Acting

James Purefoy

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Career: Active from 1992 to 2025, busiest in 2009 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 39
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Rome
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

James Purefoy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Nostalgia
2.6, average 3.6
Wholesome
2.4, average 3.3
Absurdist Humor
1.2, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 8
Political Intrigue 6
Moral Ambiguity 5
Psychological Thriller 4
Character-Driven 4
Historical Drama 4
Character Study 4
Ethical Dilemmas 3
Gritty Realism 3
High Stakes 2
Intriguing Mystery 2
Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41

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2020s

10 titles · average score 66

Poster for The Faithful

TV show · as Laban

Poster for Saint-Pierre

TV show · as Sean Gallagher

Poster for Outrageous

TV show · as David Freeman-Mitford

Poster for The Veil

TV show · as Sir Michael Althorp / Michael Althorp

Poster for Land of Women

TV show · as Fred

Poster for Malpractice

TV show · as Dr. Leo Harris

Poster for The Recruit

TV show · as Oliver Bonner-Jones

Poster for Marie Antoinette

TV show · as Louis XV

Poster for El Candidato

TV show · as Wayne Addison

Poster for No Man's Land

TV show · as Stanley

2010s

14 titles · average score 74

Poster for The Witcher

TV show · as Skellen

Poster for Sex Education

TV show · as Remi Milburn

Poster for Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

TV show · as Captain Gulliver 'Gully' Troy

Poster for Altered Carbon

TV show · as Laurens Bancroft

Poster for A Discovery of Witches

TV show · as Philippe De Clermont / Philippe de Clermont

Poster for Hap and Leonard

TV show · as Hap Collins

Poster for Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

TV show · as Kanjigar / Amulet / Ghost Kanjigar

Poster for The Following

TV show · as Joe Carroll

Poster for The Hollow Crown

TV show · as Thomas of Mowbray

Poster for Injustice

TV show · as William Travers

Poster for Episodes

TV show · as Rob

Poster for Camelot

TV show · as King Lot

All 14 titles from the 2010s

2000s

8 titles · average score 65

Poster for The Philanthropist

TV show

Poster for Diamonds

TV show

Poster for The Summit

TV show · as Thom Lightstone

Poster for British Film Forever

TV show

Poster for Blackbeard

TV show · as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

Poster for Rome

TV show · as Mark Antony

Poster for The Mayor of Casterbridge

TV show · as Donald Farfrae

Poster for Metropolis

TV show · as Nathan

1990s

8 titles · average score 74

Poster for A Dance to the Music of Time

TV show · as Nicholas Jenkins

Poster for The Prince and the Pauper

TV show · as Miles Hendon

Poster for The Tide of Life

TV show · as Nick Stuart

Poster for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

TV show · as Mr Frederick Lawrence

Poster for Tears Before Bedtime

TV show · as Jimmy Turner

Poster for Calling the Shots

TV show · as Brian Summers

Poster for Sharpe

TV show · as Jack Spears

Poster for The Cloning of Joanna May

TV show · as Oliver

1980s

1 title · average score 88

Poster for Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as James McCarthy

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