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James Purefoy

Acting

1.4 Popularity Jun 03, 1964 (61 years old) Taunton, England, UK

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 C...

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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Filmography 87

2026
Masters of the Universe Movie

as King Randor

2025
Outrageous TV

as David Freeman-Mitford

2025
Saint-Pierre TV

as Sean Gallagher

2024
Land of Women TV

as Fred

2024
The Veil TV

as Sir Michael Althorp

2023
2023
Malpractice TV

as Dr. Leo Harris

2022
The Recruit TV

as Oliver Bonner-Jones

2022
Marie Antoinette TV

as Louis XV

2022
Fisherman's Friends: One and All Movie

Executive Producer

2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Movie

as Additional Voices (voice)

2020
No Man's Land TV

as Stanley

2020
El Candidato TV

as Wayne Addison

2019
Limbo Movie

as Lucifer

2019
2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler TV

as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy

2019
2019
Sex Education TV

as Remi Milburn

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday June 03, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth Taunton, England, UK
Also Known As Τζέιμς Πιούρφοϊ, James Brian Mark Purefoy, Джеймс Пьюрфой and 3 more
Years Active 1984 - 2026
Popularity 1.4
Career Stats
87 Total Credits
46 Movie Roles
40 TV Roles
3 Photos