Dominic Purcell
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 Dominic Purcell on right (Wentworth Miller on left) |
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| Born | Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell 17 February 1970 Merseyside, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Rebecca Williamson (divorced) |
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] (born 17 February 1970) is a British-born Australian actor best known for his role as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, the title character in John Doe and Dracula in Blade Trinity.
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Life and career
Purcell's mother is Irish and his father is Norwegian.[2] He attended Blaxland East Public School in his primary school years and went to St Dominics High School and McCarthy Catholic College for high school.
In 2000, he won a green card lottery and resided in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Rebecca Williamson and their four children Joseph (b. 1999), Audrey (b. 2001), and twins Lily and Augustus (b. 2003). The birth dates of his children are tattooed on his left forearm. On 21 October 2007, Purcell and Williamson separated.[3]
On 29 December 2007 while driving to Strandhill, Co Sligo on Ireland's Atlantic coast to go surfing, Purcell and his brother Damien were waved down by a lady carrying a choking baby. They saved the child's life by performing CPR until the paramedics arrived. [4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | Raw FM | Granger Hutton | TV series |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Alex | TV episodes: 3x12-3x13 |
| Moby-Dick | Bulkington | TV mini-series | |
| 1999 | Heartbreak High | Todd Gillespie | TV episodes: 7x38-7x40 |
| First Daughter | Troy Nelson | TV movie | |
| Silent Predator | Truck Driver | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Ulrich | film |
| 2001 | Invincible | Keith Grady | TV movie |
| BeastMaster | Kelb | TV episodes: 3x01-3x04, 3x06 | |
| The Lost World | Condillac | TV episode: 3x02 | |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Seamus | film |
| 2002-2003 | John Doe | John Doe | TV series |
| 2003 | 3-way | Lew | film |
| Visitors | Luke | film | |
| 2004 | House | Ed Snow | TV episode: "Fidelity" (1x7) |
| Blade: Trinity | Drake | film | |
| 2005 | The Gravedancers | Harris McKay | film |
| North Shore | Tommy Ravetto | TV episodes: 1x16-1x20 | |
| 2005-2009 | Prison Break | Lincoln Burrows | TV series |
| 2007 | Level Seven | Millar | film |
| Primeval | Tim Manfrey | film | |
| 2009 | Blood Creek | Victor Marshall | film |
| Prison Break: The Final Break | Lincoln Burrows | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Prison Break: The Conspiracy | Lincoln Burrows | Video Game, Rumored |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Niles | film |
References
- ↑ O'Connor, B, "Break Out". Men's Fitness. December/January 2007 Issue. Retrieved on 18 December 2006.
- ↑ Dundalk Democrat week ending 31 December 2006
- ↑ "Prison Break's Dominic Purcell and Wife Split - Breakups, Dominic Purcell : People.com". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153433,00.html.
- ↑ "Dominic Purcell Dishes on Prison Break's Return and Being a Real-Life Hero". http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b4052_dominic_purcell_dishes_on_prison_breaks.html. E Online. Retrieved 9 May, 2010.
External links
- Dominic Purcell at the Internet Movie Database
- Dominic Purcell at TV.com