James Purefoy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

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

  • Sex Education

    Sex Education

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • The Following

    The Following

  • Rome

    Rome

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • Altered Carbon

    Altered Carbon

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

  • The Recruit

    The Recruit

  • A Knight's Tale

    A Knight's Tale

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Episodes

    Episodes

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

    Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

  • Camelot

    Camelot

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Momentum

    Momentum

  • Resident Evil

    Resident Evil

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

  • The Veil

    The Veil

  • No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

  • Ironclad

    Ironclad

  • Solomon Kane

    Solomon Kane

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

    Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

  • Outrageous

    Outrageous

  • Equity

    Equity

  • Land of Women

    Land of Women

  • The Making of Resident Evil

    The Making of Resident Evil

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Hap and Leonard

    Hap and Leonard

  • Feast of July

    Feast of July

  • Photo Finish

    Photo Finish

  • Bright Hair

    Bright Hair

  • Malpractice

    Malpractice

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • El Candidato

    El Candidato

  • Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

  • Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

  • Interlude In Prague

    Interlude In Prague

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

    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Fisherman's Friends: One and All

    Fisherman's Friends: One and All

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • Churchill

    Churchill

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Fisherman's Friends

    Fisherman's Friends

  • Blessed

    Blessed

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

  • Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • High-Rise

    High-Rise

  • The Summit

    The Summit

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • Saint-Pierre

    Saint-Pierre

  • Maybe Baby

    Maybe Baby

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • All Hail the Popcorn King!

    All Hail the Popcorn King!

  • Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

    Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

  • Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

  • Goose on the Loose

    Goose on the Loose

  • Tears Before Bedtime

    Tears Before Bedtime

  • Wicked Blood

    Wicked Blood

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • It's Me, Sugar

    It's Me, Sugar

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Jilting Joe

    Jilting Joe

  • Blackbeard

    Blackbeard

  • Women Talking Dirty

    Women Talking Dirty

  • The Wedding Tackle

    The Wedding Tackle

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Calling the Shots

    Calling the Shots

  • The Tide of Life

    The Tide of Life

  • Bedrooms and Hallways

    Bedrooms and Hallways

  • Lena: The Bride of Ice

    Lena: The Bride of Ice

  • Sharpe's Sword

    Sharpe's Sword