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Feature Films


Wicked Blood
- Wild Bill - (post production) - 2013
John Carter of Mars
- Kantos Kan - (in production) - 2012
Ironclad
- Marshall - (pre-production) - 2010
Solomon Kane -
Solomon Kane - (European Release 2009 & 2010, pending US release)
Vanity Fair
- Rawdon Crawley - Dir. Mira Nair. 2004
Blessed - Craig Howard - Dir. Simon Fellowes. 2004
Lena: The Bride of Ice - Dr. Harper - Dir. Polly Steele. 2003
Photo Finish - James - Dir. Doug McFerrin. 2002 (Click Here to view the trailer)
The Great Goose Caper/Goose/Goose on the Loose - Kenneth Donnelly - Dir. Nick Kendall. 2002
George and the Dragon/Dragonsword (US Title) - George - Dir: Tom Reeve. 2002
Resident Evil - Spencer Parks - Dir. Paul Anderson. 2001 (Click for Cast | Synopsis in Spanish)
A Knight’s Tale - Sir Thomas Colville/Edward, The Black Prince of Wales - Sony Pictures. Dir. Brian Helgeland. 2000
Domani/Tomorrow - Andrew Spender - New Line. Dir. Francesca Archibugi. 2000
Maybe Baby - Carl Phipps - Inconceivable Films. Dir. Ben Elton. 1999
Don Quixote - Sanson Carrasco - Hallmark Films. Dir. Peter Yates. 1999
Women Talking Dirty - Daniel Quinn - Rocket Pictures. Dir. Coky Giedroyc. 1999
Wedding Tackle - Hal - Dir. Rami Dvir. 1998.
Mansfield Park - Tom Bertram - Miramax/Hal. Dir. Patricia Roxyema. 1998
Lighthouse/Dead of Night - Richard Spader - Winchester Films. Dir. Simon Hunter. 1998
Bedrooms and Hallways – Brendan - Berwin & Dempsey. Dir. Rose Troche. 1997
Jilting Joe - Joe Turner - CineSisters. Dir. Dan Zeff. 1997
Feast of July - Jedd Wainwright - Merchant Ivory. Dir. Chris Menaul. 1995
Bye Bye Baby - Channel 4. Dir. Ed Bennett. 1992

Short Films


Blink
- John - Dir. Amy Jenkins.
Special Occasion - Dir. Peter Howitt.
Another Man, Another Woman - Dir. Douglas McFerren.
One Night Stand - Dir. Bill Britten.
Eclipsed - Dir. Johnathan Holloway. 1982

Lancelot

Television


The Following - Joe Carroll - TV series - 2013-2014
Episodes
- Rob - TV series - 2012
The Hollow Crown
- Thomas Mowbary - TV mini-series - 2012
Revenge
- Dominic Wright - TV series - 2012
Rev
- Richard - TV series - 2011
Injustice - William Travers - TV mini-series - 2011
Camelot
- King Lot - (in production) - 2011
The Philanthropist
- Teddy Rist - (2009) TV series
Diamonds - Lucas Denmont - (2008) (mini) TV mini-series (post-production)
The Summit - Thom Lightstone - (2008) (mini) TV mini-series
Frankenstein - Dr. Henry Clerval - (2007) (TV)
Rome: Season 2 - Mark Antony - HBO/BBC Dir: Tim Van Patten, Alan Coulter, Alan Poule, John Maybury, Steve Schill, Alik Sakharov, Carl Franklin, Roger Young, 2006
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man - George Bryan Brummell - BBC. Dir: Phillipa Lowthorpe. 2005
Manchild - Pilot for Showtime - (not picked up)
Blackbeard: Terror at Sea - Edward Thane/Blackbeard - BBC Dir: Richard Dale. 2005
"GMTV" - Himself (1 episode, 2005) - Episode dated 11 November TV
Rome: Season 1 - Mark Antony - HBO/BBC Dir: Michael Apted, Alan Coulter, Tim Van Patten, Michaele Saloman, Alan Taylor, Alan Poule, Steve Schill, Julian Farino. 2004/2005
The Mayor of Casterbridge - Donald Farfrae - Dir. David Thacker. 2000
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000) (TV) - Narrator
Metropolis - Nathan - Granada TV. Gary Love/ Glen Wilhide/Tim Whitby. 1999
Bright Hair - David Miles - BBC TV. Dir. Chris Menaul. 1998
A Dance to the Music of Time - Nicholas Jenkins - Ch 4. Dir. Christopher Morahan & Alvin Rakoff. 1997
Have Your Cake and Eat It - Ben - BBC TV. Dir. Paul Seed. 1996
The Prince and the Pauper - Miles Hendon - BBC TV. Dir. Andrew Morgan. 1996
Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Frederick Lawrence - BBC TV Dir. Mike Barker. 1995
The Tide of Life - Nicholas - Central TV. Dir. David Wheatley. 1995
Sharpes Sword - Lord Jack Spears - Central TV. Dir. Tom Clegg. 1995
Tears Before Bedtime - Jimmy Turner - BBC TV. Dir. Tristram Powell. 1994
Crime Story, "The Prince" - LWT TV. Dir. Gavin Millar. 1993
Calling The Shots - Brian Summers - BBC TV. Dir. Ross Devenish. 1993
Rides - Julian - BBC TV. Dir. Andrew Morgan. 1993
The Cloning of Joanna May – Oliver - Granada TV. Dir. Phillip Saville. 1993
Angels - Victor - Granada TV. Dir. Phillip Saville. 1992
Eclypsed
Casualty
The Mind's Eye
Coasting - Mike Howlett- Granada TV. Dir. David Tucker & Jeremy Silberston. 1992
Sherlock Holmes: The Boscomb Valley Mystery - James McCarthy - Granada TV. Dir. June Howson. 1991


Interviews


Good Day LA - TV series - 2013
Rachel Ray
- TV series - 2013
Big Morning Buzz Live
- TV series - 2013
G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live
- TV special - 2012
Breakfast
- TV series - 2010-2011
The Making of Solomon Kane
- Movie documentary - 2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- TV series - 2009-2013
Reinventando Hollywood
- TV - Spain - 2008
British Film Forever - TV mini-series - 2 episodes, 2007
Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama - TV episode - 2007
Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller - TV episode - 2007
"GMTV"- (1 episode, 2005) - Episode dated 11 November 2005 (2005) TV episode

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britian - Narrator - TV movie documentary - 2000


James featured in The Gate Theatre 1979-2009
30 Years of Pioneering International Theater

 
Theatre

 

Flare Path - Haymarket. 2011 (Currently running)

The Exonorated - Riverside Studios. 2006
Mary Morgan - Riverside Studios

The Relapse

Dir. Trevor Nunn. 2001. He's adorable in that huge, crazy wig. Thanks to JamesPurefoy.es.

Four Knights in Knaresborough - Tricycle Theatre. Dir. Richard Wilson. 1999
Les Enfants Du Paradis - RSC. Dir. Simon Callow. 1996
The Way of the World - Birmingham Rep. Dir. Bill Alexander. 1996
Macbeth - Birmingham Rep. Dir. Bill Alexander. 1996
The Servant - Birmingham Rep. Dir. Bill Alexander. 1995
Death of a Salesman - West Yorkshire Playhouse. Dir. Matthew Warchus. 1994
Present Laughter - West End. Dir. Tom Conti. 1993

Present Laughter

West End. Dir. Tom Conti. 1993. Click here for a brief write-up from the theater program.

Back Up The Hearse - Hampstead Theatre. Dir. John Dove. 1992
Women of Troy - Gate Theatre. Dir. Katie Mitchell. 1991

Hamlet

Bristol Old Vic. Laertes 1991.

The Man Who Came To Dinner - RSC. Dir. Gene Saks. 1989
MacBett - RSC. Dir. Cordelia Monsey. 1988/89
All God’s Chillun Got Wings - RSC. Dir. Stephen Rayne. 1988/89
Tom Thumb - RSC. Dir. Cordelia Monsey. 1988/89
The Constant Couple - RSC. Dir. Roger Michell. 1988/89
Macbeth - RSC. Dir. Adrian Noble. 1988/89
The Tempest - RSC. Dir. Nicholas Hytner. 1988/89

The Tempest

Awww, so young and fresh.

King Lear - RSC. Dir. Cicely Berry. 1988/89
Venus & Adonis - RSC/Ameida
The Rape of Lucrece - RSC/Ameida
Hero & Leander - RSC/Ameida
The Constant Couple - RSC
Balm in Gilead - Edinburgh Festival. Dir. T. Falkingham. 1987
Equus - National UK Tour. Dir. Rob Sian. 1986
The Mother - Edinburgh Festival. Dir. Jonathan Holloway. 1986
Arturo Ui - Edinburgh Festival. Dir. Jonathan Holloway. 1985
Romeo & Juliet - Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead. Dir. Jonathan Holloway. 1985

Henry V - Central School of Speech & Drama