Cast & creator
James Purefoy
Best known for Sex Education, The Witcher, Revenge
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.
Also known as: Τζέιμς Πιούρφοϊ, James Brian Mark Purefoy, Джеймс Пьюрфой, Jame Purefoy, 제임스 퓨어포이
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film credits
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television credits
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1984–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (95)
Showing 95 of 95 credits
Sex Education
Remi Milburn
2019
The Witcher
Skellen
2019
Revenge
Dominik Wright
2011
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
Sharpe
Jack Spears
1993
The Following
Joe Carroll
2013
Rome
Mark Antony
2005
Masters of the Universe
King Randor
2026
Sherlock Holmes
James McCarthy
1984
Altered Carbon
Laurens Bancroft
2018
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar
2016
A Discovery of Witches
Philippe De Clermont
2018A Discovery of Witches
Philippe de Clermont
2018
Malpractice
Dr. Leo Harris
2023
Resident Evil
Spence
2002
Episodes
Rob
2011
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy
2019
The Recruit
Oliver Bonner-Jones
2022
No Man's Land
Stanley
2020
A Knight's Tale
Colville
2001
John Carter
Kantos Kan
2012
The Hollow Crown
Thomas of Mowbray
2012
Camelot
King Lot
2011
Urban Myths
Billy Wilder
2017
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
2022
Saint-Pierre
Sean Gallagher
2025
Roots
John Waller
2016
The Veil
Sir Michael Althorp
2024The Veil
Michael Althorp
2024
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Additional Voices (voice)
2021
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
2009
Land of Women
Fred
2024
The Philanthropist
2009
The Faithful
Laban
2026
High-Rise
Pangbourne
2015
El Candidato
Wayne Addison
2020
Ironclad
Thomas Marshall
2011
A Dance to the Music of Time
Nicholas Jenkins
1997
British Film Forever
2007
Hap and Leonard
Hap Collins
2016
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Rick Eden
2023
Outrageous
David Freeman-Mitford
2025
Injustice
William Travers
2011Metropolis
Nathan
2000
The Summit
Thom Lightstone
2008
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Mr Frederick Lawrence
1996
Vanity Fair
Rawdon Crawley
2004
Fisherman's Friends
Jim
2019
Blackbeard
Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
2006
Momentum
Mr. Washington
2015
Mansfield Park
Tom Bertram
1999
George and the Dragon
George
2004
Churchill
King George VI
2017
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
1996
The Tide of Life
Nick Stuart
1996
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Donald Farfrae
2003
The Cloning of Joanna May
Oliver
1992Tears Before Bedtime
Jimmy Turner
1995
Equity
Michael Connor
2016Legacy
Le père
2024
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Jim
2022Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Executive Producer
2022Coasting
Mike Baker
1990
Interlude in Prague
Baron Saloka
2017
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Beau Brummell
2006
Diamonds
2009
Maybe Baby
Carl Phipps
2000
Goose on the Loose
Kenneth Donnelly
2006
Sharpe's Sword
Captain the Lord Jack Spears
1995
Wicked Blood
'Wild' Bill Owens
2014
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
Bedrooms and Hallways
Brendan
1998
Don Quixote
Carrasco
2000
Blessed
Craig Howard
2004
It's Me, Sugar
Billy Wilder
2018
Women Talking Dirty
Daniel
2001
Calling the Shots
Brian Summers
1994
Manchild
Joe
2007
Feast of July
Jedd Wainwright
1995
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Donald Farfrae
2003Lena: The Bride of Ice
Dr. Harper
2008
The Making of Resident Evil
Self
2002
All Hail the Popcorn King!
Self
2019
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Narrator
2025
The Wedding Tackle
Hal
2000
Limbo
Lucifer
2019
Frankenstein
Clerval
2007
Angels
Victor
1992
Diamonds
Lucas Denmont
2009
One Night Stand
John
1994
Lighthouse
Richard Spader
2000
Bright Hair
David Miles
1997
Tomorrow
Andrew Spender
2001
Jilting Joe
Joe
1998Photo Finish
James Wise
2004