James Purefoy

June 3, 1964 (age 62) Taunton, England, UK
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Purefoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like Resident Evil, John Carter, and Solomon Kane - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/54
Weighted avg: 6.15 /10
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    2002March 2002 by Paul W. S. Anderson
    Supporting as Spence
    Supporting as Spence
    6.22 Good--
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    2012March 2012 by Andrew Stanton
    Supporting as Kantos Kan
    Supporting as Kantos Kan
    5.91 Okay++
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    2009December 2009 by MJ Bassett
    Lead role as Solomon Kane
    Lead role as Solomon Kane
    5.56 Okay
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    2001May 2001 by Brian Helgeland
    Minor role as Colville
    Minor role as Colville
    6.46 Good-
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    2011March 2011 by Jonathan English
    Lead role as Thomas Marshall
    Lead role as Thomas Marshall
    5.69 Okay+
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    2005–2007 by Bruno Heller
    Supporting as Mark Antony
    Supporting as Mark Antony
    7.54 Excellent-
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    2026June 2026 by Travis Knight
    Minor role as King Randor
    Minor role as King Randor
    6.71 Good
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    2015November 2015 by Ben Wheatley
    Supporting as Pangbourne
    Supporting as Pangbourne
    5.12 Okay--
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    2013–2015 by Kevin Williamson
    Starring as Joe Carroll
    Starring as Joe Carroll
    5.92 Okay++
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    2015October 2015 by Stephen S. Campanelli
    Starring as Mr. Washington
    Starring as Mr. Washington
    5.21 Okay--
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    2016–2018 by Guillermo del Toro
    Minor role as Amulet (voice)
    Minor role as Amulet (voice)
    7.80 Excellent
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    2020 by Peter Blake
    Lead role as Wayne Addison
    Lead role as Wayne Addison
    5.90 Okay++
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    2019March 2019 by Chris Foggin
    Starring as Jim
    Starring as Jim
    6.24 Good--
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    1999November 1999 by Patricia Rozema
    Supporting as Tom Bertram
    Supporting as Tom Bertram
    6.23 Good--
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    2017May 2017 by Jonathan Teplitzky
    Supporting as King George VI
    Supporting as King George VI
    5.75 Okay+
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    2004September 2004 by Mira Nair
    Minor role as Rawdon Crawley
    Minor role as Rawdon Crawley
    5.36 Okay-
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    2016–2018 by Nick Damici
    Lead role as Hap Collins
    Lead role as Hap Collins
    5.95 Okay++
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    2004March 2004 by Tom Reeve
    Lead role as George
    Lead role as George
    5.30 Okay-
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    2023December 2023 by Randall Zisk
    Supporting as Rick Eden
    Supporting as Rick Eden
    6.32 Good--
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    2016July 2016 by Meera Menon
    Starring as Michael Connor
    Starring as Michael Connor
    5.39 Okay-
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    2014March 2014 by Mark Young
    Starring as 'Wild' Bill Owens
    Starring as 'Wild' Bill Owens
    5.31 Okay-
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    2024 by Steven Knight
    Supporting as Michael Althorp
    Supporting as Michael Althorp
    5.62 Okay
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    2004May 2004 by Simon Fellows
    Starring as Craig Howard
    Starring as Craig Howard
    5.08 Okay--
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    2000June 2000 by Ben Elton
    Minor role as Carl Phipps
    Minor role as Carl Phipps
    5.25 Okay-
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    2022August 2022 by Meg Leonard
    Lead role as Jim
    Lead role as Jim
    6.03 Okay++
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    2000February 2000 by Simon Hunter
    Lead role as Richard Spader
    Lead role as Richard Spader
    5.25 Okay-
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    2019August 2019 by Mark Young
    Starring as Lucifer
    Starring as Lucifer
    5.45 Okay
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    1998August 1998 by Rose Troche
    Starring as Brendan
    Starring as Brendan
    5.79 Okay+
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    2011 by Anthony Horowitz
    Lead role as William Travers
    Lead role as William Travers
    6.06 Okay++
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    2006
    Lead role as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
    Lead role as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
    5.72 Okay+
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    2017May 2017 by John Stephenson
    Starring as Baron Saloka
    Starring as Baron Saloka
    5.79 Okay+
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    2000April 2000 by Peter Yates
    Minor role as Carrasco
    Minor role as Carrasco
    5.92 Okay++
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    1995April 1995 by Tom Clegg
    Supporting as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
    Supporting as Captain the Lord Jack Spears
    6.36 Good-
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    2007October 2007 by Jed Mercurio
    Starring as Clerval
    Starring as Clerval
    5.79 Okay+
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    2001December 2001 by Coky Giedroyc
    Supporting as Daniel
    Supporting as Daniel
    5.58 Okay
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    2009 by Tom Fontana
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
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    Airing since 2025 by Allan Hawco
    Supporting as Sean Gallagher
    Supporting as Sean Gallagher
    5.54 Okay
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    2008 by John Krizanc
    Starring as Thom Lightstone
    Starring as Thom Lightstone
    5.69 Okay+
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    2006June 2006 by Philippa Lowthorpe
    Lead role as Beau Brummell
    Lead role as Beau Brummell
    Needs more reviews
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    1995October 1995 by Christopher Menaul
    Supporting as Jedd Wainwright
    Supporting as Jedd Wainwright
    5.86 Okay+
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    2003December 2003 by David Thacker
    Supporting as Donald Farfrae
    Supporting as Donald Farfrae
    6.19 Good--
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    2006January 2006 by Nicholas Kendall
    Starring as Kenneth Donnelly
    Starring as Kenneth Donnelly
    5.81 Okay+
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    Airing since 2025 by Sarah Williams
    Supporting as David Freeman-Mitford
    Supporting as David Freeman-Mitford
    6.05 Okay++
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    1997
    Starring as Nicholas Jenkins
    Starring as Nicholas Jenkins
    Needs more reviews
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    1997February 1997 by Christopher Menaul
    Starring as David Miles
    Starring as David Miles
    Needs more reviews
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    2009April 2009 by Andy Wilson
    Lead role as Lucas Denmont
    Lead role as Lucas Denmont
    Needs more reviews
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    2018March 2018 by Sean Foley
    Starring as Billy Wilder
    Starring as Billy Wilder
    Needs more reviews
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    1996 by Catherine Cookson
    Starring as Nick Stuart
    Starring as Nick Stuart
    Needs more reviews
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    1994
    Starring as Brian Summers
    Starring as Brian Summers
    Needs more reviews
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    Airing since 1990
    Starring as Mike Baker
    Starring as Mike Baker
    Needs more reviews
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    2001January 2001 by Francesca Archibugi
    Supporting as Andrew Spender
    Supporting as Andrew Spender
    Needs more reviews
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    1996 by Julian Fellowes
    Starring as Miles Hendon
    Starring as Miles Hendon
    Needs more reviews
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    2003 by Dennis Potter
    Supporting as Donald Farfrae
    Supporting as Donald Farfrae
    Needs more reviews
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    Airing since 1995
    Minor role as Jimmy Turner
    Minor role as Jimmy Turner
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Ciarán Hinds 4 titles
Kevin McKidd 2 titles
Aneurin Barnard 2 titles
Derek Jacobi 2 titles
Jason Flemyng 2 titles
Hugh Bonneville 2 titles
Polly Walker 3 titles
Joan Plowright 2 titles