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James Brian Mark Purefoy [1] (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.
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 in Rome, Hap and Leonard, Altered Carbon and The Veil.
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James Purefoy is an English actor who has appeared in various films and TV shows, such as Resident Evil, The Following, and A Discovery of Witches. See his full list of credits, birth name, birth place, and profession on TV Guide.
The Irish-born star of Altered Carbon and Sex Education talks to The Independent about his new thriller, his near-misses with James Bond, and his boarding school trauma. He also reveals his views on sexual fluidity, espionage, and publicity.
- 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.
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.
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Feb 26, 2021 · He’s done cyberpunk (Altered Carbon), comedy (Sex Education), even swamp noir (Hap and Leonard). Beloved cult classics (A Knight’s Tale) and failures best forgotten (I wouldn’t dare). Now 56, Purefoy is more prolific than ever – which is good news for both him and his many fans, my mother included.
