James Purefoy
- Birthday
- Jun 3, 1964
- Birthplace
- Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
Bio: A classically trained British actor who nearly became the successor to the James Bond franchise, handsome and talented James Purefoy made himself known to stateside audiences with roles in such high-profile releases as A Knight's Tale (2001) and Resident Evil (2002). Born James Brian Mark Purefoy (his surname meaning "good faith" in Norman French) in Taunton,… More Bio: A classically trained British actor who nearly became the successor to the James Bond franchise, handsome and talented James Purefoy made himself known to stateside audiences with roles in such high-profile releases as A Knight's Tale (2001) and Resident Evil (2002). Born James Brian Mark Purefoy (his surname meaning "good faith" in Norman French) in Taunton, Somerset, England, in 1964, Purefoy received his early education at the all-boys Sherbourne School (alma mater to such actors as Jeremy Irons) before later refining his acting abilities at the London School of Drama. After receiving his Actor's Equity Card following a stage performance of Equus, Purefoy joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and essayed stage roles in performances of such classics as King Lear and The Tempest. It wasn't long before Purefoy began to hunger for something more, and after making his small-screen debut in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (1990), a career in television and films soon followed. Alternating between the small (Sharpe's Sword [1995], The Tide of Life [1996]) and silver (Jilting Joe [1997], Mansfield Park [1999]) screens for the majority of the 1990s, Purefoy began to gain more prominent roles in such romantic comedies as Bedrooms and Hallways (1998) and Maybe Baby (2000) around the time of the millennial turnover. The inevitable Hollywood becoming too much to resist, the talented actor began to turn up in such big-budgeted fare as A Knight's Tale and Resident Evil soon thereafter. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Filmography
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Solomon Kane (2012)
- Solomon Kane
- 65%
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Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
- Spence Parks
- 30%
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John Carter (2012)
- Kantos Kan
- 51%
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Ironclad (2011)
- Marshall
- 43%
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Goose on the Loose! (2009)
- Actor
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James Purefoy Videos
Blood Diamond
2 minutes 20 seconds
A Knight's Tale
2 minutes 21 seconds
Resident Evil
2 minutes 8 seconds
John Carter
2 minutes 1 seconds
Ironclad
2 minutes 59 seconds
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