- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Taunton, England, UK
James Purefoy
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 abov…
Filmography
movieMasters of the Universe
2026 · King Randor
tvThe Faithful
2026 · Laban
tvOutrageous
2025 · David Freeman-Mitford
movieHumphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025 · Narrator
tvSaint-Pierre
2025 · Sean Gallagher
Legacy
movieLegacy
2024 · Le père
tvLand of Women
2024 · Fred
tvThe Veil
2024 · Sir Michael Althorp
movieMr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023 · Rick Eden
tvMalpractice
2023 · Dr. Leo Harris
tvThe Recruit
2022 · Oliver Bonner-Jones
tvMarie Antoinette
2022 · Louis XV
movieFisherman's Friends: One and All
2022 · Jim, Executive Producer
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
movieAll Hail the Popcorn King!
2019 · Self
tvPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019 · Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
movieFisherman's Friends
2019 · Jim
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
tvEpisodes
2011 · Rob
movieSolomon Kane
2009 · Solomon Kane
tvThe Philanthropist
2009
Diamonds
tvDiamonds
2009
movieDiamonds
2009 · Lucas Denmont
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self
Lena: The Bride of Ice
movieLena: The Bride of Ice
2008 · Dr. Harper
tvThe Summit
2008 · Thom Lightstone
movieFrankenstein
2007 · Clerval
tvBritish Film Forever
2007
movieManchild
2007 · Joe
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
moviePhoto Finish
2004 · James Wise
movieVanity Fair
2004 · Rawdon Crawley
movieBlessed
2004 · Craig Howard
movieGeorge and the Dragon
2004 · George
movieThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 · Donald Farfrae
tvThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 · Donald Farfrae
movieThe Making of Resident Evil
2002 · Self
movieResident Evil
2002 · Spence
movieWomen Talking Dirty
2001 · Daniel
movieA Knight's Tale
2001 · Colville
movieTomorrow
2001 · Andrew Spender
movieThe Wedding Tackle
2000 · Hal
movieMaybe Baby
2000 · Carl Phipps
movieDon Quixote
2000 · Carrasco
movieLighthouse
2000 · Richard Spader
movieMansfield Park
1999 · Tom Bertram
Jilting Joe
movieJilting Joe
1998 · Joe
movieBedrooms and Hallways
1998 · Brendan
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
tvTears Before Bedtime
1995 · Jimmy Turner
movieOne Night Stand
1994 · John
tvCalling the Shots
1994 · Brian Summers
tvSharpe
1993 · Jack Spears
movieAngels
1992 · Victor
movieThe Cloning of Joanna May
1992 · Oliver
tvThe Cloning of Joanna May
1992 · Oliver
tvSherlock Holmes
1984 · James McCarthy