James Purefoy

James Purefoy

James Purefoy (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor. He played Marc Antony in the HBO series Rome, college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in the series The Following, and Solomon Kane in the film of the same name. In February 2018 he starred as Laurens Bancroft in Altered Carbon, a Netflix original series. He played James McCarthy, a young man accused of murdering his father, in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," in Granada's The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. One of his notable roles was as Nicholas Jenkins in the eight-part miniseries A Dance to the Music of Time for Channel 4 in 1997. He played Edward, the Black Prince in the film A Knight's Tale, Rawdon Crawley in Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Bertram in the 1999 production of Mansfield Park. He has played major roles in several television costume dramas, including Sharpe's Sword, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The Prince and the Pauper, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Blackbeard: Terror at Sea, Beau Brummell: This Charming Man, The Tide of Life, Camelot and Rome. He played Mark Antony in the HBO/BBC original television series, Rome. He starred as Teddy Rist in the summer television series, The Philanthropist, which aired on NBC beginning on June 2009. His character is a billionaire playboy who decides to use his wealth and power to help others in need. In 2013, The Following debuted, starring Purefoy as the lead antagonist of the series. He portrays Joe Carroll, a former professor who becomes a serial killer and leads a cult of followers, all whom help create Carroll's "story". It was announced in June 2014 that Purefoy would join the cast of the film High-Rise with Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons. Later in 2014, Purefoy co-starred in the Formula 1-themed music video for David Guetta's song "Dangerous". In February 2019, Hybrid (who provided the score to Interlude in Prague) released a short film to accompany their single "Hold Your Breath" from the album Light of the Fearless. The film starred Purefoy as the brooding 'Mr Black'.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Taunton, England, UK
    Birthday
    6/3/1964
George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon
5.282
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
5.965
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
5.7
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
4.8
Ironclad
Ironclad
6.143
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
5.8
Diamonds
6
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
6.6
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
4.5
Blessed
Blessed
4.9
The Wedding Tackle
The Wedding Tackle
0
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
5.771
Wicked Blood
Wicked Blood
5.413
Bright Hair
Bright Hair
4.5
Equity
Equity
5.612
Interlude In Prague
Interlude In Prague
6.179
Fisherman's Friends
Fisherman's Friends
6.7
Limbo
Limbo
5.424
One Night Stand
One Night Stand
7
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
6.652
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose
5.2
Momentum
Momentum
5.663
Bedrooms and Hallways
Bedrooms and Hallways
6.171
It's Me, Sugar
It's Me, Sugar
6
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
6.613
The Mayor of Casterbridge
7
Feast of July
Feast of July
5.889
All Hail the Popcorn King!
All Hail the Popcorn King!
0
Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty
5.133
Angels
Angels
0
Churchill
Churchill
6.166
High-Rise
High-Rise
5.646
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
5.3
Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Sword
7.26
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
0
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
5.265
John Carter
John Carter
6.3
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May
7
A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale
6.854
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
6.1
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
7.655
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