James Purefoy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Taunton, England, UK
Biography
James Brian Mark Purefoy (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor. He played Mark Antony in the HBO series Rome, Nick Jenkins in A Dance to the Music of Time, college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in the series The Following, Solomon Kane in the film of the same name, and Hap Collins in the Sundance series Hap and Leonard. Purefoy also played Lord Phillipe de Clermont in the second season of the hit AMC/Netflix series "A Discovery of Witches". In 2018, he starred as Laurens Bancroft in the first season of Altered Carbon, a Netflix original series. Following an uncredited role as V in the 2006 film V for Vendetta (replaced and dubbed over by Hugo Weaving), he was cast in a main role as Captain Gulliver "Gully" Troy / Captain Blighty in the 2020–2021 second and 2022 third season of the television series Pennyworth, the prequel to both Gotham and V for Vendetta. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Purefoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Masters of the Universe
Movie · as King Randor
The Faithful
TV · as Laban · 2 eps
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Movie · as Narrator
Saint-Pierre
TV · as Sean Gallagher · 22 eps
Outrageous
TV · as David Freeman-Mitford · 6 eps
Legacy
Movie · as Le père
The Veil
TV · as Sir Michael Althorp · 5 eps
Land of Women
TV · as Fred · 6 eps
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Movie · as Rick Eden
Malpractice
TV · as Dr. Leo Harris · 5 eps
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Movie · as Jim
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
Movie
Marie Antoinette
TV · as Louis XV · 4 eps
The Recruit
TV · as Oliver Bonner-Jones · 2 eps
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
El Candidato
TV · as Wayne Addison · 10 eps
No Man's Land
TV · as Stanley · 8 eps
Fisherman's Friends
Movie · as Jim
All Hail the Popcorn King!
Movie · as Self
Limbo
Movie · as Lucifer
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
TV · as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy · 10 eps
Sex Education
TV · as Remi Milburn · 5 eps
The Witcher
TV · as Skellen · 5 eps
It's Me, Sugar
Movie · as Billy Wilder
A Discovery of Witches
TV · as Philippe De Clermont, Philippe de Clermont · 3 eps
Altered Carbon
TV · as Laurens Bancroft · 10 eps
Churchill
Movie · as King George VI
Interlude in Prague
Movie · as Baron Saloka
Urban Myths
TV · as Billy Wilder · 1 ep
Equity
Movie · as Michael Connor
Hap and Leonard
TV · as Hap Collins · 18 eps
Roots
TV · as John Waller · 2 eps
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
TV · as Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar · 9 eps
High-Rise
Movie · as Pangbourne
Momentum
Movie · as Mr. Washington
Wicked Blood
Movie · as 'Wild' Bill Owens
The Following
TV · as Joe Carroll · 45 eps
John Carter
Movie · as Kantos Kan
The Hollow Crown
TV · as Thomas of Mowbray · 1 ep
Ironclad
Movie · as Thomas Marshall
Revenge
TV · as Dominik Wright
Injustice
TV · as William Travers · 5 eps
Episodes
TV · as Rob · 4 eps
Camelot
TV · as King Lot · 3 eps
Solomon Kane
Movie · as Solomon Kane
Diamonds
Movie · as Lucas Denmont
The Philanthropist
TV · 8 eps
Diamonds
TV · 2 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lena: The Bride of Ice
Movie · as Dr. Harper
The Summit
TV · as Thom Lightstone · 2 eps
Frankenstein
Movie · as Clerval
Manchild
Movie · as Joe
British Film Forever
TV · 2 eps
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Movie · as Beau Brummell
Goose on the Loose
Movie · as Kenneth Donnelly
Blackbeard
TV · as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach · 2 eps
Rome
TV · as Mark Antony · 22 eps
George and the Dragon
Movie · as George
Blessed
Movie · as Craig Howard
Vanity Fair
Movie · as Rawdon Crawley
Photo Finish
Movie · as James Wise
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Movie · as Donald Farfrae
The Mayor of Casterbridge
TV · as Donald Farfrae · 2 eps
Resident Evil
Movie · as Spence
The Making of Resident Evil
Movie · as Self
Women Talking Dirty
Movie · as Daniel
A Knight's Tale
Movie · as Colville
Tomorrow
Movie · as Andrew Spender
The Wedding Tackle
Movie · as Hal
Lighthouse
Movie · as Richard Spader
Maybe Baby
Movie · as Carl Phipps
Don Quixote
Movie · as Carrasco
Metropolis
TV · as Nathan · 6 eps
Mansfield Park
Movie · as Tom Bertram
Jilting Joe
Movie · as Joe
Bedrooms and Hallways
Movie · as Brendan
Bright Hair
Movie · as David Miles
A Dance to the Music of Time
TV · as Nicholas Jenkins · 4 eps
Have Your Cake and Eat It
TV · as Ben · 4 eps
The Tide of Life
TV · as Nick Stuart · 3 eps
The Prince and the Pauper
TV · as Miles Hendon · 6 eps
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
TV · as Mr Frederick Lawrence · 2 eps
Sharpe's Sword
Movie · as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
Feast of July
Movie · as Jedd Wainwright
Tears Before Bedtime
TV · as Jimmy Turner · 4 eps
One Night Stand
Movie · as John
Calling the Shots
TV · as Brian Summers · 2 eps
Sharpe
TV · as Jack Spears · 1 ep
Angels
Movie · as Victor
The Cloning of Joanna May
TV · as Oliver · 2 eps
Crime Story
TV · as Darius Guppy · 1 ep
Coasting
TV · as Mike Baker · 7 eps
Boon
TV · as Alan Bridges · 1 ep
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as James McCarthy · 1 ep