James Purefoy

Did You Know?

• James is married to Holly Aird and they have one son, Joseph.
• He attended the all boys boarding school known as the Sherbourne School.
• His last name means "in good faith."
• In 1997, James was voted "Hunk of the Year" by a British magazine.
• James is active with several different organizations like Hats Off which raises money for mental health issues and Children Are Unbeatable, a children's rights advocacy group.
• James grew up in the country, a place he calls "starch green" because is it literally no place, just between here and there he says.
• James on his first memory of London: "Lying on the back seat of my aunt's car when I was seven or eight and being told we were on Park Lane, the road from the Monopoly board. I wasn't very impressed - it seemed rather windswept."
• He says he once had sex in James Park (London) in broad daylight.
• James says the most memorable night of his life was the night his son was born.

Actor Credits

1. Ironclad (2010)
2. The Philanthropist: The Complete Series (2010)
3. Goose on the Loose! (2009)
4. Rome: The Complete Second Season (2007)
5. George & The Dragon (2007)
6. Vanity Fair (2004)
7. Blessed (2004)
8. Resident Evil (2002)
9. A Knight's Tale (2001)
10. Mansfield Park (1999)
11. Bright Hair (1997)
12. Feast Of July (1995)
13. Sharpe's Sword (1995)

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