James Purefoy
Born
June 3, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
Taunton, England, UK

James Purefoy

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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Movies

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
Narrator
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023 ★ 6.9
Rick Eden
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
2022 ★ 6.5
Jim
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021 ★ 7.6
Additional Voices (voice)
Limbo
Limbo
2019 ★ 5.5
Lucifer
Fisherman's Friends
Fisherman's Friends
2019 ★ 6.8
Jim
It's Me, Sugar
It's Me, Sugar
2018 ★ 6.0
Billy Wilder
Churchill
Churchill
2017 ★ 6.2
King George VI
Interlude In Prague
Interlude In Prague
2017 ★ 5.8
Baron Saloka
Equity
Equity
2016 ★ 5.6
Michael Connor
High-Rise
High-Rise
2015 ★ 5.6
Pangbourne
Momentum
Momentum
2015 ★ 5.7
Mr. Washington
Wicked Blood
Wicked Blood
2014 ★ 5.5
'Wild' Bill Owens
John Carter
John Carter
2012 ★ 6.4
Kantos Kan
Ironclad
Ironclad
2011 ★ 6.1
Thomas Marshall
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
2009 ★ 6.0
Solomon Kane
Diamonds
Diamonds
2009 ★ 4.7
Lucas Denmont
Lena: The Bride of Ice
Lena: The Bride of Ice
2008
Dr. Harper
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2007 ★ 5.2
Clerval
Manchild
Manchild
2007
Joe
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006 ★ 5.2
Beau Brummell
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose
2006 ★ 4.9
Kenneth Donnelly
Photo Finish
Photo Finish
2004
James Wise
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
2004 ★ 5.8
Rawdon Crawley
Blessed
Blessed
2004 ★ 4.7
Craig Howard
George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon
2004 ★ 5.5
George
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 ★ 7.3
Donald Farfrae
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 ★ 6.6
Spence Parks
Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty
2001 ★ 5.1
Daniel
A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale
2001 ★ 6.9
Colville
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
2001 ★ 5.3
Andrew Spender
The Wedding Tackle
The Wedding Tackle
2000
Hal
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
2000 ★ 5.4
Carl Phipps
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
2000 ★ 6.3
Carrasco
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
2000 ★ 4.8
Richard Spader
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
1999 ★ 6.7
Tom Bertram
Jilting Joe
Jilting Joe
1998
Joe
Bedrooms and Hallways
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998 ★ 6.0
Brendan
Bright Hair
Bright Hair
1997 ★ 3.5
David Miles
Feast of July
Feast of July
1995 ★ 5.5
Jedd Wainwright
Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Sword
1995 ★ 7.2
Cpt. Jack Spears
One Night Stand
One Night Stand
1994 ★ 7.0
John
Angels
Angels
1992
Victor
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992 ★ 7.0
Oliver

TV Series

Outrageous
Outrageous
2025 ★ 7.7
David Freeman-Mitford
6 Episodes
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre
2025 ★ 6.0
Sean Gallagher
10 Episodes
Land of Women
Land of Women
2024 ★ 6.9
Fred
6 Episodes
The Veil
The Veil
2024 ★ 6.6
Sir Michael Althorp
5 Episodes
Malpractice
Malpractice
2023 ★ 6.9
Dr. Leo Harris
5 Episodes
The Recruit
The Recruit
2022 ★ 7.5
Oliver Bonner-Jones
2 Episodes
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
2022 ★ 7.5
Louis XV
4 Episodes
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
2020 ★ 6.9
Stanley
16 Episodes
El Candidato
El Candidato
2020 ★ 6.8
Wayne Addison
10 Episodes
The Witcher
The Witcher
2019 ★ 8.0
Skellen
5 Episodes
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019 ★ 7.9
Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
10 Episodes
Sex Education
Sex Education
2019 ★ 8.2
Remi Milburn
5 Episodes
A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches
2018 ★ 7.8
Philippe De Clermont
3 Episodes
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
2018 ★ 7.7
Laurens Bancroft
10 Episodes
Urban Myths
Urban Myths
2017 ★ 7.4
Billy Wilder
1 Episode
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016 ★ 8.4
Amulet (voice)
52 Episodes
Roots
Roots
2016 ★ 6.9
John Waller
2 Episodes
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard
2016 ★ 7.0
Hap Collins
18 Episodes
The Following
The Following
2013 ★ 6.9
Joe Carroll
45 Episodes
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
2012 ★ 7.4
Thomas of Mowbray
1 Episode
Revenge
Revenge
2011 ★ 7.6
Dominik Wright
Injustice
Injustice
2011 ★ 7.1
William Travers
5 Episodes
Camelot
Camelot
2011 ★ 6.3
King Lot
10 Episodes
Episodes
Episodes
2011 ★ 7.2
Rob
4 Episodes
The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist
2009 ★ 7.1
8 Episodes
Diamonds
Diamonds
2009
2 Episodes
The Summit
The Summit
2008 ★ 5.5
Thom Lightstone
2 Episodes
Blackbeard
Blackbeard
2006 ★ 5.9
Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
2 Episodes
Rome
Rome
2005 ★ 8.2
Mark Antony
22 Episodes
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 ★ 7.0
Donald Farfrae
2 Episodes
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 ★ 4.3
Nicholas Jenkins
4 Episodes
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996 ★ 7.4
Mr Frederick Lawrence
2 Episodes
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1996
Miles Hendon
6 Episodes
The Tide of Life
The Tide of Life
1996 ★ 7.5
Nick Stuart
3 Episodes
Tears Before Bedtime
Tears Before Bedtime
1995
Jimmy Turner
4 Episodes
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
1994 ★ 8.0
Brian Summers
2 Episodes
Sharpe
Sharpe
1993 ★ 8.0
Jack Spears
1 Episode
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984 ★ 8.1
James McCarthy
1 Episode