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

  • The Following

    The Following

  • Sex Education

    Sex Education

  • Altered Carbon

    Altered Carbon

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • Rome

    Rome

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Solomon Kane

    Solomon Kane

  • The Recruit

    The Recruit

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

    Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

  • Ironclad

    Ironclad

  • Blessed

    Blessed

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • Camelot

    Camelot

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Episodes

    Episodes

  • Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • John Carter

    John Carter

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

    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • The Veil

    The Veil

  • A Knight's Tale

    A Knight's Tale

  • No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

  • The Wedding Tackle

    The Wedding Tackle

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Bedrooms and Hallways

    Bedrooms and Hallways

  • Resident Evil

    Resident Evil

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Photo Finish

    Photo Finish

  • Fisherman's Friends

    Fisherman's Friends

  • Women Talking Dirty

    Women Talking Dirty

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Wicked Blood

    Wicked Blood

  • Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

  • Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

    Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

  • Saint-Pierre

    Saint-Pierre

  • Malpractice

    Malpractice

  • Land of Women

    Land of Women

  • Hap and Leonard

    Hap and Leonard

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

    Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

  • Outrageous

    Outrageous

  • Momentum

    Momentum

  • Lena: The Bride of Ice

    Lena: The Bride of Ice

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • High-Rise

    High-Rise

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist

  • It's Me, Sugar

    It's Me, Sugar

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • The Summit

    The Summit

  • Manchild

    Manchild

  • El Candidato

    El Candidato

  • Sharpe's Sword

    Sharpe's Sword

  • Blackbeard

    Blackbeard

  • Churchill

    Churchill

  • Fisherman's Friends: One and All

    Fisherman's Friends: One and All

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Maybe Baby

    Maybe Baby

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Equity

    Equity

  • The Tide of Life

    The Tide of Life

  • The Making of Resident Evil

    The Making of Resident Evil

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • Calling the Shots

    Calling the Shots

  • Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

  • Interlude In Prague

    Interlude In Prague

  • Feast of July

    Feast of July

  • Tears Before Bedtime

    Tears Before Bedtime

  • Bright Hair

    Bright Hair

  • Goose on the Loose

    Goose on the Loose

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • Jilting Joe

    Jilting Joe

  • Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • All Hail the Popcorn King!

    All Hail the Popcorn King!