Biography and filmography

James Purefoy

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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Movies (48)

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026 · King Randor

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

2025 · Narrator

Legacy

Legacy

2024 · Le père

El último caso del Sr. Monk: Una película de Monk

El último caso del Sr. Monk: Una película de Monk

2023 · Rick Eden

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

2022 · Jim, Executive Producer

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

2022

Trollhunters: El despertar de los titanes

Trollhunters: El despertar de los titanes

2021 · Additional Voices (voice)

Limbo

Limbo

2019 · Lucifer

All Hail the Popcorn King!

All Hail the Popcorn King!

2019 · Self

Música a bordo

Música a bordo

2019 · Jim

It's Me, Sugar

It's Me, Sugar

2018 · Billy Wilder

Churchill

Churchill

2017 · King George VI

Interlude in Prague

Interlude in Prague

2017 · Baron Saloka

Equidad

Equidad

2016 · Michael Connor

El rascacielos

El rascacielos

2015 · Pangbourne

Momentum

Momentum

2015 · Mr. Washington

Wicked Blood

Wicked Blood

2014 · 'Wild' Bill Owens

John Carter: Entre dos mundos

John Carter: Entre dos mundos

2012 · Kantos Kan

El Templario

El Templario

2011 · Thomas Marshall

Cazador de demonios

Cazador de demonios

2009 · Solomon Kane

Diamonds

Diamonds

2009 · Lucas Denmont

Lena: The Bride of Ice

Lena: The Bride of Ice

2008 · Dr. Harper

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007 · Clerval

Manchild

Manchild

2007 · Joe

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

2006 · Beau Brummell

Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

2006 · Kenneth Donnelly

Photo Finish

Photo Finish

2004 · James Wise

Vanidad

Vanidad

2004 · Rawdon Crawley

Blessed

Blessed

2004 · Craig Howard

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

2004 · George

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003 · Donald Farfrae

The Making of Resident Evil

The Making of Resident Evil

2002 · Self

Resident Evil: El Huésped Maldito

Resident Evil: El Huésped Maldito

2002 · Spence

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

2001 · Daniel

Corazón de caballero

Corazón de caballero

2001 · Colville

Tomorrow

Tomorrow

2001 · Andrew Spender

The Wedding Tackle

The Wedding Tackle

2000 · Hal

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000 · Carl Phipps

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2000 · Carrasco

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2000 · Richard Spader

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999 · Tom Bertram

Jilting Joe

Jilting Joe

1998 · Joe

Bedrooms and Hallways

Bedrooms and Hallways

1998 · Brendan

Bright Hair

Bright Hair

1997 · David Miles

Feast of July

Feast of July

1995 · Jedd Wainwright

Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Sword

1995 · Captain the Lord Jack Spears

One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1994 · John

Angels

Angels

1992 · Victor

TV shows (47)

Las fieles

Las fieles

2026 · Laban

Outrageous

Outrageous

2025 · David Freeman-Mitford

Saint-Pierre

Saint-Pierre

2025 · Sean Gallagher

Land of Women

Land of Women

2024 · Fred

El velo

El velo

2024 · Sir Michael Althorp, Michael Althorp

Malpractice

Malpractice

2023 · Dr. Leo Harris

El novato

El novato

2022 · Oliver Bonner-Jones

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2022 · Louis XV

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

2020 · Stanley

El Candidato

El Candidato

2020 · Wayne Addison

The Witcher

The Witcher

2019 · Skellen

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

2019 · Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy

Sex Education

Sex Education

2019 · Remi Milburn

El descubrimiento de las brujas

El descubrimiento de las brujas

2018 · Philippe De Clermont, Philippe de Clermont

Carbono Alterado

Carbono Alterado

2018 · Laurens Bancroft

Mitos Urbanos

Mitos Urbanos

2017 · Billy Wilder

Trollhunters: Relatos de Arcadia

Trollhunters: Relatos de Arcadia

2016 · Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar

Raíces

Raíces

2016 · John Waller

Hap and Leonard

Hap and Leonard

2016 · Hap Collins

The Following

The Following

2013 · Joe Carroll

La Corona Vacía

La Corona Vacía

2012 · Thomas of Mowbray

Revenge

Revenge

2011 · Dominik Wright

Injusticia

Injusticia

2011 · William Travers

Camelot

Camelot

2011 · King Lot

Episodes

Episodes

2011 · Rob

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

2009

Diamonds

Diamonds

2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009 · Self

The Summit

The Summit

2008 · Thom Lightstone

British Film Forever

British Film Forever

2007

Blackbeard

Blackbeard

2006 · Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

Roma

Roma

2005 · Mark Antony

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003 · Donald Farfrae

Metropolis

Metropolis

2000 · Nathan

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997 · Nicholas Jenkins

Have Your Cake and Eat It

Have Your Cake and Eat It

1997 · Ben

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

1996 · Mr Frederick Lawrence

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1996 · Miles Hendon

The Tide of Life

The Tide of Life

1996 · Nick Stuart

Tears Before Bedtime

Tears Before Bedtime

1995 · Jimmy Turner

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

1994 · Brian Summers

Sharpe

Sharpe

1993 · Jack Spears

Crime Story

Crime Story

1992 · Darius Guppy

The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992 · Oliver

Coasting

Coasting

1990 · Mike Baker

Boon

Boon

1986 · Alan Bridges

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984 · James McCarthy