Actor James Purefoy Portrait Sitting

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Actor James Purefoy is a remarkable stage and screen presence. From jousting Heath Ledger in 2001’s pulpy A Knight’s Tale to manipulating a cult of serial killers in Fox’s The Following, James has appeared in a wider range of film, television and theatre productions than the lion’s share of his contemporaries.

I was thrilled that James accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait. The session taking place at the London Studio on 8th October 2018. As always, I had done my ‘homework’ binge watching his movies and TV series. Solomon Kane has always been my favourite Purefoy movie.

In fact James told me a very interesting fact, his contracts, at one time, always contained a stipulation that he could keep his character’s sword at the end of filming. His collection, as a result, is envious – with favourite pieces including the blade of Solomon Kane, a puritan avenger Purefoy played in the eponymous film, and a 6-foot broadsword taken from the ‘slightly questionably’ medieval siege epic Ironclad.