James Purefoy
James Purefoy | |
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Central School of Speech and Drama (BA) | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
James Brian Mark Purefoy.
Early life
Purefoy was born in
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Career
Stage work
Purefoy's early professional roles included Romeo in Romeo and Juliet in Leatherhead, Walter in Mary Morgan at the Riverside Studios and Alan Strang in Equus on tour. He subsequently joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 1988 and appeared in The Constant Couple, Macbeth, The Tempest, The Man Who Came to Dinner (Gene Saks, Barbican) and King Lear as Edgar.
Elsewhere, he has also appeared as Laertes in
Between March and June 2011 he starred as Peter in
He appeared as part of the ensemble cast of the 2019 West and Middle Chinnock Christmas Show, as well as singing several sea shanties from Fisherman's Friends.
Film and television
In 1991, Purefoy played James McCarthy, a young man accused of murdering his father, in "
.Purefoy was screen tested for the role of James Bond in 1995 for GoldenEye, but ultimately lost the role to Pierce Brosnan. Throughout 2004 and 2005 Purefoy's name was rumoured as a possible candidate to replace Brosnan as Bond in future films. Speculation suggested that his departure was due to an opportunity to play James Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale.[5] He was originally the actor for V in the 2006 film V for Vendetta but had creative differences with the production team and left the film six weeks into filming. Parts of the film contain (dubbed) scenes of Purefoy.
Purefoy played
Producer
In 2009 Purefoy played the titular character in an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane. 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 of whom help create Carroll's "story".
It was announced in June 2014 that Purefoy would join the cast of the film
From 2016 to 2018 Purefoy starred as Hap Collins in Sundance's adaptation of Hap and Leonard, alongside Michael Kenneth Williams. In 2018 he starred as Laurens Bancroft in Altered Carbon, a Netflix original series. 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".
In 2020, Purefoy joined the cast of the
Personal life
Purefoy married actress Holly Aird in 1996, with whom he has a son, Joseph (born 1997).[13] They divorced in 2002.
In 2014 he married art historian Jessica Adams with whom he has a daughter, Rose (born 2012), and two sons, Ned and Kit (born 2017).[14]
Purefoy is a supporter of both Yeovil Town and Manchester United.[15][16]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Feast of July | Jedd Wainwright | |
1996 | The Tide of Life | Nick Stuart | |
1997 | Jilting Joe | Joe | |
1998 | Bedrooms and Hallways | Brendan | |
1999 | Mansfield Park | Tom Bertram | |
Women Talking Dirty | Daniel | ||
2000 | Lighthouse | Richard Spader | |
Maybe Baby
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Carl Phipps | ||
The Wedding Tackle | Hal | ||
2001 | Tomorrow | Andrew Spender | |
A Knight's Tale | Edward, the Black Prince of Wales / Sir Thomas Colville
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2002 | Resident Evil | Spence Parks | |
2003 | Photo Finish | James | Jury Award for Best Actor |
2004 | George and the Dragon | George | |
Blessed | Craig Howard | ||
Vanity Fair | Colonel Rawdon Crawley | ||
2005 | V for Vendetta | V | Uncredited; left six weeks into filming; few opening scenes of a masked V are of James Purefoy but are dubbed by Hugo Weaving |
2006 | Goose on the Loose | Kenneth Donnelly | |
2008 | Lena: The Bride of Ice | Dr. Harper | |
2009 | Solomon Kane | Solomon Kane | |
2011 | Ironclad | Marshall[17] | |
2012 | John Carter | Kantos Kan[18] | |
2013 | Wicked Blood | Wild Bill | |
2015 | Momentum | Mr. Washington | |
High-Rise | Pangbourne | ||
2016 | Equity | Michael Connor | |
2017 | Churchill | King George VI | |
Interlude in Prague | Baron Saloka | ||
2019 | Fisherman's Friends | Jim | |
2022 | Fisherman's Friends: One and All | Jim |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Coasting | Mike Baker | |
1991 | Sherlock Holmes | James McCarthy | Episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" |
Boon | Alan Bridges | Episode: "Houseguests" | |
1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Oliver | Television film |
Angels | Victor | ||
1993 | Calling the Shots | Brian Summers | Television film |
Rides | Julian | 4 episodes | |
Crime Story | Darius Guppy | Episode: "The Prince" | |
1995 | Tears Before Bedtime | Jimmy Turner | |
Sharpe's Sword | Captain Jack Spears | Television film | |
1996 | The Tide of Life | Nick Stuart | Television miniseries |
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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Mr Lawrence | ||
The Prince and the Pauper | Miles Hendon | ||
1997 | Have Your Cake and Eat It | Ben | Television miniseries |
Bright Hair | David Miles | Television film | |
A Dance to the Music of Time | Nicholas Jenkins | Television miniseries | |
2000 | Don Quixote | Sansón Carrasco | Television film |
Metropolis | Nathan | Miniseries | |
2001 | Bye Bye Baby | Television film | |
2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Donald Farfrae | |
2005 | Blackbeard
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Edward Teach / Blackbeard | |
2005–07 | Rome | Mark Antony
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Lead role |
2006 | Beau Brummell: This Charming Man | Beau Brummell | Television film |
2007 | Manchild | Joe | |
Frankenstein | Henry Clerval | ||
2008–10 | The Summit | Thom Lightstone | Miniseries |
2009 | Diamonds | Lucas Denmont | Television film |
The Philanthropist | Teddy Rist | ||
2011 | Camelot | King Lot | Episodes: "Homecoming", "The Sword and the Crown", "Lady of the Lake" |
Injustice | William Travers[19] | Miniseries | |
Rev. | Richard | Episode: "#2.6" | |
Revenge | Dominik Wright | Episodes: "Doubt", "Justice" | |
2012 | The Hollow Crown | Thomas Mowbray | Episode: " Richard II "
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Episodes | Rob | 4 episodes | |
2013–15 | The Following | Joe Carroll | 30 episodes |
2016–18 | Hap and Leonard | Hap Collins | |
2016 | Roots | John Waller | Miniseries |
2016–18 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Kanjigar the Courageous (voice) | |
2018 | Altered Carbon | Laurens Bancroft | 10 episodes |
Urban Myths | Billy Wilder | Episode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder: "It's Me, Sugar"" | |
2019–2020 | Sex Education | Remi Milburn | 5 episodes |
2019 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Kanjigar the Courageous (voice) | 2 episodes |
2020–2022 | Pennyworth | Captain Gulliver "Gully" Troy / Captain Blighty
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Main role; 3[10]
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2020 | El Candidato | Wayne Addison | 10 episodes |
2020 | No Man's Land | Stanley | 8 episodes |
2021 | A Discovery of Witches | Philippe de Clermont | |
2022 | Marie Antoinette | Louis XV | |
2023 | Malpractice | Dr. Leo Harris[20] | |
2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie | Rick Eden | Television film |
Radio
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Afternoon Play: The Tears of War[21] | Bevil Quiller-Couch | BBC Radio 4 |
2014 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Rick Deckard | |
2016 | Le Cid | Don Rodrigue | BBC Radio 3 |
2017 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Sir Percy Blakeney | BBC Radio 4 |
References
- ^ Profile, Film Reference.com; accessed 12 February 2014.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed., ed. L. G. Pine, 1952, Purefoy of Shalstone pedigree
- ^ "When in Rome..." interview with Hannah Pool. The Guardian. 6 January 2007.
- ^ "Official Press Release: James Purefoy And Sheridan Smith Join Sienna Miller In Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path Directed By Trevor Nunn", 27 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Morris, Clint. McMahon still in the running for 007 Archived 11 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine. MovieHole.com. 10 June 2005.
- ^ McKay, Alastair. All Hail James Purefoy. Out.com.
- ^ "James Purefoy to play Simon Templar in The Saint", The Saint Club. 5 December 2007.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter: "James Purefoy circles NBC series, 21 July 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008
- ^ Oliver Lyttelton (13 June 2014). "'The Hobbit' Star Luke Evans Joins Tom Hiddleston in Ben Wheatley's 'High Rise'". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ a b Mitovich, Matt Webb (26 February 2020). "Pennyworth Season 2: James Purefoy Among Several Cast Additions". TVLine.
- ^ Catig, Gary (6 October 2022). "'Pennyworth: The Origins of Batman's Butler' goes to the sexy, psychedelic 70s and even Gotham: Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge on season 3". AIPT Comics. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Reinfuss, Wiktor (7 October 2022). "Series Review: 'Pennyworth' Season 3 Premiere". The Cosmic Circus. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "When in Rome". The Guardian. 6 January 2007.
- ^ "James Purefoy marries art historian Jessica Adams". The Telegraph. 18 July 2014.
- ^ "CELEBRITY GLOVER'S FOLLOWING US!!". Yeovil Town F.C. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Actor James Purefoy joins Rog in the Panic Room". NBC Sports. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Film recreates Rochester castle siege – in Wales Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Kent News. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Purefoy, Haden Church, and Strong for Mars". Empire Online.
- ^ "Injustice". itv.xom.
- ^ "ITV commissions medical thriller Malpractice". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ BBC Genome Project Radio Times 1923 - 2009
External links
- James Purefoy at IMDb
- James Purefoy as Blackbeard
- James Purefoy as Beau Brummell
- Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, September 2005
- Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, January 2006
- Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, February 2007
- Interview in The Guardian, 6 January 2007
- Men's Vogue profile
- Hold your breath short film