James Purefoy

Acting

James Purefoy

Born June 3, 1964Taunton, England, UK87 credits

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

Filmography

Masters of the Universe
2026Masters of the Universe
as King RandorMovie
Outrageous
2025Outrageous
as David Freeman-MitfordTV
Saint-Pierre
2025Saint-Pierre
as Sean GallagherTV
The Veil
2024The Veil
as Sir Michael AlthorpTV
Malpractice
2023Malpractice
as Dr. Leo HarrisTV
The Recruit
2022The Recruit
as Oliver Bonner-JonesTV
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Additional Voices (voice)Movie
No Man's Land
2020No Man's Land
as StanleyTV
El Candidato
2020El Candidato
as Wayne AddisonTV
The Witcher
2019The Witcher
as SkellenTV
Limbo
2019Limbo
as LuciferMovie
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' TroyTV
Sex Education
2019Sex Education
as Remi MilburnTV
A Discovery of Witches
2018A Discovery of Witches
as Philippe De ClermontTV
It's Me, Sugar
2018It's Me, Sugar
as Billy WilderMovie
Altered Carbon
2018Altered Carbon
as Laurens BancroftTV
Churchill
2017Churchill
as King George VIMovie
Interlude In Prague
2017Interlude In Prague
as Baron SalokaMovie
Urban Myths
2017Urban Myths
as Billy WilderTV
Equity
2016Equity
as Michael ConnorMovie
Roots
2016Roots
as John WallerTV
Hap and Leonard
2016Hap and Leonard
as Hap CollinsTV
High-Rise
2015High-Rise
as PangbourneMovie
Momentum
2015Momentum
as Mr. WashingtonMovie
Wicked Blood
2014Wicked Blood
as 'Wild' Bill OwensMovie
The Following
2013The Following
as Joe CarrollTV
The Hollow Crown
2012The Hollow Crown
as Thomas of MowbrayTV
John Carter
2012John Carter
as Kantos KanMovie
Revenge
2011Revenge
as Dominik WrightTV
Injustice
2011Injustice
as William TraversTV
Ironclad
2011Ironclad
as Thomas MarshallMovie
Camelot
2011Camelot
as King LotTV
Episodes
2011Episodes
as RobTV
Solomon Kane
2009Solomon Kane
as Solomon KaneMovie
Diamonds
2009Diamonds
as Lucas DenmontMovie
L
2008Lena: The Bride of Ice
as Dr. HarperMovie
The Summit
2008The Summit
as Thom LightstoneTV
Frankenstein
2007Frankenstein
as ClervalMovie
Manchild
2007Manchild
as JoeMovie
Blackbeard
2006Blackbeard
as Edward 'Blackbeard' TeachTV
Goose on the Loose
2006Goose on the Loose
as Kenneth DonnellyMovie
Rome
2005Rome
as Mark AntonyTV
P
2004Photo Finish
as James WiseMovie
Vanity Fair
2004Vanity Fair
as Rawdon CrawleyMovie
Blessed
2004Blessed
as Craig HowardMovie
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003The Mayor of Casterbridge
as Donald FarfraeMovie
Resident Evil
2002Resident Evil
as Spence ParksMovie
A Knight's Tale
2001A Knight's Tale
as ColvilleMovie
Tomorrow
2001Tomorrow
as Andrew SpenderMovie
Maybe Baby
2000Maybe Baby
as Carl PhippsMovie
Don Quixote
2000Don Quixote
as CarrascoMovie
Lighthouse
2000Lighthouse
as Richard SpaderMovie
Mansfield Park
1999Mansfield Park
as Tom BertramMovie
J
1998Jilting Joe
as JoeMovie
Bright Hair
1997Bright Hair
as David MilesMovie
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
as Mr Frederick LawrenceTV
The Tide of Life
1996The Tide of Life
as Nick StuartTV
Feast of July
1995Feast of July
as Jedd WainwrightMovie
Sharpe's Sword
1995Sharpe's Sword
as Cpt. Jack SpearsMovie
T
1995Tears Before Bedtime
as Jimmy TurnerTV
Calling the Shots
1994Calling the Shots
as Brian SummersTV
Sharpe
1993Sharpe
as Jack SpearsTV
Angels
1992Angels
as VictorMovie
Sherlock Holmes
1984Sherlock Holmes
as James McCarthyTV