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Philanthropist's James Purefoy Keeps His Accent
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New York Magazine - Found Jul. 2, 2009 On The Philanthropist, which premiered last week on NBC, James Purefoy plays Teddy Rist, a billionaire playboy whose life is forever changed when he |
James Purefoy Talks Baring Almost All On Screen & Playing A Good Guy ...
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NBC Connecticut - Found Jun. 24, 2009 On Wednesday night's season premiere of NBC's new drama, 'The Philanthropist,' television audiences are going to see British actor James Purefoy get PREVIEW: Short-run 'Philanthropist' is odd, but good-intentioned - USA Today Short-run 'Philanthropist' is odd, but good-intentioned - USA Today The Philanthropist tries hard to please - Boston Globe Review | 'Philanthropist' may be worst show ever - Miami Herald Explore All |
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James Purefoy and Tom Fontana talk The Philanthropist, the interview
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Monsters and Critics - Found Jun. 25, 2009 James Purefoy: We all hope that's not true. James, what is the key to playing the character? James Purefoy: I think probably the key is that... The Ben Silverman-Barack Obama Show - Indiewire Explore All |
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NBC - Found Jun. 24, 2009 June 24: TODAY s Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford talk to actor James Purefoy about his new NBC drama, The Philanthropist. |
Boston humanitarian inspires James Purefoy
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Boston Herald - Found Jun. 23, 2009 James Purefoy had firsthand insight into Teddy Rist, the business tycoon turned do-gooder he plays in ?The Philanthropist.? The new NBC drama, It doesn't pay to watch NBC's 'The Philanthropist' - Newsday Even philanthropy shows off its vices - Boston Globe Ellen Gray: She's not feeling charitable toward 'Philanthropist' - Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray: She's not feeling charitable toward 'Philanthropist' - Philadelphia Inquirer Explore All |
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A Do-Gooder With a Potential Image Problem
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New York Times - Found Jun. 21, 2009 Charlie Corwin, below, is known for reality shows, but his latest venture is a scripted series: “The Philanthropist,” starring James Purefoy. |
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NBC4.com - Found Jun. 24, 2009 On Wednesday night's season premiere of NBC's new drama, 'The Philanthropist,' television audiences are going to see British actor James Purefoy get |
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Metacritic - Found 18 hours ago MPAA RATING: PG-13 for some sexual content Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, and James Purefoy Meet Genevieve. I Hate Valentine's Day - New York Times John Corbett On Refusing To Bare All On-Screen: My Mom Watches ... - Access Hollywood I Hate Valentine?s Day: Love Game with New Rules - Los Angeles Times Stills of movie I HATE VALENTINE?S DAY - Los Angeles Times Explore All |
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Remote Patrol: The Philanthropist
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Columbus Alive - Found Jul. 3, 2009 10 p.m. Wednesdays, NBC Grade: C- James Purefoy deserves a better show than The Philanthropist. The charming, British-accented Purefoy, who... |
James Purefoy Biography
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James Purefoy
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| James Purefoy | |
 Purefoy as Mark Antony on the set of Rome |
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| Born | James Brian Mark Purefoy 3 June 1964 Taunton, Somerset, UK |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Holly Aird (1996-2002) |
James Brian Mark Purefoy1 (born June 3 1964) is a British actor.
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Early life and work
Purefoy was born in Taunton, Somerset, from French descent. He was a boarder at Sherborne School which he left with only one O-level. Later he went to night school and got 11 more, then took his A-levels.2 He then studied acting at the British drama school the Central School of Speech and Drama, while selling, with difficulty, copies of the Socialist Worker in his spare time.2
Career
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.
The RSC and other stage work
Purefoy 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.
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 Noel 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 (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.
Film and television
His appearances in films and television have predominated. He played James McCarthy, a young man accused of murdering his father, in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," in Granada's The Memoirs 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 and Rawdon Crawley in Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon.
He has played major roles in several television costume dramas, including Sharpe's Sword, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The Prince and the Pauper, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Blackbeard: Terror at Sea, Beau Brummell: This Charming Man and Rome.
In 2007, he played an important, yet supporting role on a TV modernized adaptation of Frankenstein.
Rome
He played Mark Antony in the HBO/BBC original television series, Rome. His full frontal nudity in episode four of the series caused a sensation among the show's viewers. 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, I'm afraid."3
The Philanthropist
He stars as Teddy Rist in the upcoming television series, The Philanthropist, airing on NBC beginning in June, 2009. His character is a billionaire playboy who decides to use his wealth and power to help others in need.
Lost roles
Purefoy was attached to star in the 2005 film V for Vendetta, but dropped out and was replaced by Hugo Weaving. (Both Purefoy and Weaving starred in the 1998 gay British comedy, Bedrooms and Hallways.) It was later revealed that Hugo Weaving had been originally first choice for the film, but was involved in the Australian film Eucalyptus. Later, production of Eucalyptus had been halted, freeing up Weaving, and Purefoy had willingly left V for Vendetta because the Guy Fawkes mask made him extremely uncomfortable.4
Purefoy was screen tested for the role of James Bond in 1995 for Goldeneye,5 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 agent 007 in future James Bond films. Rumors and speculation suggested that Purefoy's departing of V for Vendetta was due to an opportunity to play James Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale.6 However, this news was proven false when Daniel Craig was announced as the new James Bond. In the commentary track of the A Knight's Tale special edition DVD, director Brian Helgeland stated his opinion that Purefoy would be the perfect choice to play the "next" James Bond, well before Purefoy was being considered for the Casino Royale role.
In March 2007, Celtic Films indicated on their website that they have a series of Flashman TV films in development, based on the popular fictional series of novels of the same name by George Macdonald Fraser. Picture Palace Productions announced they were developing Flashman at the Charge, (the fourth novel in the series of twelve), in conjunction with Celtic Films and that the script was prepared by George Macdonald Fraser himself. Both companies took an extensive role in developing Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe TV series. Purefoy was rumoured to have provisionally accepted an offer made to play the titular role of Harry Flashman.
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 2008.7 However, production ultimately did not occur and in August Purefoy was reported as negotiating with NBC to star in another series.8
Personal life
Purefoy has a son, Joseph (born in 1997), by his former wife, Holly Aird, to whom he was married from 1996 to 2002.9
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes | |
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| 1992 | Angels | Victor | ||
| 1995 | Feast of July | Jedd Wainwright | ||
| Sharpe's Sword | Captain Jack the Lord Spears | |||
| 1997 | Jilting Joe | Joe | ||
| 1998 | Bedrooms and Hallways | Brendan | ||
| 1999 | Mansfield Park | Tom Bertram | ||
| Women Talking Dirty | Daniel | |||
| 2000 | Lighthouse | Richard Spader | ||
| Maybe Baby | Carl Phipps | |||
| The Wedding Tackle | Hal | |||
| Don Quixote | Sansón Carrasco | |||
| 2001 | Tomorrow | Andrew Spender | ||
| A Knight's Tale | Sir Thomas Colville/Edward, the Black Prince of Wales | |||
| 2002 | Resident Evil | Spence Parks | ||
| 2003 | Photo Finish | James | ||
| Lena: The Bride of Ice | Dr. Harper | |||
| 2004 | George and the Dragon | George | ||
| Blessed | Craig Howard | |||
| Vanity Fair | Rawdon Crawley | |||
| 2005-2007 | Rome | Mark Antony | ||
| 2005 | Blackbeard: Terror at Sea | |||
| 2006 | Goose on the Loose | Kenneth Donnelly | ||
| Beau Brummell: This Charming Man | Beau Brummell | |||
| 2007 | Doctor Who, audio drama Son of the Dragon | Dracula | ||
| 2009 | Solomon Kane | Solomon Kane | completed, but no set release date | |
| The Philanthropist | Teddy Rist |
References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/James-Purefoy.html Film Reference.com.
- ^ a b "When in Rome..." interview with Hannah Pool. The Guardian. 6 January 2007.
- ^ McKay, Alastair. All Hail James Purefoy. Out.com.
- ^ Grossman, Lev. "The Mad Man In The Mask". Time, 12 March 2006.
- ^ James Purefoy at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Morris, Clint. McMahon still in the running for 007. MovieHole.com. 10 June 2005.
- ^ "James Purefoy to play Simon Templar in The Saint", The Saint Club. 5 December 2007.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter: "James Purefoy circles NBC series, July 21, 2008. Accessed August 5, 2008.
- ^ Grice, Elizabeth. "'People cross the road to tell me how ridiculous I look'", The Daily Telegraph. 6 October 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-15
External links
- James Purefoy at the Internet Movie Database
- James Purefoy fansite
- James Purefoy España (Spanish fansite) (Spanish)
- America's Home for the Marvelous and Very Sexy British Actor, James Purefoy
- James Purefoy as Blackbeard
- James Purefoy as Beau Brummell
- Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, September 2005
- Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, January 2006
- Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, February 2007
- Interview in The Guardian, January 6, 2007
- Men's Vogue profile
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