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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'.

Personal information

Birthday

1964-06-03

Birth Place

Taunton, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

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A Dance to the Music of Time

1997

5.3

TV
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A Discovery of Witches

2018

7.8

TV
A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

6.9

Movie
All Hail the Popcorn King!

All Hail the Popcorn King!

2019

0.0

Movie
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Altered Carbon

2018

7.7

TV
Angels

Angels

1992

0.0

Movie
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

2006

5.7

Movie
Bedrooms and Hallways

Bedrooms and Hallways

1998

6.2

Movie
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Blackbeard

2006

5.8

TV
Blessed

Blessed

2004

4.8

Movie
Bright Hair

Bright Hair

1997

4.5

Movie
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Calling the Shots

1994

8.0

TV
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Camelot

2011

6.3

TV
Churchill

Churchill

2017

6.2

Movie
Diamonds

Diamonds

2009

4.7

Movie
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Diamonds

2009

0.0

TV
Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2000

6.1

Movie
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El Candidato

2020

6.9

TV
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Episodes

2011

7.2

TV
Equity

Equity

2016

5.6

Movie
Feast of July

Feast of July

1995

5.9

Movie
Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman's Friends

2019

6.7

Movie
Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

2022

6.4

Movie
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007

5.1

Movie
George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

2004

5.3

Movie
Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

2006

5.4

Movie
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Hap and Leonard

2016

6.9

TV
High-Rise

High-Rise

2015

5.6

Movie
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

2000

5.8

Movie
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Injustice

2011

7.0

TV
Interlude In Prague

Interlude In Prague

2017

5.9

Movie
Ironclad

Ironclad

2011

6.2

Movie
It's Me, Sugar

It's Me, Sugar

2018

6.0

Movie
Jilting Joe

Jilting Joe

1998

0.0

Movie
John Carter

John Carter

2012

6.3

Movie
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Land of Women

2024

7.3

TV
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

6.0

TV
Lena: The Bride of Ice

Lena: The Bride of Ice

2008

0.0

Movie
Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2000

4.8

Movie
Limbo

Limbo

2019

5.5

Movie
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Malpractice

2023

7.2

TV
Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999

6.7

Movie
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Marie Antoinette

2022

7.9

TV
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

5.4

Movie
Momentum

Momentum

2015

5.7

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

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

2023

7.1

Movie
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No Man's Land

2020

6.8

TV
One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1994

7.0

Movie
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Outrageous

0.0

TV
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Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

2019

7.9

TV
Photo Finish

Photo Finish

2004

0.0

Movie
Resident Evil

Resident Evil

2002

6.6

Movie
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Revenge

2011

7.6

TV
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Rome

2005

8.3

TV
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Roots

2016

6.9

TV
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Saint-Pierre

2025

0.0

TV
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Sex Education

2019

8.2

TV
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Sharpe

1993

7.8

TV
Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Sword

1995

7.2

Movie
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Sherlock Holmes

1984

8.1

TV
Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

2009

6.0

Movie
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Tears Before Bedtime

1995

0.0

TV
The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

7.0

Movie
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The Following

2013

6.9

TV
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The Hollow Crown

2012

7.4

TV
The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

7.3

Movie
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The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

7.0

TV
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The Philanthropist

2009

6.6

TV
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The Prince and the Pauper

1996

0.0

TV
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The Summit

2008

5.5

TV
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

1996

7.4

TV
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The Tide of Life

1996

7.5

TV
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The Veil

2024

6.8

TV
The Wedding Tackle

The Wedding Tackle

2000

0.0

Movie
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

2001

5.3

Movie
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

7.5

Movie
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

2016

8.4

TV
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Urban Myths

2017

7.6

TV
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

5.8

Movie
Wicked Blood

Wicked Blood

2014

5.5

Movie
Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

2001

5.0

Movie