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James Purefoy is an English actor who has appeared in films, TV shows and stage plays. He is known for his roles in Rome, The Following, V for Vendetta and Altered Carbon.
James Purefoy is an English actor and producer who has appeared in various films, TV shows and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles as Mark Antony in Rome, Hap Collins in Hap and Leonard, and Laurens Bancroft in Altered Carbon.
- January 1, 1
- 1.86 m
- Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
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- The surname Purefoy dates back more than a thousand years. According to House of Names, it began "soon after 1066 when the Norman Conquest of England occurred" and was a name "given to a man of true faith."
- He went to Sherborne, a prestigious independent boarding school that also counts John Le Carré, Hugh Bonneville, and Chris Martin among its alumni. Purefoy has since revealed that he embarked on a course of therapy in his late-twenties to deal with the emotional fallout from being sent to boarding school as a child.
- As a teenager, he spent two years working as a hospital porter. "The pay was £25 ($35) for a 40 hour week. And this was 1980 not 1890," he told Somerset Live in 2019. "
- He twice came close to playing Bond: first when Pierce Brosnan was cast in 1995, then when Daniel Craig landed the role a decade later. "I kind of wish it had never been found out that I’d gone up for Bond.
A dashingly handsome, dark-haired actor hailing from Somerset, England, James Purefoy did extensive stage and television work in his native country beginning in the mid-1980s...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit38%Fresh audience score. 82%Jim (Character), Executive Producer68%Fresh audience score. 74%Jim (Character)No Score YetRotten audience score. 50%Lucifer (Character)80%Fresh audience score. 70%Baron Saloka (Character)Aug 19, 2022 · The actor, who plays the lead singer of the Cornish band in One and All, talks about his career, his role and his reactions to the public. He also reveals how he researched his part as a fisherman and how drama can make people feel less alone.
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James Purefoy is an English actor who has starred in various films, TV shows and miniseries. He is known for his roles as Marc Antony in Rome, Joe Carroll in The Following, Laurens Bancroft in Altered Carbon and more.
