James Purefoy

Where to watch James Purefoy

• Masters of the UniverseMovie · 2026

Biography

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

1. 2026Masters of the Universeas King Randor
2. 2025Outrageousas David Freeman-Mitford · 6 episodes
3. 2025Saint-Pierreas Sean Gallagher · 22 episodes
4. 2024Land of Womenas Fred · 6 episodes
5. 2024The Veilas Sir Michael Althorp · 6 episodes
6. 2023Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movieas Rick Eden
7. 2023Malpracticeas Dr. Leo Harris · 5 episodes
8. 2022The Recruitas Oliver Bonner-Jones · 2 episodes
9. 2022Marie Antoinetteas Louis XV · 4 episodes
10. 2022Fisherman's Friends: One and Allas Jim · Executive producer
11. 2021Trollhunters: Rise of the Titansas Additional Voices (voice)
12. 2020No Man's Landas Stanley · 8 episodes
13. 2020El Candidatoas Wayne Addison · 10 episodes
14. 2019The Witcheras Skellen · 5 episodes
15. 2019Limboas Lucifer
16. 2019Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butleras Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy · 10 episodes
17. 2019Fisherman's Friendsas Jim
18. 2019Sex Educationas Remi Milburn · 5 episodes
19. 2018A Discovery of Witchesas Philippe De Clermont · 3 episodes
20. 2018Altered Carbonas Laurens Bancroft · 10 episodes
21. 2017Churchillas King George VI
22. 2017Interlude in Pragueas Baron Saloka
23. 2017Urban Mythsas Billy Wilder · 1 episode
24. 2016Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadiaas Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar · 9 episodes
25. 2016Equityas Michael Connor
26. 2016Rootsas John Waller · 2 episodes
27. 2016Hap and Leonardas Hap Collins · 18 episodes
28. 2015High-Riseas Pangbourne
29. 2015Momentumas Mr. Washington
30. 2014Wicked Bloodas 'Wild' Bill Owens
31. 2013The Followingas Joe Carroll · 45 episodes
32. 2012The Hollow Crownas Thomas of Mowbray · 1 episode
33. 2012John Carteras Kantos Kan
34. 2011Revengeas Dominik Wright
35. 2011Injusticeas William Travers · 5 episodes
36. 2011Ironcladas Thomas Marshall
37. 2011Camelotas King Lot · 3 episodes
38. 2011Episodesas Rob · 4 episodes
39. 2009Solomon Kaneas Solomon Kane
40. 2008The Summitas Thom Lightstone · 2 episodes
41. 2007Frankensteinas Clerval
42. 2006Blackbeardas Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach · 2 episodes
43. 2005Romeas Mark Antony · 22 episodes
44. 2004Vanity Fairas Rawdon Crawley
45. 2004Blessedas Craig Howard
46. 2004George and the Dragonas George
47. 2003The Mayor of Casterbridgeas Donald Farfrae
48. 2002Resident Evilas Spence
49. 2001Women Talking Dirtyas Daniel
50. 2001A Knight's Taleas Colville
51. 2000Maybe Babyas Carl Phipps
52. 2000Don Quixoteas Carrasco
53. 2000Lighthouseas Richard Spader
54. 1999Mansfield Parkas Tom Bertram
55. 1998Bedrooms and Hallwaysas Brendan
56. 1996The Tenant of Wildfell Hallas Mr Frederick Lawrence · 2 episodes
57. 1995Feast of Julyas Jedd Wainwright
58. 1995Sharpe's Swordas Captain the Lord Jack Spears
59. 1993Sharpeas Jack Spears · 1 episode
60. 1984Sherlock Holmesas James McCarthy · 1 episode