For two seasons on HBO’s Rome, James Purefoy melted hearts and solidified his English hunk status as the fated Mark Antony in white-hot scenes opposite another fierce English actor, Polly Walker. American audiences became hooked on Purefoy and the people who watched the series lived for the fiery and compelling scenes between these two actors. After Rome was wrapped, Purefoy went contemporary in his American television character roles, first playing billionaire Teddy Rist in NBC’s The Philanthropist where he struck up a fortuitous friendship with co-star Michael Kenneth Williams. Williams later grabbed the memorable role of crime kingpin Chalky White...read more