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James Purefoy (born June 3 1964) is an English actor born in Taunton, Somerset.

He plays 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. However, an interview from a special effects technician who mentioned "digitally altering" the appearance of penises for actors who "didn't want to remove their G-strings" casts doubt on the veracity of Purefoy's nude scene.

Purefoy studied acting at one of Britain's top schools, Central School of Speech and Drama, and began his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Since then, he has split his career between the theatre, film and television.

Purefoy was attached to star in the 2005 film V for Vendetta
, but was replaced by Hugo Weaving. It was later revealed that Hugo Weaving had been originally first choice for the film, but was involved in the Australian film Eucalyptus. When production of Eucalyptus halted, and Weaving became available and Purefoy was discarded. Purefoy was also screen tested for the role of James Bond in 1995, 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 by many news outlets suggested that Purefoy's departing of V for Vendetta
was due to an opportunity to play James Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale
. However, this news was invalidated when Daniel Craig was announced as the new James Bond.

He was formerly in a relationship with fellow actor, Holly Aird, with whom he has a son, Joseph, born in 1997.

Selected films

Vanity Fair (2004
)
Resident Evil (2002
)
A Knight's Tale
(2001
)

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Actors - James Purefoy

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