
James Purefoy
Born
1964-06-03
Place of birth
Taunton, England, UK
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 i...
Known for

Sex Education
Remi Milburn

Resident Evil
Spence Parks

The Witcher
Skellen

John Carter
Kantos Kan

A Knight's Tale
Colville

Altered Carbon
Laurens Bancroft

Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane

Rome
Mark Antony

High-Rise
Pangbourne

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Amulet (voice)

A Discovery of Witches
Philippe De Clermont

A Discovery of Witches
Philippe de Clermont

Revenge
Dominik Wright

Ironclad
Thomas Marshall

Momentum
Mr. Washington