James Purefoy
Age: 59 | From: Taunton, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1964-06-03 18:13:01
Aliases: Τζέιμς Πιούρφοϊ , James Brian Mark Purefoy , Джеймс Пьюрфой
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Taunton, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/james-purefoy/
Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 22
Most Famous Work
Biography
James Brian Mark Purefoy[1] (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor. He played Marc Antony in the HBO series Rome, college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in the series The Following, and Solomon Kane in the film of the same name. In February 2018 he starred as Laurens Bancroft in Altered Carbon, a Netflix original series. He played James McCarthy, a young man accused of murdering his father, in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," in Granada's The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. One of his notable roles was as Nicholas Jenkins in the eight-part miniseries A Dance to the Music of Time for Channel 4 in 1997. He played Edward, the Black Prince in the film A Knight's Tale, Rawdon Crawley in Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Bertram in the 1999 production of Mansfield Park. He has played major roles in several television costume dramas, including Sharpe's Sword, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The Prince and the Pauper, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Blackbeard: Terror at Sea, Beau Brummell: This Charming Man, The Tide of Life, Camelot and Rome. He played Mark Antony in the HBO/BBC original television series, Rome. He starred as Teddy Rist in the summer television series, The Philanthropist, which aired on NBC beginning on June 2009. His character is a billionaire playboy who decides to use his wealth and power to help others in need. In 2013, The Following debuted, starring Purefoy as the lead antagonist of the series. He portrays Joe Carroll, a former professor who becomes a serial killer and leads a cult of followers, all whom help create Carroll's "story". It was announced in June 2014 that Purefoy would join the cast of the film High-Rise with Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons. Later in 2014, Purefoy co-starred in the Formula 1-themed music video for David Guetta's song "Dangerous". In February 2019, Hybrid (who provided the score to Interlude in Prague) released a short film to accompany their single "Hold Your Breath" from the album Light of the Fearless. The film starred Purefoy as the brooding 'Mr Black'.
Most Famous Work
Revenge
(2011) Dominik Wright
Altered Carbon
(2018) Laurens Bancroft
A Discovery of Witches
(2018) Philippe De Clermont
Sherlock Holmes
(1984) James McCarthy
John Carter
(2012) Kantos Kan
Rome
(2005) Mark Antony
The Following
(2013) Joe Carroll
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
(2019) Captain Gulliver 'Gully' TroyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rick Eden | |
| Dr. Leo Harris | ||
| 2022 | Louis XV | |
| Jim | ||
| 2021 | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2020 | Stanley | |
| Wayne Addison | ||
| 2019 | Lucifer | |
| Self | ||
| Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy | ||
| Jim | ||
| Remi Milburn | ||
| 2018 | Philippe De Clermont | |
| Billy Wilder | ||
| Laurens Bancroft | ||
| 2017 | Baron Saloka | |
| King George VI | ||
| Billy Wilder | ||
| 2016 | Amulet (voice) | |
| Michael Connor | ||
| John Waller | ||
| Hap Collins | ||
| 2015 | Pangbourne | |
| Mr. Washington | ||
| 2014 | 'Wild' Bill Owens | |
| 2013 | Joe Carroll | |
| 2012 | Thomas of Mowbray | |
| Kantos Kan | ||
| 2011 | Dominik Wright | |
| William Travers | ||
| Thomas Marshall | ||
| King Lot | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rob | ||
| 2009 | Solomon Kane | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lucas Denmont | ||
| Self | ||
| 2008 | Thom Lightstone | |
| 2007 | Clerval | |
| 2006 | Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach | |
| Beau Brummell | ||
| Kenneth Donnelly | ||
| 2005 | Mark Antony | |
| 2004 | Rawdon Crawley | |
| Craig Howard | ||
| George | ||
| 2003 | Donald Farfrae | |
| 2002 | Spence Parks | |
| 2001 | Daniel | |
| Colville | ||
| Andrew Spender | ||
| 2000 | Narrator | |
| Hal | ||
| Carl Phipps | ||
| Carrasco | ||
| Richard Spader | ||
| 1999 | Tom Bertram | |
| 1998 | Brendan | |
| 1997 | Nicholas Jenkins | |
| David Miles | ||
| 1996 | Mr. Lawrence | |
| Miles Hendon | ||
| Nick Stuart | ||
| 1995 | Jedd Wainwright | |
| Cpt. Jack Spears | ||
| 1994 | John | |
| Brian Summers | ||
| 1992 | Victor | |
| Oliver | ||
| 1984 | James McCarthy | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
