James Purefoy
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…
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Filmography
Acting (88)
Movies (47)
Masters of the Universe
2026 Upcomingas King Randor
Jun 3
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025as Narrator
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023as Rick Eden
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
2022as Jim
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021as Additional Voices (voice)
All Hail the Popcorn King!
2019as Self
Fisherman's Friends
2019as Jim
Limbo
2019as Lucifer
It's Me, Sugar
2018as Billy Wilder
Churchill
2017as King George VI
Interlude In Prague
2017as Baron Saloka
Equity
2016as Michael Connor
High-Rise
2015as Pangbourne
Momentum
2015as Mr. Washington
Wicked Blood
2014as 'Wild' Bill Owens
John Carter
2012as Kantos Kan
Ironclad
2011as Thomas Marshall
Solomon Kane
2009as Solomon Kane
Diamonds
2009as Lucas Denmont
Lena: The Bride of Ice
2008as Dr. Harper
Frankenstein
2007as Clerval
Manchild
2007as Joe
Goose on the Loose
2006as Kenneth Donnelly
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006as Beau Brummell
Blessed
2004as Craig Howard
Photo Finish
2004as James Wise
Vanity Fair
2004as Rawdon Crawley
George and the Dragon
2004as George
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003as Donald Farfrae
Resident Evil
2002as Spence Parks
The Making of Resident Evil
2002as Self
A Knight's Tale
2001as Colville
Tomorrow
2001as Andrew Spender
Women Talking Dirty
2001as Daniel
Maybe Baby
2000as Carl Phipps
Don Quixote
2000as Carrasco
The Wedding Tackle
2000as Hal
Lighthouse
2000as Richard Spader
Mansfield Park
1999as Tom Bertram
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998as Brendan
Jilting Joe
1998as Joe
Bright Hair
1997as David Miles
Feast of July
1995as Jedd Wainwright
Sharpe's Sword
1995as Cpt. Jack Spears
One Night Stand
1994as John
Angels
1992as Victor
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992as Oliver
Television (41)
The Faithful
2026as Laban
Saint-Pierre
2025as Sean Gallagher
Outrageous
2025as David Freeman-Mitford
The Veil
2024as Michael Althorp
The Veil
2024as Sir Michael Althorp
Land of Women
2024as Fred
Malpractice
2023as Dr. Leo Harris
The Recruit
2022as Oliver Bonner-Jones
Marie Antoinette
2022as Louis XV
No Man's Land
2020as Stanley
El Candidato
2020as Wayne Addison
The Witcher
2019as Skellen
Sex Education
2019as Remi Milburn
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
Altered Carbon
2018as Laurens Bancroft
A Discovery of Witches
2018as Philippe De Clermont
Urban Myths
2017as Billy Wilder
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016as Amulet (voice)
Roots
2016as John Waller
Hap and Leonard
2016as Hap Collins
The Following
2013as Joe Carroll
The Hollow Crown
2012as Thomas of Mowbray
Revenge
2011as Dominik Wright
Camelot
2011as King Lot
Episodes
2011as Rob
Injustice
2011as William Travers
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009as Self
The Philanthropist
2009 Diamonds
2009
The Summit
2008as Thom Lightstone
Blackbeard
2006as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Rome
2005as Mark Antony
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003as Donald Farfrae
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997as Nicholas Jenkins
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996as Mr Frederick Lawrence
The Tide of Life
1996as Nick Stuart
The Prince and the Pauper
1996as Miles Hendon
Tears Before Bedtime
1995as Jimmy Turner
Calling the Shots
1994as Brian Summers
Sharpe
1993as Jack Spears
Sherlock Holmes
1984as James McCarthy
Crew (1)
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