Biography
James Purefoy is an English actor. He was born in Taunton, Somerset, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He is known for playing Mark Antony in the HBO series Rome (2005–2007), Solomon Kane in the 2009 film of the same name, Hap Collins in Hap and Leonard (2016–2018), and Laurens Bancroft in the first season of Altered Carbon (2018). Other credits include A Knight's Tale (2001), Resident Evil (2002), John Carter (2012), High-Rise (2015), and King Randor in Masters of the Universe (2026). He has also appeared in The Following (2013–2015) and The Witcher (2025).
