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Dominic Purcell (Lincoln Burrows)
Dominic Purcell (born Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] on February 17, 1970) 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.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Personal life
2 Filmography
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links
[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]
After quiting his high school education, Purcell was employed as a landscaper.[2] 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, 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
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