Ten fun facts about James Purefoy
Fact 1
His full name is James Brian Mark Purefoy.
Fact 2
He worked at Yeovil District Hospital as a porter before studying acting at the British drama school the Central School of Speech and Drama, while trying to sell copies of the Socialist Worker in his spare time.
Fact 3
Purefoy subsequently joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 1988.
Fact 4
At the RSC, he appeared in The Constant Couple, Macbeth, The Tempest, The Man Who Came to Dinner (Gene Saks, Barbican) and King Lear as Edgar.
Fact 5
At boarding school, he once serenaded the girls at a nearby school with thirteen stanzas of “Greensleeves”.
Fact 6
Screen tested for the Bond role in GoldenEye (1995).
Fact 7
In 1997, Purefoy was voted "hunk of the year" by a British television magazine.
Fact 8
He was originally the actor for V in the 2006 Film V for Vendetta but could not stand having the mask on the whole time while filming the movie and left shortly after the filming had begun.
Fact 9
He is a supporter of Yeovil Town.
Fact 10
At his London home, Purefoy personally constructed a tree house for his young son.
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