James Purefoy
Birthdate
June 3, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Taunton, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
June 3, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Taunton, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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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James Purefoy's LGBTQ+ Titles
Bedrooms and Hallways
Brendan
Acting (86)
2026
Masters of the Universe as King Randor
2025
Outrageous as David Freeman-Mitford (6 episodes)
2025
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain as Narrator
2025
Saint-Pierre as Sean Gallagher (10 episodes)
2024
Land of Women as Fred (6 episodes)
2024
The Veil as Sir Michael Althorp (5 episodes)
2023
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie as Rick Eden
2023
Malpractice as Dr. Leo Harris (5 episodes)
2022
The Recruit as Oliver Bonner-Jones (2 episodes)
2022
Marie Antoinette as Louis XV (4 episodes)
2022
Fisherman's Friends: One and All as Jim
2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Additional Voices (voice)
2020
No Man's Land as Stanley (16 episodes)
2020
El Candidato as Wayne Addison (10 episodes)
2019
The Witcher as Skellen (5 episodes)
2019
Limbo as Lucifer
2019
All Hail the Popcorn King! as Self
2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy (10 episodes)
2019
Fisherman's Friends as Jim
2019
Sex Education as Remi Milburn (5 episodes)
2018
A Discovery of Witches as Philippe De Clermont (3 episodes)
2018
A Discovery of Witches as Philippe de Clermont (2 episodes)
2018
It's Me, Sugar as Billy Wilder
2018
Altered Carbon as Laurens Bancroft (10 episodes)
2017
Churchill as King George VI
2017
Interlude In Prague as Baron Saloka
2017
Urban Myths as Billy Wilder (1 episode)
2016
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Amulet (voice) (52 episodes)
2016
Equity as Michael Connor
2016
Roots as John Waller (2 episodes)
2016
Hap and Leonard as Hap Collins (18 episodes)
2015
High-Rise as Pangbourne
2015
Momentum as Mr. Washington
2014
Wicked Blood as 'Wild' Bill Owens
2013
The Following as Joe Carroll (45 episodes)
2012
The Hollow Crown as Thomas of Mowbray (1 episode)
2012
John Carter as Kantos Kan
2011
Revenge as Dominik Wright
2011
Injustice as William Travers (5 episodes)
2011
Ironclad as Thomas Marshall
2011
Camelot as King Lot (10 episodes)
2011
Episodes as Rob (4 episodes)
2009
Solomon Kane as Solomon Kane
2009
The Philanthropist (8 episodes)
2009
Diamonds (2 episodes)
2009
Diamonds as Lucas Denmont
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2008
Lena: The Bride of Ice as Dr. Harper
2008
The Summit as Thom Lightstone (2 episodes)
2007
Frankenstein as Clerval
2006
Blackbeard as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach (2 episodes)
2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man as Beau Brummell
2006
Goose on the Loose as Kenneth Donnelly
2005
Rome as Mark Antony (22 episodes)
2004
Photo Finish as James Wise
2004
Vanity Fair as Rawdon Crawley
2004
Blessed as Craig Howard
2004
George and the Dragon as George
2003
The Mayor of Casterbridge as Donald Farfrae
2003
The Mayor of Casterbridge as Donald Farfrae (2 episodes)
2002
The Making of Resident Evil as Self
2002
Resident Evil as Spence Parks
2001
Women Talking Dirty as Daniel
2001
A Knight's Tale as Colville
2001
Tomorrow as Andrew Spender
2000
The Wedding Tackle as Hal
2000
Maybe Baby as Carl Phipps
2000
Don Quixote as Carrasco
2000
Lighthouse as Richard Spader
1999
Mansfield Park as Tom Bertram
1998
Jilting Joe as Joe
1998
Bedrooms and Hallways as Brendan
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time as Nicholas Jenkins (4 episodes)
1997
Bright Hair as David Miles
1996
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as Mr Frederick Lawrence (2 episodes)
1996
The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon (6 episodes)
1996
The Tide of Life as Nick Stuart (3 episodes)
1995
Feast of July as Jedd Wainwright
1995
Sharpe's Sword as Cpt. Jack Spears
1995
Tears Before Bedtime as Jimmy Turner (4 episodes)
1994
One Night Stand as John
1994
Calling the Shots as Brian Summers (2 episodes)
1993
Sharpe as Jack Spears (1 episode)
1992
Angels as Victor
1992
The Cloning of Joanna May as Oliver
1984
Sherlock Holmes as James McCarthy (1 episode)
Production (1)
2022
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
• Executive Producer