James Purefoy: movies and TV shows
James Purefoy has 94 credits in the archive: 49 films and 45 TV series, from 1984 to 2026. Highest rated: Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1984 – 2026 · busiest year: 2019 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Masters of the Universe | King Randor | Film | 6.9 | 62 |
| 2026 | The Faithful | Laban | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2025 | Saint-Pierre | Sean Gallagher | TV | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2025 | Outrageous | David Freeman-Mitford | TV | 6.9 | 61 |
| 2025 | Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 61 |
| 2024 | The Veil | Sir Michael Althorp | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2024 | The Veil | Michael Althorp | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2024 | Land of Women | Fred | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2024 | Legacy | Le père | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2023 | Malpractice | Dr. Leo Harris | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie | Rick Eden | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2022 | The Recruit | Oliver Bonner-Jones | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2022 | Marie Antoinette | Louis XV | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2022 | Fisherman's Friends: One and All | Jim | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 2022 | Fisherman's Friends: One and All | Film | 6.5 | 58 | |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Additional Voices (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2020 | No Man's Land | Stanley | TV | 6.9 | 56 |
| 2020 | El Candidato | Wayne Addison | TV | 6.9 | 56 |
| 2019 | Sex Education | Remi Milburn | TV | 8.2 | 55 |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Skellen | TV | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler | Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy | TV | 7.8 | 55 |
| 2019 | Fisherman's Friends | Jim | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2019 | Limbo | Lucifer | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2019 | All Hail the Popcorn King! | Self | Film | 1.0 | 55 |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon | Laurens Bancroft | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Philippe De Clermont | TV | 7.8 | 54 |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Philippe de Clermont | TV | 7.8 | 54 |
| 2018 | It's Me, Sugar | Billy Wilder | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Billy Wilder | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2017 | Churchill | King George VI | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 2017 | Interlude in Prague | Baron Saloka | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Amulet (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 52 |
| 2016 | Roots | John Waller | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2016 | Hap and Leonard | Hap Collins | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2016 | Equity | Michael Connor | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 2015 | High-Rise | Pangbourne | Film | 5.6 | 51 |
| 2015 | Momentum | Mr. Washington | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 2014 | Wicked Blood | 'Wild' Bill Owens | Film | 5.5 | 50 |
| 2013 | The Following | Joe Carroll | TV | 6.9 | 49 |
| 2012 | John Carter | Kantos Kan | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Thomas of Mowbray | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 2011 | Revenge | Dominik Wright | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 2011 | Camelot | King Lot | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 2011 | Episodes | Rob | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 2011 | Ironclad | Thomas Marshall | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2011 | Injustice | William Travers | TV | 7.1 | 47 |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 6.0 | 45 |
| 2009 | Solomon Kane | Solomon Kane | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | TV | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 2009 | Diamonds | TV | — | 45 | |
| 2009 | Diamonds | Lucas Denmont | Film | 4.7 | 45 |
| 2008 | Lena: The Bride of Ice | Dr. Harper | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2008 | The Summit | Thom Lightstone | TV | 5.6 | 44 |
| 2007 | British Film Forever | TV | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 2007 | Manchild | Joe | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2007 | Frankenstein | Clerval | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 2006 | Blackbeard | Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach | TV | 6.1 | 42 |
| 2006 | Beau Brummell: This Charming Man | Beau Brummell | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 2006 | Goose on the Loose | Kenneth Donnelly | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 2005 | Rome | Mark Antony | TV | 8.2 | 41 |
| 2004 | George and the Dragon | George | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | Rawdon Crawley | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 2004 | Blessed | Craig Howard | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 2004 | Photo Finish | James Wise | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Donald Farfrae | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Donald Farfrae | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | Spence | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 2002 | The Making of Resident Evil | Self | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 2001 | A Knight's Tale | Colville | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 2001 | Women Talking Dirty | Daniel | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 2001 | Tomorrow | Andrew Spender | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 2000 | The Wedding Tackle | Hal | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Carrasco | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby | Carl Phipps | Film | 5.4 | 36 |
| 2000 | Lighthouse | Richard Spader | Film | 4.6 | 36 |
| 1999 | Mansfield Park | Tom Bertram | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1998 | Bedrooms and Hallways | Brendan | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1998 | Jilting Joe | Joe | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time | Nicholas Jenkins | TV | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1997 | Bright Hair | David Miles | Film | 4.1 | 33 |
| 1996 | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Mr Frederick Lawrence | TV | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1996 | The Tide of Life | Nick Stuart | TV | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1996 | The Prince and the Pauper | Miles Hendon | TV | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Sword | Captain the Lord Jack Spears | Film | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1995 | Tears Before Bedtime | Jimmy Turner | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1995 | Feast of July | Jedd Wainwright | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1994 | Calling the Shots | Brian Summers | TV | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1994 | One Night Stand | John | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1993 | Sharpe | Jack Spears | TV | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Oliver | TV | — | 28 |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Oliver | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1992 | Angels | Victor | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1990 | Coasting | Mike Baker | TV | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes | James McCarthy | TV | 8.2 | 20 |