James Purefoy
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
Masters of the Universe
King Randor
2026
Series
The Witcher
Skellen
2019
Series
Sex Education
Remi Milburn
2019
Series
Revenge
Dominik Wright
2011
Series
The Following
Joe Carroll
2013
Series
Sherlock Holmes
James McCarthy
1984
Series
Rome
Mark Antony
2005
Series
Altered Carbon
Laurens Bancroft
2018
Series
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Amulet (voice)
2016
Series
A Discovery of Witches
Philippe De Clermont
2018
Series
A Discovery of Witches
Philippe de Clermont
2018
Series
Camelot
King Lot
2011
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
Series
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
2019
Series
Episodes
Rob
2011
Series
The Recruit
Oliver Bonner-Jones
2022
Series
Sharpe
Jack Spears
1993
Film
John Carter
Kantos Kan
2012
Film
A Knight's Tale
Colville
2001
Series
The Hollow Crown
Thomas of Mowbray
2012
Series
Outrageous
David Freeman-Mitford
2025
Film
Resident Evil
Spence
2002
Series
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
2022
Film
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
2009
Series
The Veil
Sir Michael Althorp
2024
Series
The Veil
Michael Althorp
2024
Series
The Faithful
Laban
2026
Series
Urban Myths
Billy Wilder
2017
Series
No Man's Land
Stanley
2020
Series
Land of Women
Fred
2024
Series
Saint-Pierre
Sean Gallagher
2025
Series
Roots
John Waller
2016
Series
Hap and Leonard
Hap Collins
2016
Film
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Additional Voices (voice)
2021
Film
Vanity Fair
Rawdon Crawley
2004
Series
British Film Forever
2007
Series
Malpractice
Dr. Leo Harris
2023
Film
High-Rise
Pangbourne
2015
Series
A Dance to the Music of Time
Nicholas Jenkins
1997
Film
Ironclad
Thomas Marshall
2011
Series
The Philanthropist
2009
Series
The Summit
Thom Lightstone
2008
Series
El Candidato
Wayne Addison
2020
Series
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Mr Frederick Lawrence
1996
Film
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Rick Eden
2023
Film
Momentum
Mr. Washington
2015
Series
Injustice
William Travers
2011
Film
Mansfield Park
Tom Bertram
1999
Film
George and the Dragon
George
2004
Film
Churchill
King George VI
2017
Film
Fisherman's Friends
Jim
2019
Series
Blackbeard
Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
2006
Film
Maybe Baby
Carl Phipps
2000
Legacy
Le père
2024
Film
Equity
Michael Connor
2016
Series
The Tide of Life
Nick Stuart
1996
Film
Blessed
Craig Howard
2004
Tears Before Bedtime
Jimmy Turner
1995
Film
Bedrooms and Hallways
Brendan
1998
Film
Wicked Blood
'Wild' Bill Owens
2014
Film
Sharpe's Sword
Captain the Lord Jack Spears
1995
Series
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
1996
Coasting
Mike Baker
1990
Film
Don Quixote
Carrasco
2000
Series
The Cloning of Joanna May
Oliver
1992
Film
Manchild
Joe
2007
Diamonds
2009
Series
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Donald Farfrae
2003
Film
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell
2006
Film
Interlude in Prague
Baron Saloka
2017
Metropolis
Nathan
2000
Film
It's Me, Sugar
Billy Wilder
2018
Film
The Wedding Tackle
Hal
2000
Film
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Jim
2022
Film
Women Talking Dirty
Daniel
2001
Series
Calling the Shots
Brian Summers
1994
Lena: The Bride of Ice
Dr. Harper
2008
Film
Tomorrow
Andrew Spender
2001
Film
Feast of July
Jedd Wainwright
1995
Film
Bright Hair
David Miles
1997
Film
One Night Stand
John
1994
Film
Frankenstein
Clerval
2007
Film
The Cloning of Joanna May
Oliver
1992
Film
Goose on the Loose
Kenneth Donnelly
2006
Film
The Making of Resident Evil
Self
2002
Film
Limbo
Lucifer
2019
Film
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Donald Farfrae
2003
Film
Diamonds
Lucas Denmont
2009
Film
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Narrator
2025
Film
All Hail the Popcorn King!
Self
2019
Film
Lighthouse
Richard Spader
2000
Film
Angels
Victor
1992
Jilting Joe
Joe
1998
Photo Finish
James Wise
2004