James Purefoy

Actor

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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Known For

Sex Education Not in library

Sex Education

2019

Resident Evil Not in library

Resident Evil

2002

The Witcher Not in library

The Witcher

2019

John Carter Not in library

John Carter

2012

A Knight's Tale Not in library

A Knight's Tale

2001

Altered Carbon Not in library

Altered Carbon

2018

Solomon Kane Not in library

Solomon Kane

2009

Rome Not in library

Rome

2005

High-Rise Not in library

High-Rise

2015

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Not in library

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

2016

Acting

2026 Masters of the Universe as King Randor In Library
2026 The Faithful as Laban (2 episodes)
2025 Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain as Narrator
2025 Saint-Pierre as Sean Gallagher (22 episodes)
2025 Outrageous as David Freeman-Mitford (6 episodes)
2024 The Veil as Sir Michael Althorp (5 episodes)
2024 Land of Women as Fred (6 episodes)
2024 The Veil as Michael Althorp (6 episodes)
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie as Rick Eden
2023 Malpractice as Dr. Leo Harris (5 episodes)
2022 Fisherman's Friends: One and All as Jim
2022 Marie Antoinette as Louis XV (4 episodes)
2022 The Recruit as Oliver Bonner-Jones (2 episodes)
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Additional Voices (voice)
2020 El Candidato as Wayne Addison (10 episodes)
2020 No Man's Land as Stanley (8 episodes)
2019 Fisherman's Friends as Jim
2019 All Hail the Popcorn King! as Self
2019 Limbo as Lucifer
2019 Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy (10 episodes)
2019 Sex Education as Remi Milburn (5 episodes)
2019 The Witcher as Skellen (5 episodes)
2018 It's Me, Sugar as Billy Wilder
2018 A Discovery of Witches as Philippe De Clermont (3 episodes)
2018 Altered Carbon as Laurens Bancroft (10 episodes)
2018 A Discovery of Witches as Philippe de Clermont (2 episodes)
2017 Churchill as King George VI
2017 Interlude In Prague as Baron Saloka
2017 Urban Myths as Billy Wilder (1 episode)
2016 Equity as Michael Connor
2016 Hap and Leonard as Hap Collins (18 episodes)
2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Amulet (voice) (52 episodes)
2016 Roots as John Waller (2 episodes)
2015 High-Rise as Pangbourne
2015 Momentum as Mr. Washington
2014 Wicked Blood as 'Wild' Bill Owens
2013 The Following as Joe Carroll (45 episodes)
2012 John Carter as Kantos Kan
2012 The Hollow Crown as Thomas of Mowbray (1 episode)
2011 Ironclad as Thomas Marshall
2011 Revenge as Dominik Wright
2011 Injustice as William Travers (5 episodes)
2011 Episodes as Rob (4 episodes)
2011 Camelot as King Lot (3 episodes)
2009 Solomon Kane as Solomon Kane
2009 Diamonds as Lucas Denmont
2009 The Philanthropist
2009 Diamonds
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2008 Lena: The Bride of Ice as Dr. Harper
2008 The Summit as Thom Lightstone (2 episodes)
2007 Frankenstein as Clerval
2007 Manchild as Joe
2006 Beau Brummell: This Charming Man as Beau Brummell
2006 Goose on the Loose as Kenneth Donnelly
2006 Blackbeard as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach (2 episodes)
2005 Rome as Mark Antony (22 episodes)
2004 George and the Dragon as George
2004 Blessed as Craig Howard
2004 Vanity Fair as Rawdon Crawley
2004 Photo Finish as James Wise
2003 The Mayor of Casterbridge as Donald Farfrae
2003 The Mayor of Casterbridge as Donald Farfrae (2 episodes)
2002 Resident Evil as Spence Parks
2002 The Making of Resident Evil as Self
2001 Women Talking Dirty as Daniel
2001 A Knight's Tale as Colville
2001 Tomorrow as Andrew Spender
2000 The Wedding Tackle as Hal
2000 Lighthouse as Richard Spader
2000 Maybe Baby as Carl Phipps
2000 Don Quixote as Carrasco
1999 Mansfield Park as Tom Bertram
1998 Jilting Joe as Joe
1998 Bedrooms and Hallways as Brendan
1997 Bright Hair as David Miles
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time as Nicholas Jenkins (4 episodes)
1996 The Tide of Life as Nick Stuart (3 episodes)
1996 The Prince and the Pauper as Miles Hendon (6 episodes)
1996 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as Mr Frederick Lawrence (2 episodes)
1995 Sharpe's Sword as Cpt. Jack Spears
1995 Feast of July as Jedd Wainwright
1995 Tears Before Bedtime as Jimmy Turner (4 episodes)
1994 One Night Stand as John
1994 Calling the Shots as Brian Summers (2 episodes)
1993 Sharpe as Jack Spears (1 episode)
1992 The Cloning of Joanna May as Oliver
1992 Angels as Victor
1984 Sherlock Holmes as James McCarthy (1 episode)

Production

2022 Fisherman's Friends: One and All Executive Producer