Dominic Purcell
Dominic Purcell | |
|---|---|
 Purcell in 2016 | |
| Born | 17 February 1970 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse |
Rebecca Williamson
(m. 1998; div. 2008) |
| Partner | AnnaLynne McCord (2011-present) |
| Children | 4 |
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[2] (born 17 February 1970) is an British-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in Fox's Prison Break and Mick Rory / Heat Wave in CW's The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.
Early life
Purcell was born in Wallasey, Cheshire,[1] the son of Phil Myrtvedt and Mary T. "Maureen" (née Hassett) Purcell. He is of Irish and Norwegian descent. In 1972, he and his family moved to Bondi, New South Wales, and later to Western Sydney.[3] He attended Blaxland East Public School and Blaxland High School, as well as St Dominic's College and McCarthy Catholic College, Emu Plains.[4] After becoming a landscape gardener, he grew tired of the profession and decided to become an actor after watching the film Platoon.[citation needed] He later attended the Australian Theatre for Young People and then enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where he studied with Hugh Jackman.[5]
Personal life
Purcell's three brothers and one sister live in Dundalk and hold Irish citizenship.[citation needed] In August 1997, Purcell started dating Rebecca Williamson. They married on 1 August 1998 after one year of dating and have four children together: son Joseph (born 12 August 1999), daughter Audrey (born 30 January 2001) and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (born 7 July 2003). In October 2007, Purcell and Williamson separated, and divorced on 22 October 2008.[citation needed] Since 2011 he is dating former 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord the couple announced an amicable split in 2014 but rekindled their romance a year later, McCord told People Magazine she came back into his life as friend when the actor was diagnosed with skin cancer but soon became romantic again.[6]
On June 1, 2016, Purcell suffered severe injuries on set in Morocco, after a misplaced iron bar used as a Prison Break (new miniseries) set piece had fallen onto his head. The Australian actor was immediately airlifted from Marrakesh to Casablanca, where he received emergency treatment for nasal fractures and various other injuries. As of June 7, Purcell is recovering, and the filming schedule has been adjusted to minimise disruption.[7][8][9]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films/television series that have not yet been released |
|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Ulrich | |
| 2001 | Scenes of the Crime | Mark | |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Seamus | |
| 2003 | Visitors | Luke | |
| 2004 | Three Way | Lewis 'Lew' Brookbank | |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Drake | |
| 2006 | The Gravedancers | Harris McKay | |
| 2007 | Primeval | Tim Manfrey | |
| 2009 | Blood Creek | Victor Alan Marshall | |
| 2011 | Escapee | Jaxon | |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Jeremy Niles | |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Davies | |
| 2011 | House of the Rising Sun | Tony | |
| 2012 | Bad Karma | Mack | |
| 2012 | Hijacked | Otto Southwell | |
| 2013 | Officer Down | Royce Walker | |
| 2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Jim Baxford | |
| 2013 | Vikingdom | Eirick | |
| 2013 | Breakout | Tommy Baxter | |
| 2013 | Suddenly | Baron | |
| 2013 | Ice Soldiers | Malraux | |
| 2014 | The Ganzfeld Haunting | Detective Malone | |
| 2014 | In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission | Hazen Kaine | |
| 2014 | The Bag Man | Larson | |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man | Sailor O'Connor | |
| 2014 | I Choose | — | Short |
| 2014 | Turkey Shoot | Rick Tyler | |
| 2015 | Abandoned | Jim | |
| 2015 | Gridlocked | David Hendrix | |
| 2015 | Isolation | Max |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Three Way | Associate producer |
| 2009 | Balibo | Producer |
| 2014 | I Choose | Producer |
| 2015 | Isolation | Executive producer |
| 2017 | Untitled Sunny Garcia Documentary † | Producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Home and Away | Constable Rogers | 3 episodes |
| 1997–98 | Raw FM | Granger Hutton | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Bulkington | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Alex | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Heartbreak High | Todd Gillespie | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Silent Predators | Truck driver | Television film |
| 1999 | First Daughter | Troy Nelson | Television film |
| 2001 | BeastMaster | Kelb | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2001 | The Lost World | Condillac | Episode: "The Travelers" |
| 2001 | Invincible | Keith Grady | Television film |
| 2002–03 | John Doe | John Doe | Main role, 21 episodes |
| 2004–05 | North Shore | Tommy Ravetto | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2004 | House | Ed Snow | Episode: "Fidelity" |
| 2005–09 | Prison Break | Lincoln Burrows | Main role, 79 episodes |
| 2009 | Prison Break: The Final Break | Television film | |
| 2011 | Castle | Russell Ganz | Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." |
| 2012 | Common Law | John Crowl | Episode: "Gun!" |
| 2014–16 | The Flash | Mick Rory / Heat Wave | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Superhero Fight Club | Television short promo video | |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Main role | |
| 2017 | Prison Break † | Lincoln Burrows | Main role, 9 episodes, In post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Prison Break: The Conspiracy | Lincoln Burrows | Voice |
Awards and nominations
Film
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Balibo | Inside Film Awards | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
Television
| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Prison Break | AACTA Awards | Best Actor | Won |
References
- ^ a b "Cheshire" is correct. "Merseyside" did not exist before 1 April 1974
- ^ O'Connor, B, "Break Out". Men's Fitness. December/January 2007 Issue; retrieved 18 December 2006.
- ^ "Dominic Purcell profile at". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts website; accessed 10 April 2014.
- ^ "AnnaLynne McCord Opens Up About Rekindling Romance with Dominic Purcell: 'I Have My Best Friend Back'". People Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Purcell, Dominic (1 June 2016). "Dominic Purcell: I'm good". Instagram. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 June 2016). "Dominic Purcell Injured On Set Of Fox's Prison Break, Production Not Impacted". Deadline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Prison Break star Dominic Purcell almost killed on set after iron bar falls on his head". News.com.au. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
External links
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 21st-century Australian male actors
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male television actors
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian people of Norwegian descent
- English emigrants to Australia
- Male actors from New South Wales
- People from New South Wales
- Australian expatriate male actors in the United States