James Purefoy
James Purefoy
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'.
Known For
Actor
as David Freeman-Mitford
as Sean Gallagher
as Fred
as Sir Michael Althorp
as Rick Eden
as Dr. Leo Harris
as Louis XV
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Stanley
as Wayne Addison
as Lucifer
as Self
as Jim
as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
as Remi Milburn
as Billy Wilder
as Philippe De Clermont
as Philippe de Clermont
as Laurens Bancroft
as King George VI
as Baron Saloka
as Billy Wilder
as Michael Connor
as Amulet (voice)
as John Waller
as Hap Collins
as Pangbourne
as Mr. Washington
as 'Wild' Bill Owens
as Joe Carroll
as Kantos Kan
as Thomas of Mowbray
as Thomas Marshall
as Dominik Wright
as William Travers
as King Lot
as Rob
as Solomon Kane
as Lucas Denmont
as Self
as Dr. Harper
as Thom Lightstone
as Clerval
as Beau Brummell
as Kenneth Donnelly
as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
as Mark Antony
as James Wise
as Rawdon Crawley
as Craig Howard
as George
as Donald Farfrae
as Donald Farfrae
as Spence Parks
as Daniel
as Colville
as Andrew Spender
as Hal
as Carl Phipps
as Carrasco
as Richard Spader
as Tom Bertram
as Joe
as Brendan
as David Miles
as Nicholas Jenkins
as Mr. Lawrence
as Miles Hendon
as Nick Stuart
as Jedd Wainwright
as Cpt. Jack Spears
as Jimmy Turner
as John
as Brian Summers
as Jack Spears
as Victor
as Oliver
as James McCarthy
Producer
as Executive Producer