James Purefoy

James Purefoy

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.

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Filmography

2026

Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
as King Randor
Movie - Released: 6/5/2026

2025

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/6/2025
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre
as Sean Gallagher
TV - Released: 1/6/2025

2024

The Veil
The Veil
as Sir Michael Althorp
TV - Released: 4/30/2024
Land of Women
Land of Women
as Fred
TV - Released: 6/26/2024

2023

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
as Rick Eden
Movie - Released: 12/8/2023
Malpractice
Malpractice
as Dr. Leo Harris
TV - Released: 4/23/2023

2022

Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
as Jim
Movie - Released: 8/19/2022
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
as Louis XV
TV - Released: 10/31/2022
The Recruit
The Recruit
as Oliver Bonner-Jones
TV - Released: 12/16/2022

2021

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Additional Voices (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/21/2021

2020

El Candidato
El Candidato
as Wayne Addison
TV - Released: 7/17/2020
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
as Stanley
TV - Released: 11/26/2020

2019

Fisherman's Friends
Fisherman's Friends
as Jim
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
All Hail the Popcorn King!
All Hail the Popcorn King!
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/18/2019
Limbo
Limbo
as Lucifer
Movie - Released: 8/22/2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
TV - Released: 7/28/2019
Sex Education
Sex Education
as Remi Milburn
TV - Released: 1/11/2019

2018

It's Me, Sugar
It's Me, Sugar
as Billy Wilder
Movie - Released: 3/11/2018
A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches
as Philippe De Clermont
TV - Released: 9/14/2018
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
as Laurens Bancroft
TV - Released: 2/2/2018
A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches
as Philippe de Clermont
TV - Released: 9/14/2018

2017

Churchill
Churchill
as King George VI
Movie - Released: 5/25/2017
Interlude In Prague
Interlude In Prague
as Baron Saloka
Movie - Released: 5/25/2017
Urban Myths
Urban Myths
as Billy Wilder
TV - Released: 1/19/2017

2016

Equity
Equity
as Michael Connor
Movie - Released: 7/29/2016
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard
as Hap Collins
TV - Released: 3/2/2016
Roots
Roots
as John Waller
TV - Released: 5/30/2016
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
as Amulet (voice)
TV - Released: 12/23/2016

2015

High-Rise
High-Rise
as Pangbourne
Movie - Released: 11/22/2015
Momentum
Momentum
as Mr. Washington
Movie - Released: 10/15/2015

2014

Wicked Blood
Wicked Blood
as 'Wild' Bill Owens
Movie - Released: 3/4/2014

2013

The Following
The Following
as Joe Carroll
TV - Released: 1/21/2013

2012

John Carter
John Carter
as Kantos Kan
Movie - Released: 3/7/2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
as Thomas of Mowbray
TV - Released: 6/30/2012

2011

Ironclad
Ironclad
as Thomas Marshall
Movie - Released: 3/3/2011
Revenge
Revenge
as Dominik Wright
TV - Released: 9/21/2011
Injustice
Injustice
as William Travers
TV - Released: 6/6/2011
Camelot
Camelot
as King Lot
TV - Released: 2/25/2011
Camelot
Camelot
TV - Released: 2/25/2011
Episodes
Episodes
as Rob
TV - Released: 1/9/2011

2009

Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
as Solomon Kane
Movie - Released: 9/16/2009
Movie
Diamonds
as Lucas Denmont
Movie - Released: 4/4/2009
The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist
TV - Released: 6/24/2009
TV
Diamonds
TV - Released: 4/5/2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
TV - Released: 3/2/2009

2008

Movie
Lena: The Bride of Ice
as Dr. Harper
Movie - Released: 9/12/2008
The Summit
The Summit
as Thom Lightstone
TV - Released: 6/15/2008

2007

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as Clerval
Movie - Released: 10/24/2007

2006

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
as Beau Brummell
Movie - Released: 6/19/2006
Goose on the Loose
Goose on the Loose
as Kenneth Donnelly
Movie - Released: 1/13/2006
Blackbeard
Blackbeard
as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
TV - Released: 9/10/2006

2005

Rome
Rome
as Mark Antony
TV - Released: 8/28/2005

2004

George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon
as George
Movie - Released: 3/28/2004
Blessed
Blessed
as Craig Howard
Movie - Released: 5/16/2004
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
as Rawdon Crawley
Movie - Released: 9/1/2004
Movie
Photo Finish
as James Wise
Movie - Released: 9/8/2004

2003

Movie
The Mayor of Casterbridge
as Donald Farfrae
Movie - Released: 12/28/2003
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge
as Donald Farfrae
TV - Released: 8/17/2003

2002

Resident Evil
Resident Evil
as Spence Parks
Movie - Released: 3/15/2002
The Making of Resident Evil
The Making of Resident Evil
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/30/2002

2001

Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty
as Daniel
Movie - Released: 12/7/2001
A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale
as Colville
Movie - Released: 5/11/2001
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
as Andrew Spender
Movie - Released: 1/26/2001

2000

The Wedding Tackle
The Wedding Tackle
as Hal
Movie - Released: 8/11/2000
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
as Richard Spader
Movie - Released: 2/4/2000
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
as Carl Phipps
Movie - Released: 6/2/2000
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
as Carrasco
Movie - Released: 4/9/2000

1999

Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
as Tom Bertram
Movie - Released: 11/12/1999

1998

Movie
Jilting Joe
as Joe
Movie - Released: 10/16/1998
Bedrooms and Hallways
Bedrooms and Hallways
as Brendan
Movie - Released: 8/1/1998

1997

Bright Hair
Bright Hair
as David Miles
Movie - Released: 2/9/1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Nicholas Jenkins
TV - Released: 10/9/1997

1996

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
as Mr. Lawrence
TV - Released: 11/17/1996
The Tide of Life
The Tide of Life
as Nick Stuart
TV - Released: 1/5/1996
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
as Miles Hendon
TV - Released: 11/10/1996

1995

Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Sword
as Cpt. Jack Spears
Movie - Released: 4/26/1995
Feast of July
Feast of July
as Jedd Wainwright
Movie - Released: 10/12/1995
TV
Tears Before Bedtime
as Jimmy Turner
TV - Released: 1/8/1995

1994

One Night Stand
One Night Stand
as John
Movie - Released: 5/12/1994
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
as Brian Summers
TV - Released: 2/15/1994

1993

Sharpe
Sharpe
as Jack Spears
TV - Released: 5/5/1993

1992

The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Oliver
Movie - Released: 1/16/1992
Angels
Angels
as Victor
Movie - Released: 9/1/1992

1984

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as James McCarthy
TV - Released: 4/24/1984

Unknown

TV
Outrageous
as David Freeman-Mitford
TV