James Purefoy
Acting

James Purefoy

June 3, 1964 (61 years old) Taunton, England, UK

Also known as: Τζέιμς Πιούρφοϊ, James Brian Mark Purefoy, Джеймс Пьюрфой, Jame Purefoy, 제임스 퓨어포이

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

The Witcher

The Witcher

2019 • TV

The Following

The Following

2013 • TV

Sex Education

Sex Education

2019 • TV

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026 • Movie

Revenge

Revenge

2011 • TV

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

2009 • Movie

Movie Credits (48)

Acting

2026

Masters of the Universe

as King Randor

2009

Solomon Kane

as Solomon Kane

2001

A Knight's Tale

as Colville

2012

John Carter

as Kantos Kan

1997

Bright Hair

as David Miles

2006

Goose on the Loose

as Kenneth Donnelly

2017

Interlude In Prague

as Baron Saloka

2002

Resident Evil

as Spence Parks

2011

Ironclad

as Thomas Marshall

2008

Lena: The Bride of Ice

as Dr. Harper

2006

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

as Beau Brummell

2016

Equity

as Michael Connor

1999

Mansfield Park

as Tom Bertram

2015

Momentum

as Mr. Washington

1995

Sharpe's Sword

as Cpt. Jack Spears

2021

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as Additional Voices (voice)

2019

Fisherman's Friends

as Jim

2007

Frankenstein

as Clerval

2023

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

as Rick Eden

2018

It's Me, Sugar

as Billy Wilder

Crew

2022

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Executive Producer

TV Credits (40)

Acting

2019

The Witcher

as Skellen

5 episodes

2013

The Following

as Joe Carroll

45 episodes

2019

Sex Education

as Remi Milburn

5 episodes

2011

Revenge

as Dominik Wright

2005

Rome

as Mark Antony

22 episodes

1984

Sherlock Holmes

as James McCarthy

1 episodes

2018

A Discovery of Witches

as Philippe De Clermont

3 episodes

2018

A Discovery of Witches

as Philippe de Clermont

2 episodes

2018

Altered Carbon

as Laurens Bancroft

10 episodes

2016

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Amulet (voice)

52 episodes

2024

The Veil

as Sir Michael Althorp

5 episodes

2019

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy

10 episodes

2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

2022

The Recruit

as Oliver Bonner-Jones

2 episodes

2011

Camelot

as King Lot

3 episodes

1993

Sharpe

as Jack Spears

1 episodes

2012

The Hollow Crown

as Thomas of Mowbray

1 episodes

2011

Episodes

as Rob

4 episodes

2022

Marie Antoinette

as Louis XV

4 episodes

2017

Urban Myths

as Billy Wilder

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 3, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Taunton, England, UK
Popularity
3.0

Career Stats

48
Movies
40
TV Shows