James Purefoy
Acting
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
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movieMasters of the Universe
2026
King Randor
tvThe Faithful
2026
Laban
tvOutrageous
2025
David Freeman-Mitford
tvSaint-Pierre
2025
Sean Gallagher
Legacy
2024
Le père
tvThe Veil
2024
Sir Michael Althorp / Michael Althorp
tvMalpractice
2023
Dr. Leo Harris
tvThe Recruit
2022
Oliver Bonner-Jones
tvMarie Antoinette
2022
Louis XV
movieTrollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021
Additional Voices (voice)
tvNo Man's Land
2020
Stanley
tvEl Candidato
2020
Wayne Addison
tvThe Witcher
2019
Skellen
movieLimbo
2019
Lucifer
tvPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
tvSex Education
2019
Remi Milburn
tvA Discovery of Witches
2018
Philippe De Clermont / Philippe de Clermont
movieIt's Me, Sugar
2018
Billy Wilder
tvAltered Carbon
2018
Laurens Bancroft
movieChurchill
2017
King George VI
movieInterlude in Prague
2017
Baron Saloka
tvUrban Myths
2017
Billy Wilder
tvTrollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016
Amulet (voice)
movieEquity
2016
Michael Connor
tvRoots
2016
John Waller
tvHap and Leonard
2016
Hap Collins
movieHigh-Rise
2015
Pangbourne
movieMomentum
2015
Mr. Washington
movieWicked Blood
2014
'Wild' Bill Owens
tvThe Following
2013
Joe Carroll
tvThe Hollow Crown
2012
Thomas of Mowbray
movieJohn Carter
2012
Kantos Kan
tvRevenge
2011
Dominik Wright
tvInjustice
2011
William Travers
movieIronclad
2011
Thomas Marshall
tvCamelot
2011
King Lot
movieSolomon Kane
2009
Solomon Kane
movieDiamonds
2009
Lucas Denmont
tvThe Summit
2008
Thom Lightstone
movieFrankenstein
2007
Clerval
tvBlackbeard
2006
Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
movieBeau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006
Beau Brummell
movieGoose on the Loose
2006
Kenneth Donnelly
tvRome
2005
Mark Antony
Photo Finish
2004
James Wise
movieVanity Fair
2004
Rawdon Crawley
movieBlessed
2004
Craig Howard
movieThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
Donald Farfrae
tvThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
Donald Farfrae
movieResident Evil
2002
Spence
movieA Knight's Tale
2001
Colville
movieTomorrow
2001
Andrew Spender
movieMaybe Baby
2000
Carl Phipps
movieDon Quixote
2000
Carrasco
movieLighthouse
2000
Richard Spader
movieMansfield Park
1999
Tom Bertram
tvA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
Nicholas Jenkins
movieBright Hair
1997
David Miles
tvThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996
Mr Frederick Lawrence
tvThe Prince and the Pauper
1996
Miles Hendon
tvThe Tide of Life
1996
Nick Stuart
movieFeast of July
1995
Jedd Wainwright
movieSharpe's Sword
1995
Captain the Lord Jack Spears
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
Jimmy Turner
tvCalling the Shots
1994
Brian Summers
tvSharpe
1993
Jack Spears
movieAngels
1992
Victor
Coasting
1990
Mike Baker
tvSherlock Holmes
1984
James McCarthy
Production1
movieFisherman's Friends: One and All
2022
Executive Producer