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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Masters of the Universe
Character:King Randor
Release Date:04/06/2026
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/04/2025
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Character:Rick Eden
Release Date:08/12/2023
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Character:Jim
Release Date:19/08/2022
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Release Date:21/07/2021
Limbo
Character:Lucifer
Release Date:22/08/2019
All Hail the Popcorn King!
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2019
Fisherman's Friends
Character:Jim
Release Date:15/03/2019
It's Me, Sugar
Character:Billy Wilder
Release Date:11/03/2018
Churchill
Character:King George VI
Release Date:25/05/2017
Interlude In Prague
Character:Baron Saloka
Release Date:25/05/2017
Equity
Character:Michael Connor
Release Date:29/07/2016
High-Rise
Character:Pangbourne
Release Date:22/11/2015
Momentum
Character:Mr. Washington
Release Date:15/10/2015
Wicked Blood
Character:'Wild' Bill Owens
Release Date:04/03/2014
John Carter
Character:Kantos Kan
Release Date:07/03/2012
Ironclad
Character:Thomas Marshall
Release Date:03/03/2011
Solomon Kane
Character:Solomon Kane
Release Date:23/12/2009
Diamonds
Character:Lucas Denmont
Release Date:04/04/2009
Lena: The Bride of Ice
Character:Dr. Harper
Release Date:12/09/2008
Frankenstein
Character:Clerval
Release Date:24/10/2007
Manchild
Character:Joe
Release Date:01/01/2007
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Character:Beau Brummell
Release Date:19/06/2006
Goose on the Loose
Character:Kenneth Donnelly
Release Date:13/01/2006
Photo Finish
Character:James Wise
Release Date:08/09/2004
Vanity Fair
Character:Rawdon Crawley
Release Date:01/09/2004
Blessed
Character:Craig Howard
Release Date:16/05/2004
George and the Dragon
Character:George
Release Date:28/03/2004
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Character:Donald Farfrae
Release Date:28/12/2003
The Making of Resident Evil
Character:Self
Release Date:30/07/2002
Resident Evil
Character:Spence Parks
Release Date:15/03/2002
Women Talking Dirty
Character:Daniel
Release Date:07/12/2001
A Knight's Tale
Character:Colville
Release Date:11/05/2001
Tomorrow
Character:Andrew Spender
Release Date:26/01/2001
The Wedding Tackle
Character:Hal
Release Date:11/08/2000
Maybe Baby
Character:Carl Phipps
Release Date:02/06/2000
Don Quixote
Character:Carrasco
Release Date:09/04/2000
Lighthouse
Character:Richard Spader
Release Date:04/02/2000
Mansfield Park
Character:Tom Bertram
Release Date:12/11/1999
Jilting Joe
Character:Joe
Release Date:16/10/1998
Bedrooms and Hallways
Character:Brendan
Release Date:01/08/1998
Bright Hair
Character:David Miles
Release Date:09/02/1997
Feast of July
Character:Jedd Wainwright
Release Date:12/10/1995
Sharpe's Sword
Character:Cpt. Jack Spears
Release Date:26/04/1995
One Night Stand
Character:John
Release Date:12/05/1994
Angels
Character:Victor
Release Date:01/09/1992
The Cloning of Joanna May
Character:Oliver
Release Date:16/01/1992
Television Appearances
Outrageous
Character:David Freeman-Mitford
Saint-Pierre
Character:Sean Gallagher
Land of Women
Character:Fred
The Veil
Character:Sir Michael Althorp
Malpractice
Character:Dr. Leo Harris
The Recruit
Character:Oliver Bonner-Jones
Marie Antoinette
Character:Louis XV
No Man's Land
Character:Stanley
El Candidato
Character:Wayne Addison
The Witcher
Character:Skellen
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Character:Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
Sex Education
Character:Remi Milburn
A Discovery of Witches
Character:Philippe De Clermont
A Discovery of Witches
Character:Philippe de Clermont
Altered Carbon
Character:Laurens Bancroft
Urban Myths
Character:Billy Wilder
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Character:Amulet (voice)
Roots
Character:John Waller
Hap and Leonard
Character:Hap Collins
The Following
Character:Joe Carroll
The Hollow Crown
Character:Thomas of Mowbray
Revenge
Character:Dominik Wright
Injustice
Character:William Travers
Camelot
Character:King Lot
Episodes
Character:Rob
The Philanthropist
Character:
Diamonds
Character:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Summit
Character:Thom Lightstone
Blackbeard
Character:Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Rome
Character:Mark Antony
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Character:Donald Farfrae
A Dance to the Music of Time
Character:Nicholas Jenkins
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Character:Mr Frederick Lawrence
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Miles Hendon
The Tide of Life
Character:Nick Stuart
Tears Before Bedtime
Character:Jimmy Turner
Calling the Shots
Character:Brian Summers
Sharpe
Character:Jack Spears
Sherlock Holmes
Character:James McCarthy
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