8.2
TV
Acting
James Purefoy
- Born
- (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Taunton, England, UK
- Credits
- 94 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
6.7
Movie
Resident Evil
7.9
TV
The Witcher
6.4
Movie
John Carter
6.9
Movie
A Knight's Tale
7.6
TV
Altered Carbon
7.1
Movie
Masters of the Universe
6.1
Movie
Solomon Kane
8.2
TV
Rome
5.6
Movie
High-Rise
8.4
TV
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
7.8
TV
A Discovery of Witches
7.5
TV
Revenge
6.2
Movie
Ironclad
6.9
TV
The Following
5.7
Movie
Momentum
7.5
TV
The Recruit
7.9
TV
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Acting credits 94
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Masters of the Universe Film | King Randor |
| 2026 | The Faithful TV | Laban (2 ep) |
| 2025 | Outrageous TV | David Freeman-Mitford (6 ep) |
| 2025 | Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain Film | Narrator |
| 2025 | Saint-Pierre TV | Sean Gallagher (22 ep) |
| 2024 | Legacy Film | Le père |
| 2024 | Land of Women TV | Fred (6 ep) |
| 2024 | The Veil TV | Sir Michael Althorp (5 ep) |
| 2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Film | Rick Eden |
| 2023 | Malpractice TV | Dr. Leo Harris (5 ep) |
| 2022 | The Recruit TV | Oliver Bonner-Jones (2 ep) |
| 2022 | Marie Antoinette TV | Louis XV (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Fisherman's Friends: One and All Film | Jim |
| 2022 | Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men Film | |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Film | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2020 | No Man's Land TV | Stanley (8 ep) |
| 2020 | El Candidato TV | Wayne Addison (10 ep) |
| 2019 | The Witcher TV | Skellen (5 ep) |
| 2019 | Limbo Film | Lucifer |
| 2019 | All Hail the Popcorn King! Film | Self |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler TV | Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Fisherman's Friends Film | Jim |
| 2019 | Sex Education TV | Remi Milburn (5 ep) |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches TV | Philippe De Clermont, Philippe de Clermont (3 ep) |
| 2018 | It's Me, Sugar Film | Billy Wilder |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon TV | Laurens Bancroft (10 ep) |
| 2017 | Churchill Film | King George VI |
| 2017 | Interlude in Prague Film | Baron Saloka |
| 2017 | Urban Myths TV | Billy Wilder (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia TV | Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar (9 ep) |
| 2016 | Equity Film | Michael Connor |
| 2016 | Roots TV | John Waller (2 ep) |
| 2016 | Hap and Leonard TV | Hap Collins (18 ep) |
| 2015 | High-Rise Film | Pangbourne |
| 2015 | Momentum Film | Mr. Washington |
| 2014 | Wicked Blood Film | 'Wild' Bill Owens |
| 2013 | The Following TV | Joe Carroll (45 ep) |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown TV | Thomas of Mowbray (1 ep) |
| 2012 | John Carter Film | Kantos Kan |
| 2011 | Revenge TV | Dominik Wright |
| 2011 | Injustice TV | William Travers (5 ep) |
| 2011 | Ironclad Film | Thomas Marshall |
| 2011 | Camelot TV | King Lot (3 ep) |
| 2011 | Episodes TV | Rob (4 ep) |
| 2009 | Solomon Kane Film | Solomon Kane |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist TV | (8 ep) |
| 2009 | Diamonds TV | (2 ep) |
| 2009 | Diamonds Film | Lucas Denmont |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Lena: The Bride of Ice Film | Dr. Harper |
| 2008 | The Summit TV | Thom Lightstone (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Frankenstein Film | Clerval |
| 2007 | British Film Forever TV | (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Manchild Film | Joe |
| 2006 | Blackbeard TV | Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach (2 ep) |
| 2006 | Beau Brummell: This Charming Man Film | Beau Brummell |
| 2006 | Goose on the Loose Film | Kenneth Donnelly |
| 2005 | Rome TV | Mark Antony (22 ep) |
| 2004 | Photo Finish Film | James Wise |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair Film | Rawdon Crawley |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fisherman's Friends: One and All Film | Executive Producer |