2017. The relationship was seemingly confirmed in October of that year when Fanning posted a photo of the duo licking each other's faces on Instagram. From that point, Fanning seemed happy and head over heels for her new boyfriend as she frequently posted him.

Nothing much is known about Frye. What is for sure is that he is not an actor or a celebrity due to the lack of information about him. However, his Facebook page mentions that he lived in New York and attended the University of Vermont. He may have also been a sports fan, as the couple went on several stadium dates.

The intensity with which Fanning had been posting Frye started to decrease gradually until it had stopped entirely by 2020. It made fans suspicious that they broke up. However, unlike the typical situation where people break up and unfollow each other on social media, that did not happen; hence, the break up was not confirmed.

Dakota Fanning Cannot Wait to Get Married

Although Dakota keeps her relationships very private, she has talked about her desire to get married and have children. Her parents' great marriage has been inspirational to her. Speaking to Vogue Australia, she admitted that marriage and having children were very important, and she has thought about it. She said:

“I feel most settled when I’m consistently working. I want to direct more and, personally, I can’t wait to be a mom. I can’t wait to get married. Not yet, but those things are very important to me and I think about them.”

However, despite being in a relationship when she said that and even reportedly meeting her boyfriend's parents, she still feels that her time for marriage has not come yet. She says that until she feels a similar feeling to the one her parents had for each other, she will continue on her quest to find that person.

Dakota Fanning Was Excited to Portray a Married Woman

The feeling of getting married will not be new to her when she eventually does. When she was 17 years old, the child star played a married character in the movie "Effie." The film follows a girl from the Victorian era caught between the dissatisfaction of a forced marriage and her fondness for a painter with whom she falls in love.

Even though the wedding part of the marriage was just a movie, the young actress seemed to enjoy the experience. It was the first time she played a married character in a film. She said she was excited to be a wife and that the wedding dress and moment were "surreal."

Dakota Fanning's romantic life has not yet reached the point she wants. Although her career is currently her main focus, she has always been in constant search for that special someone, as seen by her relationship. She claims that she does not want to date.

In the aftermath of her break up with Strachan, Fanning revealed that she didn't like going on dates, saying: "I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff." However, she also has hopes of getting married and having kids someday.