Dominic Purcell
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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell
Born : February 17, 1970
Merseyside, England
Spouse(s): Rebecca Williamson
Role: Lincoln Burrows
[[1] IMDB Profile]
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] is a British-born Australian actor of Irish-Norwegian parentage, most active in the United States. He is best known for his roles as John Doe on the Fox television series John Doe and as Lincoln Burrows on Prison Break.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Purcell was born in London, England in 1970, the eldest of five children. He moved to Sydney, Australia with his family when he was two, where he was raised by his Norwegian father and Irish mother in the Western Suburbs. Purcell's father, who had previously served in the Norwegian Navy, installed air-conditioning ducts for a living but later abandoned the family.[1]. In 2006 Purcell spent the Christmas period in Louth Village, Co. Louth, in Ireland, the home area of his mother and drew considerable attention in the local press.[2]
After quitting his high school education, Purcell was employed as a landscaper.[3] Although he never contemplated on being an actor and thought that "people in the arts - actors, ballet dancers, musicians, whatever - were weird", he decided to try "that acting thing" on impulse.[1] He applied to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and was accepted. There, Purcell studied alongside fellow actors Hugh Jackman and Frances O'Connor. After graduating in 1996, Purcell obtained his first acting role as Granger Hutton, a leading role in the Australian television series Raw FM.
[edit] Career
After relocating to the United States in 2000, Purcell debuted on American television as the title character in John Doe in 2002. He first got his big break into mainstream stardom when he played the character of Drake in Blade: Trinity. Purcell's theatre credits include Antony and Cleopatra, Angels in America and The Pillars of Society.
He currently has a starring role as Lincoln Burrows in the successful Fox network television drama series, Prison Break.
[edit] Personal life
In 2000, he won a green card lottery and now resides 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).
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Town Creek | Victor Marshall | |
| 2007 | Level Seven | Millar | |
| 2007 | Primeval | Tim Freeman | |
| 2005 - present | Prison Break | Lincoln Burrows | TV series |
| 2005 | The Gravedancers | Harris McKay | |
| 2005 | North Shore | Tommy Ravetto | TV episodes: 1x16-1x20 |
| 2004 | House | Ed Snow | TV episode: 1x07 |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Drake | |
| 2003 | 3-way | Lew | |
| 2003 | Visitors | Luke | |
| 2002 - 2003 | John Doe | John Doe | TV series |
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Seamus | |
| 2001 | Invincible | Keith Grady | TV movie |
| 2001 | BeastMaster | Kelb | TV episodes: 3x01-3x04, 3x06 |
| 2001 | The Lost World | Condillac | TV episode: 3x02 |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | Ulrich | |
| 1999 | Heartbreak High | Todd Gillespie | TV episodes: 7x38-7x40 |
| 1999 | First Daughter | Troy Nelson | TV movie |
| 1999 | Silent Predator | Truck Driver | TV movie |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Alex | TV episodes: 3x12-3x13 |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Bulkington | TV mini-series |
| 1997 -1998 | Raw FM | Granger Hutton | TV series |
[edit] References
- O'connor, Brian, "Break Out". Men's Fitness. December/January 2007 Issue. Retrieved on Decemeber 07, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Dominic Purcell's biography at Prison Break's official site
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