James Purefoy
Biography
James Purefoy is an English actor born on 3 June 1964 in Taunton, England, UK. He is known for his roles in various film and television productions. Purefoy has appeared in the HBO series Rome, the film Solomon Kane, and the Sundance series Hap and Leonard. He also played Lord Phillipe de Clermont in the second season of the AMC/Netflix series A Discovery of Witches and Laurens Bancroft in the first season of the Netflix original series Altered Carbon. In addition, Purefoy has been involved in other notable projects, including A Dance to the Music of Time and The Following. He has a long list of acting credits, with 91 known credits to his name.
Career overview
James Purefoy is an English actor born on 3 June 1964 in Taunton, England, UK. He has appeared in various film and television productions throughout his career. One of his notable roles is as Mark Antony in the HBO series Rome. He also played Nick Jenkins in A Dance to the Music of Time and college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in The Following.
In addition to his television work, Purefoy has appeared in several films, including the title role in Solomon Kane. He has also played Hap Collins in the Sundance series Hap and Leonard. Furthermore, he played Lord Phillipe de Clermont in the second season of the 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.
Purefoy's acting credits span a wide range of genres and formats, demonstrating his versatility as a performer. With a career spanning multiple decades, he has established himself as a talented and accomplished actor in the entertainment industry.
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- Masters of the Universe (2026) as King Randor
- The Faithful (2026) as Laban
- Saint-Pierre (2025) as Sean Gallagher
- Outrageous (2025) as David Freeman-Mitford
- Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2025) as Narrator
- The Veil (2024) as Sir Michael Althorp
- The Veil (2024) as Michael Althorp
- Land of Women (2024) as Fred
- Legacy (2024) as Le père
- Malpractice (2023) as Dr. Leo Harris
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023) as Rick Eden
- The Recruit (2022) as Oliver Bonner-Jones
- Marie Antoinette (2022) as Louis XV
- Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) as Jim
- Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) Executive Producer
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) as Additional Voices (voice)
- No Man's Land (2020) as Stanley
- El Candidato (2020) as Wayne Addison
- Sex Education (2019) as Remi Milburn
- The Witcher (2019) as Skellen
- Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019) as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
- Fisherman's Friends (2019) as Jim
- Limbo (2019) as Lucifer
- All Hail the Popcorn King! (2019) as Self
- Altered Carbon (2018) as Laurens Bancroft
- A Discovery of Witches (2018) as Philippe De Clermont
- A Discovery of Witches (2018) as Philippe de Clermont
- It's Me, Sugar (2018) as Billy Wilder
- Urban Myths (2017) as Billy Wilder
- Churchill (2017) as King George VI
- Interlude in Prague (2017) as Baron Saloka
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016) as Amulet (voice)
- Roots (2016) as John Waller
- Hap and Leonard (2016) as Hap Collins
- Equity (2016) as Michael Connor
- 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
- Revenge (2011) as Dominik Wright
- Camelot (2011) as King Lot
- Episodes (2011) as Rob
- Ironclad (2011) as Thomas Marshall
- Injustice (2011) as William Travers
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self
- Solomon Kane (2009) as Solomon Kane
- The Philanthropist (2009)
- Diamonds (2009)
- Diamonds (2009) as Lucas Denmont
- Lena: The Bride of Ice (2008) as Dr. Harper
- The Summit (2008) as Thom Lightstone
- British Film Forever (2007)
- Manchild (2007) as Joe
- Frankenstein (2007) as Clerval
- Blackbeard (2006) as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
- Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006) as Beau Brummell
- Goose on the Loose (2006) as Kenneth Donnelly
- Rome (2005) as Mark Antony
- George and the Dragon (2004) as George
- Vanity Fair (2004) as Rawdon Crawley
- Blessed (2004) as Craig Howard
- 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
- A Knight's Tale (2001) as Colville
- Women Talking Dirty (2001) as Daniel
- Tomorrow (2001) as Andrew Spender
- The Wedding Tackle (2000) as Hal
- Don Quixote (2000) as Carrasco
- Maybe Baby (2000) as Carl Phipps
- Lighthouse (2000) as Richard Spader
- Mansfield Park (1999) as Tom Bertram
- Bedrooms and Hallways (1998) as Brendan
- Jilting Joe (1998) as Joe
- A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) as Nicholas Jenkins
- Bright Hair (1997) as David Miles
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996) as Mr Frederick Lawrence
- The Tide of Life (1996) as Nick Stuart
- The Prince and the Pauper (1996) as Miles Hendon
- Sharpe's Sword (1995) as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
- Tears Before Bedtime (1995) as Jimmy Turner
- Feast of July (1995) as Jedd Wainwright
- Calling the Shots (1994) as Brian Summers
- One Night Stand (1994) as John
- Sharpe (1993) as Jack Spears
- The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) as Oliver
- The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) as Oliver
- Angels (1992) as Victor
- Coasting (1990) as Mike Baker
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as James McCarthy