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
Masters of the UniverseFilm · 2026 · as King Randor
The FaithfulTV · 2026 · as Laban · 2 episodes
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to BritainFilm · 2025 · as Narrator
OutrageousTV · 2025 · as David Freeman-Mitford · 6 episodes
Saint-PierreTV · 2025 · as Sean Gallagher · 22 episodes
Land of WomenTV · 2024 · as Fred · 6 episodes- LegacyFilm · 2024 · as Le père
The VeilTV · 2024 · as Sir Michael Althorp · 6 episodes
MalpracticeTV · 2023 · as Dr. Leo Harris · 5 episodes
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk MovieFilm · 2023 · as Rick Eden
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About MenFilm · 2022 · Acting
Fisherman's Friends: One and AllFilm · 2022 · as Jim
Marie AntoinetteTV · 2022 · as Louis XV · 4 episodes
The RecruitTV · 2022 · as Oliver Bonner-Jones · 2 episodes
Trollhunters: Rise of the TitansFilm · 2021 · as Additional Voices (voice)
El CandidatoTV · 2020 · as Wayne Addison · 10 episodes
No Man's LandTV · 2020 · as Stanley · 8 episodes
All Hail the Popcorn King!Film · 2019 · as Self
Fisherman's FriendsFilm · 2019 · as Jim
LimboFilm · 2019 · as Lucifer
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerTV · 2019 · as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy · 10 episodes
Sex EducationTV · 2019 · as Remi Milburn · 5 episodes
The WitcherTV · 2019 · as Skellen · 5 episodes
A Discovery of WitchesTV · 2018 · as Philippe De Clermont · 3 episodes
Altered CarbonTV · 2018 · as Laurens Bancroft · 10 episodes
It's Me, SugarFilm · 2018 · as Billy Wilder
ChurchillFilm · 2017 · as King George VI
Interlude in PragueFilm · 2017 · as Baron Saloka
Urban MythsTV · 2017 · as Billy Wilder · 1 episode
EquityFilm · 2016 · as Michael Connor
Hap and LeonardTV · 2016 · as Hap Collins · 18 episodes
RootsTV · 2016 · as John Waller · 2 episodes
Trollhunters: Tales of ArcadiaTV · 2016 · as Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar · 9 episodes
High-RiseFilm · 2015 · as Pangbourne
MomentumFilm · 2015 · as Mr. Washington
Wicked BloodFilm · 2014 · as 'Wild' Bill Owens
The FollowingTV · 2013 · as Joe Carroll · 45 episodes
John CarterFilm · 2012 · as Kantos Kan
The Hollow CrownTV · 2012 · as Thomas of Mowbray · 1 episode
CamelotTV · 2011 · as King Lot · 3 episodes
EpisodesTV · 2011 · as Rob · 4 episodes
InjusticeTV · 2011 · as William Travers · 5 episodes
IroncladFilm · 2011 · as Thomas Marshall
RevengeTV · 2011 · as Dominik Wright
DiamondsFilm · 2009 · as Lucas Denmont
DiamondsTV · 2009 · Acting · 2 episodes
Late Night with Jimmy FallonTV · 2009 · as Self · 1 episode
Solomon KaneFilm · 2009 · as Solomon Kane
The PhilanthropistTV · 2009 · Acting · 8 episodes- Lena: The Bride of IceFilm · 2008 · as Dr. Harper
The SummitTV · 2008 · as Thom Lightstone · 2 episodes
British Film ForeverTV · 2007 · Acting · 2 episodes
FrankensteinFilm · 2007 · as Clerval
ManchildFilm · 2007 · as Joe
Beau Brummell: This Charming ManFilm · 2006 · as Beau Brummell
BlackbeardTV · 2006 · as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach · 2 episodes
Goose on the LooseFilm · 2006 · as Kenneth Donnelly
RomeTV · 2005 · as Mark Antony · 22 episodes
BlessedFilm · 2004 · as Craig Howard
George and the DragonFilm · 2004 · as George- Photo FinishFilm · 2004 · as James Wise
Vanity FairFilm · 2004 · as Rawdon Crawley
The Mayor of CasterbridgeFilm · 2003 · as Donald Farfrae
The Mayor of CasterbridgeTV · 2003 · as Donald Farfrae · 2 episodes
Resident EvilFilm · 2002 · as Spence
The Making of Resident EvilFilm · 2002 · as Self
A Knight's TaleFilm · 2001 · as Colville
TomorrowFilm · 2001 · as Andrew Spender
Women Talking DirtyFilm · 2001 · as Daniel
Don QuixoteFilm · 2000 · as Carrasco
LighthouseFilm · 2000 · as Richard Spader
Maybe BabyFilm · 2000 · as Carl Phipps- MetropolisTV · 2000 · as Nathan · 6 episodes
The Wedding TackleFilm · 2000 · as Hal
Mansfield ParkFilm · 1999 · as Tom Bertram
Bedrooms and HallwaysFilm · 1998 · as Brendan
Jilting JoeFilm · 1998 · as Joe
A Dance to the Music of TimeTV · 1997 · as Nicholas Jenkins · 4 episodes
Bright HairFilm · 1997 · as David Miles- Have Your Cake and Eat ItTV · 1997 · as Ben · 4 episodes
The Prince and the PauperTV · 1996 · as Miles Hendon · 6 episodes
The Tenant of Wildfell HallTV · 1996 · as Mr Frederick Lawrence · 2 episodes
The Tide of LifeTV · 1996 · as Nick Stuart · 3 episodes
Feast of JulyFilm · 1995 · as Jedd Wainwright
Sharpe's SwordFilm · 1995 · as Captain the Lord Jack Spears- Tears Before BedtimeTV · 1995 · as Jimmy Turner · 4 episodes
Calling the ShotsTV · 1994 · as Brian Summers · 2 episodes
One Night StandFilm · 1994 · as John
SharpeTV · 1993 · as Jack Spears · 1 episode
AngelsFilm · 1992 · as Victor
The Cloning of Joanna MayTV · 1992 · as Oliver · 2 episodes- CoastingTV · 1990 · as Mike Baker · 7 episodes
BoonTV · 1986 · as Alan Bridges · 1 episode
Sherlock HolmesTV · 1984 · as James McCarthy · 1 episode
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