DOMINIC PURCELL PROFILE

DOMINIC PURCELL

Name: Dominic Purcell
Birth Name: Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell
Height: 6' 1"
Sex: M
Nationality: Australian
Birth Date: February 17, 1970
Birth Place: London, England, UK
Profession: Actor
Education: The Australian Theatre for Young People (studied acting)
Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (studied acting; graduated in 1996)
Wife: Rebecca Williamson
Sister: Marie-Therese Purcell (younger)
Brother: Damian Purcell (younger), Jaime Purcell (younger), Patrick Purcell (younger)
Son: Augustus Purcell (born on July 7, 2003; twin of Lily Rose), Joseph Purcell (born in 1999)
Daughter: Lily Rose Purcell (born on July 7, 2003), Audrey Purcell (born in 2001)
Claim to fame: His roles as John Doe on the Fox TV series 'John Doe' (2002-2003) and as Lincoln Burrows on 'Prison Break' (2005-2006)

Biography:
At the age of two, Dominic and his family moved from England to Sydney's Bondi and then moved to the Western Suburbs. After becoming a landscape gardener he soon tired of the profession and whilst watching the war movie Platoon decided to become an actor. Due to his working class background acting seemed a very unlikely choice of career so he didnt pursue it until sometime later. He studied at The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and then later enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing arts where he met his future wife Rebecca and studied with Hugh Jackman. In 1997 Dominic scored a role in TV series RAW FM and then landed a part in Mission Impossible 2, which was filmed in Australia. He was soon spotted by a US talent scout and went off to LA. Since then Dominic has been working constantly with roles in the movie Equillibrium, the tv show John Doe, Blade 3:Trinity and in the upcoming thriller 3-Way and a new police television drama, Strut.

Dominic Purcell's Quotation:
I've been here for five years, maybe four. I was doing 'John Doe,' and I was working ridiculous hours on that, and I was speaking American all day and then I'd get home and speak Australian and I just felt so exhausted by going back and forth that I just decided to speak it all the time. Now I just speak American.

DOMINIC PURCELL GOSSIP, NEWS & TRIVIA

* Was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He was named Sexiest Dad.
* Won a green card lottery and now resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Rebecca, and their four children. (2000)
* Has four children - Joe, Audrey and twins Lily and Gus.
* Was a classmate of Hugh Jackman at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.
* Left high school to form a landscape gardening venture with some friends. His pre-acting stints also included surfing.
* Did all of his stunts in the sword fight scene against Blade in BLADE: TRINITY.
* While working as a landscaper, Dominic attempted to gain entrance into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), but was rejected and asked to return the following year.
* Filmed in Joliet Prison for the FOX TV show Prison Break. He spent many hours in the notorious John Wayne Gacy's old cell.
* Dominic was going to play Cleric Preston in the movie EQUILIBRIUM, but the studio did not want to trust such a big role to an actor who was (at that time) unknown. Dominic does however appear as the leader of the resistance who is shot, right at the start of the film.
* Has a Norwegian father and an Irish mother.
* Sometimes credited as: Domenic Purcell

Filmography
Actor:

1. Town Creek (2008) (post-production) .... Victor Marshall
2. "Prison Break" .... Lincoln Burrows (57 episodes, 2005-2008)
3. Prison Break: The Road to Freedom (2007) (TV) .... Lincoln Burrows
4. Primeval (2007) .... Tim Manfrey
5. The Gravedancers (2006) .... Harris McKay
6. "North Shore" .... Tommy Ravetto (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
7. "House M.D." .... Ed Snow (1 episode, 2004)
8. Blade: Trinity (2004) .... Drake
9. Three Way (2004) .... Lewis 'Lew' Brookbank
10. Visitors (2003) (as Domenic Purcell) .... Luke
11. "John Doe" .... John Doe (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
12. Equilibrium (2002) .... Seamus
13. Invincible (2001) (TV) .... Keith Grady
14. "BeastMaster" .... Kelb (5 episodes, 2001)
15. "The Lost World" .... Condillac (1 episode, 2001)
16. Scenes of the Crime (2001) .... Mark
17. Mission: Impossible II (2000) .... Ulrich
18. "Heartbreak High" .... Todd Gillespie (2 episodes, 1999)
19. First Daughter (1999) (TV) .... Troy Nelson
20. Silent Predators (1999) (TV) .... Truck Driver
21. "Water Rats" .... Alex (2 episodes, 1998)
22. Moby Dick (1998) (TV) .... Bulkington
23. "Raw FM" .... Granger Hutton (13 episodes, 1997-1998)
Producer:

1. Three Way (2004) (associate producer)

Self:

1. Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
2. Crocumentary: Bringing Gustave to Life (2007) (V) .... Himself
3. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
4. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
5. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
6. Making of 'Prison Break' (2006) (V) .... Lincoln Burrows
7. "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
8. Nightstalkers, Daywalkers & Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity (2005) (V) .... Drake
9. "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)