James Purefoy
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'.
Resident Evil
(Spence Parks)
Frankenstein
(Clerval)
Mansfield Park
(Tom Bertram)
George and the Dragon
(George)
Blessed
(Craig Howard)
The Wedding Tackle
(Hal)
Vanity Fair
(Rawdon Crawley)
Solomon Kane
(Solomon Kane)
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
(Beau Brummell)
Lighthouse
(Richard Spader)
Maybe Baby
(Carl Phipps)
Ironclad
(Thomas Marshall)
John Carter
(Kantos Kan)
Sharpe's Sword
(Cpt. Jack Spears)
Women Talking Dirty
(Daniel)
One Night Stand
(John)
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
(Narrator)
Goose on the Loose
(Kenneth Donnelly)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
(Donald Farfrae)
Diamonds
(Lucas Denmont)
Wicked Blood
('Wild' Bill Owens)
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
(Rick Eden)
A Knight's Tale
(Colville)
Feast of July
(Jedd Wainwright)
High-Rise
(Pangbourne)
Bright Hair
(David Miles)
Momentum
(Mr. Washington)
Equity
(Michael Connor)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
(Additional Voices (voice))
Jilting Joe
(Joe)
Tomorrow
(Andrew Spender)
Bedrooms and Hallways
(Brendan)
Churchill
(King George VI)
Lena: The Bride of Ice
(Dr. Harper)
The Cloning of Joanna May
(Oliver)
Interlude In Prague
(Baron Saloka)
Fisherman's Friends
(Jim)
Angels
(Victor)
All Hail the Popcorn King!
(Self)
Limbo
(Lucifer)
It's Me, Sugar
(Billy Wilder)
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
(Jim)
Don Quixote
(Carrasco)
Photo Finish
(James Wise)
Rome
(Mark Antony)
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
(Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy)
The Philanthropist
A Dance to the Music of Time
(Nicholas Jenkins)
A Discovery of Witches
(Philippe De Clermont)
Diamonds
The Summit
(Thom Lightstone)
The Following
(Joe Carroll)
Revenge
(Dominik Wright)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
(Mr. Lawrence)
Injustice
(William Travers)
Marie Antoinette
(Louis XV)
Malpractice
(Dr. Leo Harris)
Camelot
(King Lot)
Hap and Leonard
(Hap Collins)
Roots
(John Waller)
Camelot
Altered Carbon
(Laurens Bancroft)
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
(Amulet (voice))
Episodes
(Rob)
Blackbeard
(Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach)
Sherlock Holmes
(James McCarthy)
The Tide of Life
(Nick Stuart)
Calling the Shots
(Brian Summers)
Tears Before Bedtime
(Jimmy Turner)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
(Donald Farfrae)
Urban Myths
(Billy Wilder)
Sex Education
(Remi Milburn)
The Prince and the Pauper
(Miles Hendon)
The Hollow Crown
(Thomas of Mowbray)
The Veil
(Sir Michael Althorp)
Saint-Pierre
(Sean Gallagher)
El Candidato
(Wayne Addison)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
No Man's Land
(Stanley)
Sharpe
(Jack Spears)
Outrageous
(David Freeman-Mitford)
Land of Women
(Fred)
A Discovery of Witches
(Philippe de Clermont)