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James Purefoy

Acting
Known For

61 Years Old

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.

Born

Taunton, England, UK on 3rd June 1964

All Credits

Sex Education Image
Sex Education
Remi Milburn
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Image
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
Revenge Image
Revenge
Dominik Wright
A Discovery of Witches Image
A Discovery of Witches
Philippe de Clermont
A Discovery of Witches Image
A Discovery of Witches
Philippe De Clermont
The Following Image
The Following
Joe Carroll
Rome Image
Rome
Mark Antony
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Image
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Amulet (voice)
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler Image
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
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Sherlock Holmes
James McCarthy
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Camelot
Camelot Image
Camelot
King Lot
Altered Carbon Image
Altered Carbon
Laurens Bancroft
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Episodes
Rob
The Recruit Image
The Recruit
Oliver Bonner-Jones
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No Man's Land
Stanley
The Veil Image
The Veil
Sir Michael Althorp
The Hollow Crown Image
The Hollow Crown
Thomas of Mowbray
Urban Myths Image
Urban Myths
Billy Wilder
Marie Antoinette Image
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
Land of Women Image
Land of Women
Fred
Outrageous Image
Outrageous
David Freeman-Mitford
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Mr. Lawrence
Roots Image
Roots
John Waller
Hap and Leonard Image
Hap and Leonard
Hap Collins
Sharpe Image
Sharpe
Jack Spears
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The Philanthropist
Blackbeard Image
Blackbeard
Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Malpractice Image
Malpractice
Dr. Leo Harris
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John Carter
Kantos Kan
Saint-Pierre Image
Saint-Pierre
Sean Gallagher
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A Knight's Tale
Colville
The Summit Image
The Summit
Thom Lightstone
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El Candidato
Wayne Addison
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The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
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Resident Evil
Spence Parks
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Ironclad
Thomas Marshall
Solomon Kane Image
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Image
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Additional Voices (voice)
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High-Rise
Pangbourne
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A Dance to the Music of Time
Nicholas Jenkins
Injustice Image
Injustice
William Travers
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Image
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Rick Eden
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Masters of the Universe
King Randor
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
Donald Farfrae
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Momentum
Mr. Washington
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Vanity Fair
Rawdon Crawley
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George and the Dragon
George
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Don Quixote
Carrasco
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Mansfield Park
Tom Bertram
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Churchill
King George VI
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Fisherman's Friends
Jim
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The Tide of Life
Nick Stuart
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Equity
Michael Connor
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Wicked Blood
'Wild' Bill Owens
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Maybe Baby
Carl Phipps
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Tears Before Bedtime
Jimmy Turner
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Diamonds
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Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Jim
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Blessed
Craig Howard
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Bedrooms and Hallways
Brendan
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Bright Hair
David Miles
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Interlude In Prague
Baron Saloka
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Frankenstein
Clerval
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Calling the Shots
Brian Summers
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Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell
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Sharpe's Sword
Cpt. Jack Spears
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Feast of July
Jedd Wainwright
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Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Narrator
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It's Me, Sugar
Billy Wilder
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Lighthouse
Richard Spader
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Women Talking Dirty
Daniel
Limbo Image
Limbo
Lucifer
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
Donald Farfrae
Tomorrow Image
Tomorrow
Andrew Spender
Angels Image
Angels
Victor
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The Wedding Tackle
Hal
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Goose on the Loose
Kenneth Donnelly
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Jilting Joe
Joe
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The Making of Resident Evil
Self
All Hail the Popcorn King! Image
All Hail the Popcorn King!
Self
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The Cloning of Joanna May
Oliver
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Diamonds
Lucas Denmont
One Night Stand Image
One Night Stand
John
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Lena: The Bride of Ice
Dr. Harper
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James Wise