James Purefoy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1964
- Birthplace
- 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 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 above from the Wikipedia article James Purefoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Masters of the Universe 2026
as King Randor
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain 2025
as Narrator
- Legacy
Legacy 2024
as Le père
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie 2023
as Rick Eden
Fisherman's Friends: One and All 2022
as Jim, Executive Producer
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men 2022
Actor
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans 2021
as Additional Voices (voice)
Limbo 2019
as Lucifer
All Hail the Popcorn King! 2019
as Self
Fisherman's Friends 2019
as Jim
It's Me, Sugar 2018
as Billy Wilder
Interlude in Prague 2017
as Baron Saloka
Churchill 2017
as King George VI
Equity 2016
as Michael Connor
High-Rise 2015
as Pangbourne
Momentum 2015
as Mr. Washington
Wicked Blood 2014
as 'Wild' Bill Owens
John Carter 2012
as Kantos Kan
Ironclad 2011
as Thomas Marshall
Solomon Kane 2009
as Solomon Kane
Diamonds 2009
as Lucas Denmont
- Lena: The Bride of Ice
Lena: The Bride of Ice 2008
as Dr. Harper
Frankenstein 2007
as Clerval
Manchild 2007
as Joe
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man 2006
as Beau Brummell
Goose on the Loose 2006
as Kenneth Donnelly
- Photo Finish
Photo Finish 2004
as James Wise
Vanity Fair 2004
as Rawdon Crawley
Blessed 2004
as Craig Howard
George and the Dragon 2004
as George
The Mayor of Casterbridge 2003
as Donald Farfrae
The Making of Resident Evil 2002
as Self
Resident Evil 2002
as Spence
Women Talking Dirty 2001
as Daniel
A Knight's Tale 2001
as Colville
Tomorrow 2001
as Andrew Spender
The Wedding Tackle 2000
as Hal
Maybe Baby 2000
as Carl Phipps
Don Quixote 2000
as Carrasco
Lighthouse 2000
as Richard Spader
Mansfield Park 1999
as Tom Bertram
Jilting Joe 1998
as Joe
Bedrooms and Hallways 1998
as Brendan
Bright Hair 1997
as David Miles
Feast of July 1995
as Jedd Wainwright
Sharpe's Sword 1995
as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
One Night Stand 1994
as John
Angels 1992
as Victor
Credits from TMDB.