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Acting

James Purefoy

Titles: 47movies44TV shows

Career: Active from 1990 to 2025, busiest in 2009 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 40
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Rome
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

James Purefoy Catalog average

Politics
4.5average 2.6
Class & Capitalism
4.6average 3.3
Historical
3.7average 2.6
Crime
4.7average 3.7
Wit & Wordplay
4.7average 3.7
Mystery
4.7average 4.1
Violence
4.9average 4.2
Tension
6.5average 6.0

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Pop Culture
1.4, average 2.2
Uncanny
1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 35
Comedy 11
Crime 9
Action 7
Adventure 6
TV Movie 5
Thriller 5
Romance 4

Recurring tags

Social Commentary 7
Political Intrigue 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Character Study 4
Gritty Realism 4
Class Conflict 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Historical Drama 3
Moral Dilemma 2
British Period Drama 2
Rural Life 2
High Stakes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

2020s

16 titles · average score 65

Masters of the Universe

as King Randor

Saint-Pierre

TV show · as Sean Gallagher

Outrageous

TV show · as David Freeman-Mitford

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

as Narrator

The Veil

TV show · as Michael Althorp / Sir Michael Althorp

Malpractice

TV show · as Dr. Leo Harris

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

as Rick Eden

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

as Jim

The Recruit

TV show · as Oliver Bonner-Jones

Marie Antoinette

TV show · as Louis XV

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as Additional Voices (voice)

El Candidato

TV show · as Wayne Addison

All 16 titles from the 2020s

2010s

25 titles · average score 66

Fisherman's Friends

as Jim

Altered Carbon

TV show · as Laurens Bancroft

It's Me, Sugar

as Billy Wilder

Interlude in Prague

as Baron Saloka

Hap and Leonard

TV show · as Hap Collins

Equity

as Michael Connor

Momentum

as Mr. Washington

Wicked Blood

as 'Wild' Bill Owens

The Following

TV show · as Joe Carroll

John Carter

as Kantos Kan

Ironclad

as Thomas Marshall

Injustice

TV show · as William Travers

All 25 titles from the 2010s

2000s

28 titles · average score 57

Solomon Kane

as Solomon Kane

The Philanthropist

TV show

The Summit

TV show · as Thom Lightstone

Frankenstein

as Clerval

Blackbeard

TV show · as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

as Beau Brummell

Rome

TV show · as Mark Antony

George and the Dragon

as George

Blessed

as Craig Howard

Resident Evil

as Spence

Lighthouse

as Richard Spader

TV show · as Nathan

All 28 titles from the 2000s

1990s

18 titles · average score 69

Mansfield Park

as Tom Bertram

Bedrooms and Hallways

as Brendan

Jilting Joe

as Joe

A Dance to the Music of Time

TV show · as Nicholas Jenkins

Bright Hair

as David Miles

The Tide of Life

TV show · as Nick Stuart

The Prince and the Pauper

TV show · as Miles Hendon

Sharpe's Sword

as Captain the Lord Jack Spears

Feast of July

as Jedd Wainwright

Calling the Shots

TV show · as Brian Summers

One Night Stand

as John

TV show · as Mike Baker

All 18 titles from the 1990s

1980s

1 title · average score 88

Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as James McCarthy