James Purefoy Bio, Net worth, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Affair, Married, Ethnicity, Nationality, Fact & Career

Quick Facts of James Purefoy

Full NameJames Purefoy
Net Worth$6 million
Date of Birth03 June, 1964
Marital Status Married
BirthplaceTaunton, Somerset, England
Ethnicity White
ProfessionActor, producer, director
Nationality English
Active Year1987–present
Eye colour Brown
Hair colour Brown
BuildAthletic
SpouseHolly Aird (divorced), Jessica Adams (m. 2014)
Height6 feet
EducationCentral School of Speech and Drama
Online PresenceTwitter
Children4

Short Description of James Purefoy:

James Purefoy, born as James Purefoy is an English actor best known for the HBO series Rome as Mark Antony. He has appeared in numerous movies and series.

James is known for the feature film Solomon Kane, playing the title character of Solomon Kane, as Laurens Bancroft in Altered Carbon, a Netflix original series. Currently, he is busy working as a former college professor-turned-serial-killer Joe Carroll in the series The Following. Purefoy was born in England and holds the English nationality. He belongs to the white ethical group. The 53 aged actors are married twice in his life and have 4 children. He is active since 1987 to till date in the entertainment industry.

James Purefoy’s Early Life and Education:

Traveling back to his early life, James was born on 3 June 1964 in Taunton, Somerset, England, as the eldest son of Anthony Chetwynd Purefoy and Shirley Taylor. Concerning his education, James was A boarder at Sherborne School for O-levels and later went to night school for 11 more O-levels.

Finally, Purefoy attended the British drama school the Central School of Speech and Drama. Purefoy worked as a porter at Yeovil District Hospital.

James Purefoy’s Career:

James Purefoy started his career through stage performances working on several plays and dramas. Then, he started his small screen debuts with the series The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, followed by the telefilm, The Cloning of Joanna May playing Oliver.

After that, he was seen in the mini-series, starring as Mr. Lawrence in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, followed by series like The Tide of Life and A Dance to the Music of Time. James has worked on the films like Mansfield Park, Maybe Baby, A Knight’s Tale, Resident Evil, Vanity Fair, John Carter, Equity, and so on. Currently, James is working on Altered Carbon, as Laurens Bancroft.

James Purefoy’s Personal Life:

James Purefoy is a married man. He was previously married to an actress Holly Aird. After he divorced Aird, James married documentary director and producer Jessica Adams in Somerset in July 2014. With her, he had a daughter, Rose and two sons, Ned and Kit. James is the supporter of Yeovil Town FC and he has a straight sexual orientation.