James Purefoy
Actor

James Purefoy Net Worth

James Purefoy is an English actor born in Taunton, Somerset. After leaving school at 16, he worked a variety of jobs before returning to college to take his A-Levels, one of which was Drama. He was then accepted into the Central School of Speech and Drama, and while playing the title role in "Henry V" he was seen by a casting director from the RSC and invited to join the company. He has since appeared in a variety of television and film roles, including The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, A Dance to the Music of Time, Mansfield Park, and A Knight's Tale. He recently returned to the theatre to play the rake "Ned Loveless" in Trevor Nunn's production of "The Relapse" at the National Theatre in London, and is currently working on the big budget George and the Dragon.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day June 03, 1964
Birth Place  Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Age 59 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer
Occupation Actor, producer, director
Years active 1987–present
Spouse(s) Holly Aird (divorced) Jessica Adams (m. 2014)
Children 4

💰 Net worth: $400,000 (2024)

James Purefoy, a renowned actor hailing from the United Kingdom, is expected to have an estimated net worth of $400,000 by 2024. Having built an impressive career in the entertainment industry, Purefoy has garnered recognition and acclaim for his remarkable performances. Throughout his extensive filmography, he has showcased his talent in a variety of roles, captivating audiences worldwide. With his dedication to his craft and versatility as an actor, it comes as no surprise that James Purefoy has established himself as an influential figure in the world of acting, and his net worth is a testament to his success.

Biography/Timeline

1980

He was born in Somerset and attended Sherborne School before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His appearances in stage plays and a variety of television roles in the UK and USA have grown since the 1980s.

1988

Purefoy's early professional roles included Romeo in Romeo and Juliet in Leatherhead, Walter in Mary Morgan at the Riverside Studios and Alan Strang in Equus on tour. He subsequently joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 1988 and appeared in The Constant Couple, Macbeth, The Tempest, The Man Who Came to Dinner (Gene Saks, Barbican) and King Lear as Edgar.

1991

Elsewhere, he has also appeared as Laertes in Hamlet at the Bristol Old Vic (1991) Brian in william Gaminara's Back Up the Hearse and Let them Sniff the Flowers at the Hampstead Theatre (1992), Roland Maule in Noël Coward's Present Laughter at the Globe Theatre (1993), Biff in Death of a Salesman, alongside Ken Stott and Jude Law, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds (1994), Tony in The Servant at the Birmingham Rep (1995). He returned to the RSC for Simon Callow's stage adaptation of the film classic, Les enfants du paradis at the Barbican. He also played Hugh de Morville in Paul Corcoran's Four Nights in Knaresborough at the Tricycle Theatre, (1999) and Loveless in Trevor Nunn's production of The Relapse at the National Theatre in 2001.

1995

Purefoy was screen tested for the role of James Bond in 1995 for GoldenEye, but ultimately lost the role to Pierce Brosnan. Throughout 2004 and 2005 Purefoy's name was rumoured as a possible candidate to replace Brosnan as Bond in Future films. He played James McCarthy, a young man accused of murdering his father, in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," in Granada's The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. One of his notable roles was as Nicholas Jenkins in the eight-part miniseries A Dance to the Music of Time for Channel 4 in 1997. He played Edward, the Black Prince in the film A Knight's Tale, Rawdon Crawley in Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Bertram in the 1999 production of Mansfield Park.

1997

Purefoy has a son, Joseph (born 1997), with the Actress Holly Aird. He has a daughter, Rose (born 2012) and two sons, Ned and Kit, (born 2017) with documentary Director and Producer Jessica Adams. He married Adams in Somerset in July 2014.

2006

He was originally the actor for V in the 2006 Film V for Vendetta but had creative differences with the production team and left the film six weeks into filming. Parts of the film contain (dubbed) scenes of Purefoy. Speculation suggested that his departure was due to an opportunity to play James Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale.

2007

He played Mark Antony in the HBO/BBC original television series, Rome. At the time there were rumours that at least one nude body in the show had been digitally enhanced. When his Wikipedia entry, which at that time referred to the rumours, was brought up in an interview with Alastair McKay, published in the January 2007 issue of Out magazine, Purefoy said, "I won't say whose it was, but there was a penis in the series that may have been slightly enhanced. But it wasn't mine. Mine's all mine."

2008

Producer william J. MacDonald announced that James Purefoy would play Simon Templar in a new TV series of The Saint. The new series was scheduled to start shooting in Berlin and Australia in April 2008. However, production ultimately did not occur and in August Purefoy was reported as negotiating with NBC to star in another series, The Philanthropist.

2009

He starred as Teddy Rist in the summer television series, The Philanthropist, which aired on NBC beginning on June 2009. His character is a Billionaire playboy who decides to use his wealth and power to help others in need.

2011

Between March and June 2011 he starred as Peter in Trevor Nunn's production of Flare Path at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, alongside Sheridan Smith and Sienna Miller, as part of the Playwright Terence Rattigan's centenary year celebrations.

2013

In 2013, The Following debuted, starring Purefoy as the lead antagonist of the series. He portrays Joe Carroll, a former professor who becomes a serial killer and leads a cult of followers, all whom help create Carroll's "story".

2014

It was announced in June 2014 that Purefoy would join the cast of the upcoming film High-Rise with Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons. Later in 2014, Purefoy co-starred in the Formula 1-themed music video for David Guetta's song "Dangerous".

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