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James Purefoy Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1964-06-03

Birthplace:
Taunton, England, UK

Credits:
89 Total Roles

James Purefoy

Acting

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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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Masters of the Universe MOVIE King Randor
2026 The Faithful TV Laban
2025 Outrageous TV David Freeman-Mitford
2025 Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain MOVIE Narrator
2025 Saint-Pierre TV Sean Gallagher
2024 Land of Women TV Fred
2024 The Veil TV Sir Michael Althorp
2024 The Veil TV Michael Althorp
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie MOVIE Rick Eden
2023 Malpractice TV Dr. Leo Harris

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