James Purefoy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-06-03 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Taunton, England, UK

James Purefoy

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.

Known For

  • The Witcher

    The Witcher

  • Sex Education

    Sex Education

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Rome

    Rome

  • The Following

    The Following

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • Altered Carbon

    Altered Carbon

  • The Recruit

    The Recruit

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

    Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Camelot

    Camelot

  • A Knight's Tale

    A Knight's Tale

  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Resident Evil

    Resident Evil

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

  • Episodes

    Episodes

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • Land of Women

    Land of Women

  • Manchild

    Manchild

  • Equity

    Equity

  • Outrageous

    Outrageous

  • Ironclad

    Ironclad

  • Photo Finish

    Photo Finish

  • The Veil

    The Veil

  • Solomon Kane

    Solomon Kane

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

    Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

  • Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

  • Bright Hair

    Bright Hair

  • Blessed

    Blessed

  • Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

  • Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • Hap and Leonard

    Hap and Leonard

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Wicked Blood

    Wicked Blood

  • Malpractice

    Malpractice

  • Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

  • Momentum

    Momentum

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • Maybe Baby

    Maybe Baby

  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

  • Saint-Pierre

    Saint-Pierre

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • El Candidato

    El Candidato

  • Fisherman's Friends: One and All

    Fisherman's Friends: One and All

  • Fisherman's Friends

    Fisherman's Friends

  • Feast of July

    Feast of July

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • Goose on the Loose

    Goose on the Loose

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist

  • Interlude In Prague

    Interlude In Prague

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • High-Rise

    High-Rise

  • The Summit

    The Summit

  • Blackbeard

    Blackbeard

  • Churchill

    Churchill

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Lena: The Bride of Ice

    Lena: The Bride of Ice

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Bedrooms and Hallways

    Bedrooms and Hallways

  • Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

    Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

  • Women Talking Dirty

    Women Talking Dirty

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • The Wedding Tackle

    The Wedding Tackle

  • Sharpe's Sword

    Sharpe's Sword

  • The Tide of Life

    The Tide of Life

  • It's Me, Sugar

    It's Me, Sugar

  • All Hail the Popcorn King!

    All Hail the Popcorn King!

  • Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

  • The Making of Resident Evil

    The Making of Resident Evil

  • Calling the Shots

    Calling the Shots

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Tears Before Bedtime

    Tears Before Bedtime

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

  • Jilting Joe

    Jilting Joe