James Purefoy

James Purefoy

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayJun 3, 1964
BiographyJames Brian Mark Purefoy (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor. He played Marcus Antonius in the HBO series Rome, Nick Jenkins in A Dance to the Music of Time, college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in the hit Fox thriller 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 the upcoming V for Vendetta TV series.

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Known For

Marie-Antoinette
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Marie-Antoinette

as Louis XV
Saint-Pierre
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Saint-Pierre

as Sean Gallagher
The Wine Show
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The Wine Show

as Presenter
A Dance to the Music of Time
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A Dance to the Music of Time

as Nicholas Jenkins
A Discovery of Witches
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A Discovery of Witches

as Philippe de Clermont
Altered Carbon
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Altered Carbon

as Laurens Bancroft
El Candidato
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El Candidato

as Wayne Addison
Hap and Leonard
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Hap and Leonard

as Hap Collins
Injustice
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Injustice

as William Travers
Malpractice
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Malpractice

as Dr Leo Harris
No Man's Land
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No Man's Land

as Stanley
Outrageous
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Outrageous

as Farve
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
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Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

as Captain Gulliver "Gully" Troy
Rome
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Rome

as Mark Antony
Roots
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Roots

as John Waller
Sharpe
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Sharpe

as Cpt. Jack Spears
The Faithful: Women of the Bible
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The Faithful: Women of the Bible

as Laban
The Following
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The Following

as Joe Carroll
The Hollow Crown
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The Hollow Crown

as Thomas Mowbray
The Mayor of Casterbridge
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The Mayor of Casterbridge

as Donald Farfrae
The Philanthropist
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The Philanthropist

as Teddy Rist
The Summit
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The Summit

as Thom Lightstone

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