James Purefoy
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 i...
Known For
Filmography
Masters of the Universe
2026
as King Randor
The Faithful
2026
as Laban
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
as Narrator
Saint-Pierre
2025
as Sean Gallagher
Outrageous
2025
as David Freeman-Mitford
Legacy
2024
as Le père
The Veil
2024
as Sir Michael Althorp
Land of Women
2024
as Fred
The Veil
2024
as Michael Althorp
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023
as Rick Eden
Malpractice
2023
as Dr. Leo Harris
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
2022
as Jim
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
Marie Antoinette
2022
as Louis XV
The Recruit
2022
as Oliver Bonner-Jones
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021
as Additional Voices (voice)
El Candidato
2020
as Wayne Addison
No Man's Land
2020
as Stanley
Fisherman's Friends
2019
as Jim
All Hail the Popcorn King!
2019
as Self
Limbo
2019
as Lucifer
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
Sex Education
2019
as Remi Milburn
The Witcher
2019
as Skellen
It's Me, Sugar
2018
as Billy Wilder
A Discovery of Witches
2018
as Philippe De Clermont
Altered Carbon
2018
as Laurens Bancroft
A Discovery of Witches
2018
as Philippe de Clermont
Churchill
2017
as King George VI
Interlude in Prague
2017
as Baron Saloka
Urban Myths
2017
as Billy Wilder
Equity
2016
as Michael Connor
Hap and Leonard
2016
as Hap Collins
Roots
2016
as John Waller
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016
as Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar
High-Rise
2015
as Pangbourne
Momentum
2015
as Mr. Washington
Wicked Blood
2014
as 'Wild' Bill Owens
The Following
2013
as Joe Carroll
John Carter
2012
as Kantos Kan
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Thomas of Mowbray
Ironclad
2011
as Thomas Marshall
Revenge
2011
as Dominik Wright
Injustice
2011
as William Travers
Episodes
2011
as Rob
Camelot
2011
as King Lot
Solomon Kane
2009
as Solomon Kane
Diamonds
2009
as Lucas Denmont
The Philanthropist
2009
Diamonds
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
Lena: The Bride of Ice
2008
as Dr. Harper
The Summit
2008
as Thom Lightstone
Frankenstein
2007
as Clerval
Manchild
2007
as Joe
British Film Forever
2007
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006
as Beau Brummell
Goose on the Loose
2006
as Kenneth Donnelly
Blackbeard
2006
as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Rome
2005
as Mark Antony
George and the Dragon
2004
as George
Blessed
2004
as Craig Howard
Vanity Fair
2004
as Rawdon Crawley
Photo Finish
2004
as James Wise
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
as Donald Farfrae
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
as Donald Farfrae
Resident Evil
2002
as Spence
The Making of Resident Evil
2002
as Self
Women Talking Dirty
2001
as Daniel
A Knight's Tale
2001
as Colville
Tomorrow
2001
as Andrew Spender
The Wedding Tackle
2000
as Hal
Lighthouse
2000
as Richard Spader
Maybe Baby
2000
as Carl Phipps
Don Quixote
2000
as Carrasco
Metropolis
2000
as Nathan
Mansfield Park
1999
as Tom Bertram
Jilting Joe
1998
as Joe
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998
as Brendan
Bright Hair
1997
as David Miles
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Nicholas Jenkins
The Tide of Life
1996
as Nick Stuart
The Prince and the Pauper
1996
as Miles Hendon
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996
as Mr Frederick Lawrence
Sharpe's Sword
1995
as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
Feast of July
1995
as Jedd Wainwright
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
as Jimmy Turner
One Night Stand
1994
as John
Calling the Shots
1994
as Brian Summers
Sharpe
1993
as Jack Spears
Angels
1992
as Victor
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992
as Oliver
Coasting
1990
as Mike Baker
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as James McCarthy