James Purefoy

James Purefoy

Birthday: 1964-06-03

Place of Birth: Taunton, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Purefoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Resident Evil
Resident Evil

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombie...

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Frankenstein
Frankenstein

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Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park

Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by...

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George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon

In 12th century England, the handsome and noble knight, George, has left the Crusades behind to foll...

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Blessed
Blessed

Heather Graham and James Purefoy play a couple who desperately want to have a baby. Unfortunately, s...

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The Wedding Tackle
The Wedding Tackle

The sexual rivalries between a group of friends cause comic chaos during a stag night celebration....

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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the positio...

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Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane

A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncin...

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Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

This BBC historical drama stars James Purefoy as Beau Brummell, the original sharp-dressed dandy of ...

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors ...

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Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby

Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, mat...

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Ironclad
Ironclad

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal ...

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John Carter
John Carter

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious...

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Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues...

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Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty

A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist....

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One Night Stand
One Night Stand

Last night Kate met John. But when she wakes up, he's gone and she's locked in his flat. When she ca...

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Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950....

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Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose

Grieving young Will Donnelly looks to protect his new best friend, a talking goose, from school Prin...

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The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge

Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels ...

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Diamonds
Diamonds

Complex tale about small and big players in the African diamond business wrapped around a murder of ...

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Wicked Blood
Wicked Blood

Hannah and Amber Baker are trapped in a dark Southern underworld of violence, drugs and bikers. Both...

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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bu...

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A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenl...

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Feast of July
Feast of July

After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three...

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High-Rise
High-Rise

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control....

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Bright Hair
Bright Hair

A solitary schoolgirl, prone to sudden blackouts after she's stumbled into a murder scene, gets invo...

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Momentum
Momentum

When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what ...

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Equity
Equity

Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one ...

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Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primord...

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Jilting Joe
Jilting Joe

Joe and Olivia are childhood sweethearts, about to embark on their wedding day. But, the so-called h...

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Tomorrow
Tomorrow

This ensemble drama details the friendships that grow between survivors of the 1997 Umbria earthquak...

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Bedrooms and Hallways
Bedrooms and Hallways

At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets...

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Churchill
Churchill

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day....

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Lena: The Bride of Ice
Lena: The Bride of Ice

Lina is a beautiful girl, a model, only, perhaps, too romantic for our time – she is looking for tru...

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The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May

Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each...

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Interlude In Prague
Interlude In Prague

The incredible tale of Mozart's Prague years....

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Fisherman's Friends
Fisherman's Friends

Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their deb...

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Angels
Angels

Three guardian angels help three souls evaluate their past lives....

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All Hail the Popcorn King!
All Hail the Popcorn King!

Made in cooperation with Joe Lansdale, we explore his life growing up in 1950's east Texas and how h...

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Limbo
Limbo

A murderer finds himself on trial in Hell, caught between a bitter prosecutor and an inexperienced d...

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It's Me, Sugar
It's Me, Sugar

A recounting of the making of 'Some Like It Hot' starring Marilyn Monroe and directed by Billy Wilde...

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Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Following the unexpected success of the band’s debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues”, we re-joi...

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Don Quixote
Don Quixote

Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry n...

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Photo Finish
Photo Finish

A photographer is devastated when his lover leaves him to pursue an affair with a wealthy man....

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Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe

Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend ...

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The Making of Resident Evil
The Making of Resident Evil

A behind the scenes look into the making of resident evil where the cast and crew breaks down the pr...

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Manchild
Manchild

Two grown men find themselves suffering from midlife crises at the same time. Remake of British show...

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