James Purefoy
British actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1964 · age 62
James Brian Mark Purefoy 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...
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Masters of the UniverseFilm, King Randor2024
Land of WomenSeries, Fred2022
Marie AntoinetteSeries, Louis XV
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About MenFilm, 20222019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerSeries, Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
Fisherman's FriendsFilm, 2019Jim2018
A Discovery of WitchesSeries, Philippe De Clermont2017
ChurchillFilm, King George VI2016
Hap and LeonardSeries, Hap Collins
EquityFilm, 2016Michael Connor2014
Wicked BloodFilm, 'Wild' Bill Owens2013
The FollowingSeries, Joe Carroll2011
CamelotSeries, King Lot
IroncladFilm, 2011Thomas Marshall2009
Late Night with Jimmy FallonSeries2007
FrankensteinFilm, Clerval2004
BlessedFilm, Craig Howard2002
Resident EvilFilm, Spence2001
A Knight's TaleFilm, Colville1999
Mansfield ParkFilm, Tom Bertram1997
Bright HairFilm, David Miles1994
One Night StandFilm, John1993
SharpeSeries, Jack Spears1984
Sherlock HolmesSeries, James McCarthy1964Born3 June 1964People around James
Samuel Hadida Produced Resident Evil (2002)
Paul W. S. Anderson Directed Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Don Carmody Produced Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)- Meg Leonard Produced Fisherman's Friends (2019)
Milla Jovovich Also in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Eric Mabius Also in Resident Evil (2002)
Lindsay Duncan Also in Rome, Mansfield Park and Frankenstein
Heike Makatsch Also in Resident Evil (2002)
Colin Salmon Also in Resident Evil (2002)
Pasquale Aleardi Also in Resident Evil (2002)
Joseph May Also in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Martin Crewes Also in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Todd Black Produced Masters of the Universe (2026)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Also in Vanity Fair and Roots
Barry Levinson Produced The Philanthropist
Mira Nair Directed Vanity Fair (2005)
Andrew Stanton Directed John Carter (2012)
Bernd Eichinger Produced Resident Evil (2002)
Kevin Williamson Produced The Following
Aneurin Barnard Also in Ironclad and Interlude in Prague
Kari Matchett Also in The Philanthropist
Peter Horton Directed The Philanthropist
Aryana Engineer Also in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Rose Troche Directed Bedrooms and Hallways (2000)
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Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans 2021
Masters of the Universe 2026
A Knight's Tale 2001
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie 2023
Fisherman's Friends 2019
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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, 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.
