James Purefoy: Biography, Facts and Career
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James Brian Mark Purefoy (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor. He played Marcus Antonius in the HBO series Rome, Nick Jenkins in A Dance to the Music of Time, college professor turned serial killer Joe Carroll in the hit Fox thriller 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 the upcoming V for Vendetta TV series.
Quick facts about James Purefoy
- Full name: James Purefoy
- Born: 1964-06-03
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q360528
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Who is James Purefoy?
James Brian Mark Purefoy (born 3 June 1964) is an English actor.
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James Purefoy is United Kingdom.
When was James Purefoy born?
James Purefoy was born on 1964-06-03.



