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Acting

James Purefoy

Career: Active from 1990 to 2026, 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 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

James Purefoy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Pop Culture
1.3, average 2.2
Contemporary Realism
4.6, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 7
Political Intrigue 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Gritty Realism 4
Character Study 4
Psychological Thriller 3
Historical Drama 3
Class Conflict 3
High-Octane Action 3
Brutal Action 2
Crime Thriller 2
Character-Driven Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

16 titles · average score 65

Masters of the Universe

64

as King Randor

Saint-Pierre

71

TV show · as Sean Gallagher

Outrageous

79

TV show · as David Freeman-Mitford

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

as Narrator

The Veil

55

TV show · as Michael Althorp / Sir Michael Althorp

Malpractice

69

TV show · as Dr. Leo Harris

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

72

as Rick Eden

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

43

as Jim

The Recruit

72

TV show · as Oliver Bonner-Jones

Marie Antoinette

68

TV show · as Louis XV

El Candidato

70

TV show · as Wayne Addison

No Man's Land

63

TV show · as Stanley

2010s

25 titles · average score 65

Fisherman's Friends

62

as Jim

Altered Carbon

71

TV show · as Laurens Bancroft

Interlude in Prague

71

as Baron Saloka

Churchill

53

as King George VI

Hap and Leonard

74

TV show · as Hap Collins

Equity

65

as Michael Connor

Momentum

33

as Mr. Washington

Wicked Blood

44

as 'Wild' Bill Owens

The Following

62

TV show · as Joe Carroll

John Carter

57

as Kantos Kan

Ironclad

50

as Thomas Marshall

Injustice

72

TV show · as William Travers

2000s

28 titles · average score 57

Solomon Kane

54

as Solomon Kane

The Philanthropist

54

TV show

Diamonds

61

TV show

The Summit

61

TV show · as Thom Lightstone

Blackbeard

61

TV show · as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man

52

as Beau Brummell

Rome

83

TV show · as Mark Antony

George and the Dragon

53

as George

Blessed

45

as Craig Howard

Resident Evil

50

as Spence

TV show · as Nathan

Lighthouse

46

as Richard Spader

1990s

18 titles · average score 69

Mansfield Park

70

as Tom Bertram

Bedrooms and Hallways

66

as Brendan

Jilting Joe

70

as Joe

A Dance to the Music of Time

67

TV show · as Nicholas Jenkins

Bright Hair

51

as David Miles

The Tide of Life

76

TV show · as Nick Stuart

The Prince and the Pauper

TV show · as Miles Hendon

Sharpe's Sword

75

as Captain the Lord Jack Spears

Calling the Shots

TV show · as Brian Summers

One Night Stand

as John

Sharpe

81

TV show · as Jack Spears

TV show · as Mike Baker

1980s

2 titles · average score 72

Boon

61

TV show · as Alan Bridges

Sherlock Holmes

84

TV show · as James McCarthy