
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 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.…
Filmography
Lena: The Bride of Ice
2008 · 10.0

The Wedding Tackle
2000 · 10.0

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025 · 10.0

The Prince and the Pauper
1996 · 9.0

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016 · 8.4

Rome
2005 · 8.2

Sex Education
2019 · 8.2

Sherlock Holmes
1984 · 8.2
Coasting
1990 · 8.0

The Tide of Life
1996 · 8.0

Calling the Shots
1994 · 8.0

Jilting Joe
1998 · 8.0

Sharpe
1993 · 8.0

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019 · 7.9

The Witcher
2019 · 7.9

A Discovery of Witches
2018 · 7.8

Outrageous
2025 · 7.7

Altered Carbon
2018 · 7.6

Revenge
2011 · 7.5

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021 · 7.5

Marie Antoinette
2022 · 7.5

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996 · 7.5

The Recruit
2022 · 7.5

The Hollow Crown
2012 · 7.4

Urban Myths
2017 · 7.3

Sharpe's Sword
1995 · 7.3

The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 · 7.3

Episodes
2011 · 7.2

The Philanthropist
2009 · 7.1

Injustice
2011 · 7.1

Masters of the Universe
2026 · 7.1

Malpractice
2023 · 7.0
Legacy
2024 · 7.0
Tears Before Bedtime
1995 · 7.0

The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 · 7.0

One Night Stand
1994 · 7.0
Photo Finish
2004 · 7.0

No Man's Land
2020 · 6.9

Roots
2016 · 6.9

Hap and Leonard
2016 · 6.9

A Knight's Tale
2001 · 6.9

The Following
2013 · 6.9

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023 · 6.9

Land of Women
2024 · 6.8

El Candidato
2020 · 6.8

Fisherman's Friends
2019 · 6.8

Mansfield Park
1999 · 6.7

Resident Evil
2002 · 6.7

The Faithful
2026 · 6.6

The Veil
2024 · 6.5

Fisherman's Friends: One and All
2022 · 6.5

John Carter
2012 · 6.4

Camelot
2011 · 6.3

Don Quixote
2000 · 6.3

Churchill
2017 · 6.2

Ironclad
2011 · 6.2

Blackbeard
2006 · 6.1

Bedrooms and Hallways
1998 · 6.1

Solomon Kane
2009 · 6.1

Diamonds
2009 · 6.0

It's Me, Sugar
2018 · 6.0

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · 5.9

Boon
1986 · 5.8

Vanity Fair
2004 · 5.8

Feast of July
1995 · 5.8

Tomorrow
2001 · 5.8

Saint-Pierre
2025 · 5.7

Interlude in Prague
2017 · 5.7

Momentum
2015 · 5.7

High-Rise
2015 · 5.6

The Summit
2008 · 5.6

Equity
2016 · 5.6

Frankenstein
2007 · 5.6

British Film Forever
2007 · 5.5

George and the Dragon
2004 · 5.5

Maybe Baby
2000 · 5.5

Angels
1992 · 5.5

Wicked Blood
2014 · 5.4

Women Talking Dirty
2001 · 5.4

Limbo
2019 · 5.4

Goose on the Loose
2006 · 5.3

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006 · 5.2

Blessed
2004 · 4.8

Lighthouse
2000 · 4.5

Manchild
2007 · 4.5

Bright Hair
1997 · 4.1

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022 · 1.8
Metropolis
2000 · 0.0

The Cloning of Joanna May
1992 · 0.0
Have Your Cake and Eat It
1997 · 0.0