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Churchill

as King George VI

2017
Equity

as Michael Connor

2016
High-Rise

as Pangbourne

2016
Momentum

as Mr. Washington

2015
Wicked Blood

as 'Wild' Bill Owens

2014
John Carter

as Kantos Kan

2012
Ironclad

as Thomas Marshall

2011
Solomon Kane

as Solomon Kane

2009
The Summit

as Thom Lightstone

2008
Blackbeard: Terror at Sea

as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

as Beau Brummell

2006
George and the Dragon

as George

2004
Vanity Fair

as Rawdon Crawley

2004
Blessed

as Craig Howard

2004
Resident Evil

as Spence Parks

2002
A Knight's Tale

as Colville

2001
Lighthouse

as Richard Spader

2000
Mansfield Park

as Tom Bertram

1999
Bright Hair

as David Miles

1997
James Purefoy James Purefoy

Birthday

1964-06-03

Place of Birth

Taunton, England, UK

Biography

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'.
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