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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...
Known for
Sex EducationSeries • 2019
The WitcherSeries • 2019
RevengeSeries • 2011
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
Masters of the UniverseMovie • 2026
The FollowingSeries • 2013
Altered CarbonSeries • 2018
RomeSeries • 2005
Trollhunters: Tales of ArcadiaSeries • 2016
A Discovery of WitchesSeries • 2018
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerSeries • 2019
EpisodesSeries • 2011
The RecruitSeries • 2022
A Knight's TaleMovie • 2001
SharpeSeries • 1993
CamelotSeries • 2011
The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012
Resident EvilMovie • 2002
John CarterMovie • 2012
BoonSeries • 1986
Urban MythsSeries • 2017
Marie AntoinetteSeries • 2022
The VeilSeries • 2024
No Man's LandSeries • 2020