Dominic Purcell

Birthday: 17 February 1970, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Birth Name: Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell

Height: 188 cm

Born in England but raised in Australia by his Norwegian father and Irish mother, Purcell was a bored landscaper who decided to attend a drama school. He became a TV star in Australia before debuting ...Show More

People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simpl Show more People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents. Hide

I've been here for five years, maybe four. I was doing 'John Doe,' and I was working ridiculous hour Show more 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. Hide

I don't watch TV dramas. I watch ESPN, HBO boxing, National Geographic Channel and I kind of like to Show more I don't watch TV dramas. I watch ESPN, HBO boxing, National Geographic Channel and I kind of like to get some DVDs, movies that I haven't seen and I just pop them in. Hide

I'm very appreciative and humbled by the success of 'Prison Break.' I'm very appreciative and humbled by the success of 'Prison Break.'

My fighting style, if you will, is a combination of mimicking, cowboy films and boxing that I have d Show more My fighting style, if you will, is a combination of mimicking, cowboy films and boxing that I have done throughout my life. Hide

I'm a hands-on dad. I love my kids more than anything. It's very important to me. I'd give myself a Show more I'm a hands-on dad. I love my kids more than anything. It's very important to me. I'd give myself a 10 out of 10 for being a dad. Hide

Yeah, I'm a physical kind of guy. I've always liked being physical. It takes a stuntman to really sa Show more Yeah, I'm a physical kind of guy. I've always liked being physical. It takes a stuntman to really say, 'Look, we don't want you to do this. No, no, I'm serious, you're not going to do this' to get me not to do my stuff. Hide

Dominic Purcell's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (110)

John Doe - Season 1

Heartbreak High - Season 3

Heartbreak High - Season 2

Assault on Wall Street

Castle - Season 1

Moby Dick - Season 1

Batwoman - Season 3

Prison Break - Season 2

DCs Legends of Tomorrow - Season 6

Primeval

DCs Legends of Tomorrow - Season 5

Crisis on Infinite Earths - Season 1

House M.D. - Season 4

A Fighting Man

Cassino in Ischia

House M.D. - Season 7

Arrow - Season 1

Scenes of the Crime

The Talk - Season 13

The Lost World - Season 3

Batwoman - Season 2

Supergirl - Season 3

Gridlocked

Prison Break - Season 5

Ice Soldiers

Water Rats - Season 4

Dominic Purcell'S roles

Harris McKay

Jim Baxford

Davies

David Hendrix

Ulrich

Lincoln Burrows

Tommy Baxter

Mick Rory

Henry Niles

Mick Rory, Heat Wave, Heatwave, Chronos