James Purefoy

Born: 1964-06-03 in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Purefoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026

Masters of the Universe as King Randor
The Faithful as Laban

2025

Saint-Pierre as Sean Gallagher
Outrageous as David Freeman-Mitford
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain as Narrator

2024

The Veil as Sir Michael Althorp
Land of Women as Fred
Legacy as Le père

2020

No Man's Land as Stanley
El Candidato as Wayne Addison

2019

The Witcher as Skellen
Sex Education as Remi Milburn
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
Fisherman's Friends as Jim
Limbo as Lucifer
All Hail the Popcorn King! as Self

2018

Altered Carbon as Laurens Bancroft
A Discovery of Witches as Philippe De Clermont
It's Me, Sugar as Billy Wilder

2017

Urban Myths as Billy Wilder
Churchill as King George VI
Interlude in Prague as Baron Saloka

2016

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Amulet (voice)
Roots as John Waller
Hap and Leonard as Hap Collins
Equity as Michael Connor

2015

High-Rise as Pangbourne
Momentum as Mr. Washington

2014

Wicked Blood as 'Wild' Bill Owens

2013

The Following as Joe Carroll

2012

John Carter as Kantos Kan
The Hollow Crown as Thomas of Mowbray

2011

Revenge as Dominik Wright
Episodes as Rob
Camelot as King Lot
Ironclad as Thomas Marshall
Injustice as William Travers

2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
Solomon Kane as Solomon Kane
The Philanthropist
Diamonds
Diamonds as Lucas Denmont

2008

The Summit as Thom Lightstone
Lena: The Bride of Ice as Dr. Harper

2007

2006

Blackbeard as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man as Beau Brummell
Goose on the Loose as Kenneth Donnelly

2005

Rome as Mark Antony

2004

Vanity Fair as Rawdon Crawley
George and the Dragon as George
Blessed as Craig Howard
Photo Finish as James Wise

2003

The Mayor of Casterbridge as Donald Farfrae
The Mayor of Casterbridge as Donald Farfrae

2002

Resident Evil as Spence
The Making of Resident Evil as Self

2001

A Knight's Tale as Colville
Women Talking Dirty as Daniel
Tomorrow as Andrew Spender

2000

Maybe Baby as Carl Phipps
Don Quixote as Carrasco
The Wedding Tackle as Hal
Lighthouse as Richard Spader

1999

Mansfield Park as Tom Bertram

1998

Bedrooms and Hallways as Brendan
Jilting Joe as Joe

1997

A Dance to the Music of Time as Nicholas Jenkins
Bright Hair as David Miles

1996

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as Mr Frederick Lawrence
The Tide of Life as Nick Stuart
The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon

1995

Sharpe's Sword as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
Tears Before Bedtime as Jimmy Turner
Feast of July as Jedd Wainwright

1994

Calling the Shots as Brian Summers
One Night Stand as John

1993

Sharpe as Jack Spears

1992

The Cloning of Joanna May as Oliver
The Cloning of Joanna May as Oliver
Angels as Victor

1984

Sherlock Holmes as James McCarthy