Quick Facts
Born:
1964-06-03
Birthplace:
Taunton, England, UK
Credits:
89 Total Roles
James Purefoy
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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
Sex Education
Remi Milburn
Resident Evil
Spence Parks
The Witcher
Skellen
John Carter
Kantos Kan
A Knight's Tale
Colville
Altered Carbon
Laurens Bancroft
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
Rome
Mark Antony
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 |