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'.
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'.
Known for
![The Veil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6aM5Lyp3zUtPyc0WVofES6UrV06.jpg)
The Veil
![Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gj74sUGsPMg5qDQooh8GTs4MvbP.jpg)
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
![Malpractice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3uYHrIyFsN6Dhv8xKaLkQRemgVk.jpg)
Malpractice
![Marie Antoinette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kjSUd1WSi0a5wfvNNGsR7RPPP7B.jpg)
Marie Antoinette
![Fisherman's Friends: One and All](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/WeMkqQizO3GAdgTvm5wLeQBFUK.jpg)
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
![Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zvUNFeTz0Sssb210wSiIiHRjA4W.jpg)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
![No Man's Land](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/T2NNPq6IygOxbNSL9h5txyEIEk.jpg)
No Man's Land
![El Candidato](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z7R516ljjfrr3Wh6UUStdOxJxW.jpg)
El Candidato
![Limbo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gyqfrAaNMXGfZFQ8NoByUEdiN5Q.jpg)
Limbo
![All Hail the Popcorn King!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ydYH8Rv5KbL2WtBJjj79RpR3wQp.jpg)
All Hail the Popcorn King!
![Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEHMfWe7pCWMelEkdrtRvVULopT.jpg)
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
![Fisherman's Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4faFbkPf8aH5nrY4YcNvn40PXLL.jpg)
Fisherman's Friends
![Sex Education](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4Bph0hhnDH6dpc0SZIV522bLm4P.jpg)
Sex Education
![A Discovery of Witches](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l7MUpFAE8UEWYnO2Uv7SFtdZ2OJ.jpg)
A Discovery of Witches
![It's Me, Sugar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/74AaFBsvuCVMxeJUJqnwhLb72vj.jpg)
It's Me, Sugar
![Altered Carbon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/95IsiH4p5937YXQHaOS2W2dWYOG.jpg)
Altered Carbon
![Interlude In Prague](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/76mhjvSGFkvrU7PTClSemlUxm2h.jpg)
Interlude In Prague
![Urban Myths](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aiL7kSSL0XNh4j4TIE4pO97cLZY.jpg)
Urban Myths
![Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9VZmMzINVdO3ZYGsKItU39pNO2l.jpg)
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
![Equity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rCl96gJRjX4R1l1jArouQpPc5qw.jpg)
Equity
![Roots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nBYRp5pL1FPEfMpfDgfM1Fo4oCS.jpg)
Roots
![Hap and Leonard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6v3o7UF5SbkbkMFPR0lJo9GyR53.jpg)
Hap and Leonard
![High-Rise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h8d92L9T5Ty8olbkGGeqXIpzaj0.jpg)
High-Rise
![Momentum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zSywmIZTjmtTJeJThT0ofHPa88s.jpg)
Momentum
![Wicked Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dTxOsk0wVG1EgyCbWbaNxQXZLxy.jpg)
Wicked Blood
![The Following](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tiSvhb2cyPAULTql5atgxceNvpF.jpg)
The Following
![The Hollow Crown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1Q8m6nI5m66DjnQ5V661anWqpVu.jpg)
The Hollow Crown
![John Carter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lCxz1Yus07QCQQCb6I0Dr3Lmqpx.jpg)
John Carter
![Revenge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qx7XytRgg1F03NN5BoK8jx3Cyft.jpg)
Revenge
![Injustice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3q11Z43SUwCgb5HCDvuW0LVX7gZ.jpg)
Injustice
![Ironclad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7ACf5GwwzmzuTFzPLEg9ZagvXUa.jpg)
Ironclad
![Camelot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kT4yBlYjB0Cm6Qp9bwkjXrFPU1v.jpg)
Camelot
![Episodes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yyaU6cayJQCr555VgYYETbDHu1E.jpg)
Episodes
![Solomon Kane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jwwVNuGRUBXcudG6wOKP9U60BzU.jpg)
Solomon Kane
![The Philanthropist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9dst96oiFfoWvBhaXm7MkZ7plDZ.jpg)
The Philanthropist
![Late Night with Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l8WzbOr7vg3WDlB3hoy32wZDxwj.jpg)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
![The Summit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7CqjX267yQzeaQkMt9SsiHhrHeZ.jpg)
The Summit
![Frankenstein](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rBKZ2JzX7XXWoR5VV9nyXIlrGHQ.jpg)
Frankenstein
![Blackbeard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jI1jtvc3fksd9D9nxUj1areYhwP.jpg)
Blackbeard
![Beau Brummell: This Charming Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m75OrZOBfde2nxcPbo6a3ZznHas.jpg)
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
![Goose on the Loose](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qwl1LOuuHTrRJmw6Jzc5QcuNmR.jpg)
Goose on the Loose
![Rome](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6TthtTTZ0H7SUkQxJIv0l9yhOOU.jpg)
Rome
![Vanity Fair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6GCjrrd1XIl8VSwjKo8c94LTwtd.jpg)
Vanity Fair
![Blessed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lQIQzonaUBSb5VG90Eq4VGfN4Dv.jpg)
Blessed
![George and the Dragon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/50NxkQexHBoQypzfADEdlxxOlWA.jpg)
George and the Dragon
![The Mayor of Casterbridge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8QFfzmzbQAPify0hTV2PxIcDCfW.jpg)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
![Resident Evil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wRMsiGXJ1ksrCRceZ3UZUmlwmAP.jpg)
Resident Evil
![Women Talking Dirty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q4D1mxt5KAw0fkbz0Hmt5hJFkVQ.jpg)
Women Talking Dirty
![A Knight's Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/srb1XnrlDZHcdpjBKqUu4qAzxKU.jpg)
A Knight's Tale
![Tomorrow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ZfuSpdOpX0XDSoerUMFXV8MhFc.jpg)
Tomorrow
![The Wedding Tackle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7fIvo570wOjym3OEhjb95QXBFF0.jpg)
The Wedding Tackle
![Maybe Baby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4PLm3BZiOXhDIbbqH8ipVyPVA1M.jpg)
Maybe Baby
![Don Quixote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fAAYFnAR7bIX3iaVBWg0OfmcQz0.jpg)
Don Quixote
![Lighthouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/66vc6Jicxi6S1eONK0VV6NOMHoU.jpg)
Lighthouse
![Mansfield Park](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8wmitt5MhUovjDzxhVfWIifnnnV.jpg)
Mansfield Park
![Bedrooms and Hallways](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1vgEn2ii7fMJ2XYLdGQDDSOfcPY.jpg)
Bedrooms and Hallways
![A Dance to the Music of Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/asP1wbHLRnVNCnraOYbAZfMoz4P.jpg)
A Dance to the Music of Time
![Bright Hair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iWBnZuEvzfWy0y54oWDu1IlduQS.jpg)
Bright Hair
![The Tenant of Wildfell Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7qRCOwGoncLozlU5Yh58grlVvkE.jpg)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
![The Prince and the Pauper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ax0ug9zkYGdnLcn7FlgncZqd7ez.jpg)
The Prince and the Pauper
![The Tide of Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h03cRbPqj6aoO5Y20bzi1z8S77u.jpg)
The Tide of Life
![Feast of July](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/inUPybROcLlzdG4EQeDIShfFjsD.jpg)
Feast of July
![Sharpe's Sword](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oSwS9DKt8mLZV1itBOzE8YgELZB.jpg)
Sharpe's Sword
![One Night Stand](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aj1zlAQp7SNSiWF282RSbrJtKbO.jpg)
One Night Stand
![Calling the Shots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tTVdu1QG8KRwqiZiwKuzA7gl4Te.jpg)
Calling the Shots
![Angels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jMUg0vinp5U4FLahtUjQD0ElwvO.jpg)
Angels
![The Cloning of Joanna May](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z6KLsZPi6nuwqAROvpII2fdaHI1.jpg)
The Cloning of Joanna May
![Sherlock Holmes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/thC0OuUvfGbOcoJ3aY5L4vlO6lA.jpg)
Sherlock Holmes