James Purefoy

James Purefoy

1964-06-03 Taunton, England, UK 47 Credits

Biography

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 i...

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Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

2026

as King Randor

Acting

Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet of Eternia against the evil forces...

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

2025

as Narrator

Acting

Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

2023

as Rick Eden

7.0
Acting

Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

2022

as Jim

6.4
Acting

Following the unexpected success of the band’s debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues”, we re-join them almost a year later, struggling with the pr...

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

2022

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

Following the unexpected success of the band’s debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues”, we re-join them almost a year later, struggling with the pr...

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

as Additional Voices (voice)

7.5
Acting

The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primordial Titans.

Limbo

Limbo

2019

as Lucifer

5.5
Acting

A murderer finds himself on trial in Hell, caught between a bitter prosecutor and an inexperienced defence attorney. The trial spins out of control wh...

All Hail the Popcorn King!

All Hail the Popcorn King!

2019

as Self

1.0
Acting

Made in cooperation with Joe Lansdale, we explore his life growing up in 1950's east Texas and how he has used his experiences to create what can only...

Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman's Friends

2019

as Jim

6.7
Acting

Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life s...

It's Me, Sugar

It's Me, Sugar

2018

as Billy Wilder

6.0
Acting

A recounting of the making of 'Some Like It Hot' starring Marilyn Monroe and directed by Billy Wilder - now regarded as one of the great comedies in t...

Churchill

Churchill

2017

as King George VI

6.2
Acting

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

Interlude In Prague

Interlude In Prague

2017

as Baron Saloka

6.0
Acting

The incredible tale of Mozart's Prague years.

Equity

Equity

2016

as Michael Connor

5.6
Acting

Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens...

High-Rise

High-Rise

2015

as Pangbourne

5.6
Acting

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

Momentum

Momentum

2015

as Mr. Washington

5.7
Acting

When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly find...

Wicked Blood

Wicked Blood

2014

as 'Wild' Bill Owens

5.4
Acting

Hannah and Amber Baker are trapped in a dark Southern underworld of violence, drugs and bikers. Both live in fear of their "Uncle Frank" Stinson, the ...

John Carter

John Carter

2012

as Kantos Kan

6.3
Acting

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctant...

Ironclad

Ironclad

2011

as Thomas Marshall

6.1
Acting

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that u...

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

2009

as Solomon Kane

6.0
Acting

A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burnin...

Diamonds

2009

as Lucas Denmont

4.7
Acting

Complex tale about small and big players in the African diamond business wrapped around a murder of US senator's daughter.

Lena: The Bride of Ice

2008

as Dr. Harper

Acting

Lina is a beautiful girl, a model, only, perhaps, too romantic for our time – she is looking for true love. But fate, sometimes, is cruel even to the ...

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2007

as Clerval

5.2
Acting

Frankenstein is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary...

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

2006

as Beau Brummell

5.7
Acting

This BBC historical drama stars James Purefoy as Beau Brummell, the original sharp-dressed dandy of 18th-century London. A socialite responsible for i...

Goose on the Loose

Goose on the Loose

2006

as Kenneth Donnelly

4.9
Acting

Grieving young Will Donnelly looks to protect his new best friend, a talking goose, from school Principal Congreve Maddox, who's fattening up the bird...

Photo Finish

2004

as James Wise

Acting

A photographer is devastated when his lover leaves him to pursue an affair with a wealthy man.

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as Rawdon Crawley

5.8
Acting

Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a ...

Blessed

Blessed

2004

as Craig Howard

4.7
Acting

Heather Graham and James Purefoy play a couple who desperately want to have a baby. Unfortunately, she has been diagnosed as infertile, and the couple...

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

2004

as George

5.3
Acting

In 12th century England, the handsome and noble knight, George, has left the Crusades behind to follow his dream of a peaceful life on his own piece o...

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003

as Donald Farfrae

7.3
Acting

Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides ...

The Making of Resident Evil

The Making of Resident Evil

2002

as Self

Acting

A behind the scenes look into the making of resident evil where the cast and crew breaks down the process.

Resident Evil

Resident Evil

2002

as Spence Parks

6.6
Acting

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from h...

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

2001

as Daniel

5.0
Acting

A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

as Colville

6.9
Acting

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, Will...

Tomorrow

Tomorrow

2001

as Andrew Spender

5.3
Acting

This ensemble drama details the friendships that grow between survivors of the 1997 Umbria earthquake. The townsfolk—adults, children and foreigners a...

The Wedding Tackle

The Wedding Tackle

2000

as Hal

Acting

The sexual rivalries between a group of friends cause comic chaos during a stag night celebration.

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

as Carl Phipps

5.4
Acting

Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. T...

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2000

as Carrasco

6.2
Acting

Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who loses his sanity and believing to be a ...

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2000

as Richard Spader

4.8
Acting

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to...

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

1999

as Tom Bertram

6.7
Acting

Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a...

Jilting Joe

1998

as Joe

Acting

Joe and Olivia are childhood sweethearts, about to embark on their wedding day. But, the so-called happiest day of their lives is over faster than the...

Bedrooms and Hallways

Bedrooms and Hallways

1998

as Brendan

6.1
Acting

At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members...

Bright Hair

Bright Hair

1997

as David Miles

3.8
Acting

A solitary schoolgirl, prone to sudden blackouts after she's stumbled into a murder scene, gets involved with her English teacher. Then, when his wife...

Feast of July

Feast of July

1995

as Jedd Wainwright

5.9
Acting

After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.

Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Sword

1995

as Cpt. Jack Spears

7.2
Acting

Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French sp...

One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1994

as John

7.0
Acting

Last night Kate met John. But when she wakes up, he's gone and she's locked in his flat. When she calls him at work, he apologises and promises to com...

Angels

Angels

1992

as Victor

Acting

Three guardian angels help three souls evaluate their past lives.

The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

as Oliver

7.0
Acting

Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each other, but had to divorce after Joanna was caught...