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James Purefoy

James Purefoy

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 03, 1964 (61)
Birthplace Taunton, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 t ... he 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.

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Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

as King Randor

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

as Additional Voices (voice)

Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman's Friends

2019

as Jim

Limbo

Limbo

2019

as Lucifer

It's Me, Sugar

It's Me, Sugar

2018

as Billy Wilder

Interlude In Prague

Interlude In Prague

2017

as Baron Saloka

Churchill

Churchill

2017

as King George VI

Equity

Equity

2016

as Michael Connor

Momentum

Momentum

2015

as Mr. Washington

High-Rise

High-Rise

2015

as Pangbourne

Wicked Blood

Wicked Blood

2014

as 'Wild' Bill Owens

John Carter

John Carter

2012

as Kantos Kan

Ironclad

Ironclad

2011

as Thomas Marshall

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

2009

as Solomon Kane

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007

as Clerval

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

2006

as Beau Brummell

Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

2006

as Kenneth Donnelly

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

2004

as George

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as Rawdon Crawley

Blessed

Blessed

2004

as Craig Howard

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

as Donald Farfrae

Resident Evil

Resident Evil

2002

as Spence Parks

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

2001

as Daniel

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

as Colville

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2000

as Richard Spader

The Wedding Tackle

The Wedding Tackle

2000

as Hal

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

as Carl Phipps

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2000

as Carrasco

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999

as Tom Bertram

Jilting Joe

Jilting Joe

1998

as Joe

Bedrooms and Hallways

Bedrooms and Hallways

1998

as Brendan

Bright Hair

Bright Hair

1997

as David Miles

Feast of July

Feast of July

1995

as Jedd Wainwright

Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Sword

1995

as Cpt. Jack Spears

One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1994

as John

Angels

Angels

1992

as Victor

The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

as Oliver

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Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

2022

Executive Producer

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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Amulet (voice)

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Dec 23, 2016

The Following

as Joe Carroll

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

Rome

as Mark Antony

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Aug 28, 2005

Hap and Leonard

as Hap Collins

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Mar 02, 2016

No Man's Land

as Stanley

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 18, 2020

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 28, 2019

Camelot

as King Lot

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 25, 2011

Altered Carbon

as Laurens Bancroft

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 02, 2018

Saint-Pierre

as Sean Gallagher

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 06, 2025

El Candidato

as Wayne Addison

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 17, 2020

The Prince and the Pauper

as Miles Hendon

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 10, 1996

Outrageous

as David Freeman-Mitford

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Unknown

Land of Women

as Fred

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 26, 2024

Injustice

as William Travers

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 06, 2011

Malpractice

as Dr. Leo Harris

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 23, 2023

Sex Education

as Remi Milburn

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 11, 2019

The Veil

as Sir Michael Althorp

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 30, 2024

A Dance to the Music of Time

as Nicholas Jenkins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 09, 1997

Marie Antoinette

as Louis XV

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 31, 2022

Roots

as John Waller

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 30, 2016

Episodes

as Rob

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

Tears Before Bedtime

as Jimmy Turner

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 08, 1995

A Discovery of Witches

as Philippe De Clermont

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 2018

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

as Mr. Lawrence

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 17, 1996

The Tide of Life

as Nick Stuart

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 05, 1996

The Summit

as Thom Lightstone

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 15, 2008

Revenge

as Dominik Wright

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Blackbeard

as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 2006

Calling the Shots

as Brian Summers

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 15, 1994

The Mayor of Casterbridge

as Donald Farfrae

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 17, 2003

A Discovery of Witches

as Philippe de Clermont

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 2018

The Recruit

as Oliver Bonner-Jones

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 16, 2022

Sherlock Holmes

as James McCarthy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Urban Myths

as Billy Wilder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2017

The Hollow Crown

as Thomas of Mowbray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 2012

Sharpe

as Jack Spears

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 05, 1993

The Philanthropist

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 24, 2009

Camelot

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 25, 2011

Diamonds

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 05, 2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2009

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