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Dominic Purcell
Australian actor (born 1970)
Australian actor (born 1970)
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Dominic Purcell | ||||
| image | Dominic Purcell by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped).jpg | ||||
| caption | Purcell at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con | ||||
| birth_name | Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell | ||||
| birth_date | |||||
| birth_place | Birkenhead, Merseyside, England | ||||
| spouse | {{plainlist | ||||
| * {{marriage | Rebecca Williamson | 1998 | 2008 | end | div}} |
| children | 4 | ||||
| citizenship | |||||
| occupation | Actor | ||||
| yearsactive | 1991–present |
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break (2005–09; 2017), Mick Rory / Heat Wave in The Flash (2014–16) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016–21), and Drake / Dracula in Blade: Trinity (2004). He is also known for his role as Lewis "Lew" Brookbank in Three Way. In August 2023, he married Tish Cyrus, the ex-wife of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, in Malibu, California after they were engaged in April 2023, becoming the stepfather of Brandi, Trace, Miley, and Noah Cyrus; he has four biological children from his first marriage.
Early life
Purcell was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. He is the son of Phil Myrtvedt and Maureen (née Clarke) Purcell. His mother was Irish and his father was English of Norwegian descent. In 1972, he and his family moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, initially living in Bondi before settling in Penrith.
He later attended the Australian Theatre for Young People and then enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where he studied with Hugh Jackman. He holds triple British-Irish-Australian citizenship, being British automatically by virtue of being born in the United Kingdom to a British citizen father, being Irish automatically through his mother and Australian via naturalisation.
Personal life
Purcell was married to Rebecca Williamson from 1998 until 2008, during which time the couple had four children.
In 2011, Purcell started dating former 90210 actress AnnaLynne McCord; in 2014, the couple announced an amicable split, though they rekindled their romance a year later. McCord told People Magazine she came back into his life as a friend when the actor was diagnosed with skin cancer, but the relationship soon turned romantic again. In January 2018, McCord ended the relationship. However, on 25 September 2020, Purcell confirmed on Instagram that they had rekindled their relationship.
In November 2022, he started dating Tish Cyrus, the mother of Brandi, Trace, Noah, and Miley Cyrus. The couple publicly announced their engagement via a post on Instagram in April 2023. They married in August 2023 in Malibu, California.
On 1 June 2016, Purcell suffered severe injuries on set in Morocco, after a misplaced iron bar used as a Prison Break season 5 set piece fell on his head. He was immediately airlifted from Ouarzazate to Casablanca, where he received emergency treatment for nasal fractures and various other injuries.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Mission: Impossible 2 | Scenes of the Crime | Equilibrium | Visitors | Three Way | Blade: Trinity | ** | Primeval | Blood Creek | Escapee | Straw Dogs | Killer Elite | House of the Rising Sun | Bad Karma | Hijacked | Officer Down | Assault on Wall Street | Vikingdom | Suddenly | Breakout | Ice Soldiers | In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission | ** | ** | ** | I Choose | Turkey Shoot | Abandoned | Gridlocked | Isolation | Blood Red Sky | Assassin | Confidential Informant | Cassino in Ischia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ulrich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Mark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Seamus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Luke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Lew Brookbank | Also associate producer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Harris McKay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Tim Manfrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Victor Alan Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Harmon Jaxon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Niles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Zello | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Mack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otto Southwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Royce Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Baxford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eirick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Baxter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malraux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Hazen Kaine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detective Malone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Sailor" O'Connor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Tyler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | James Nalepka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Hendrix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max | Also executive producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Adrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Moran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nic Cassino | Replaced Ray Stevenson |
As producer
| Year | Title | Notes | Balibo | I Choose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||||
| 2014 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Home and Away | Raw FM | Moby Dick | Water Rats | Heartbreak High | Silent Predators | First Daughter | BeastMaster | ** | Invincible | John Doe | North Shore | House | Prison Break | Prison Break: The Final Break | Castle | Common Law | ** | Superhero Fight Club | Legends of Tomorrow | Supergirl | Arrow | Batwoman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Constable Rogers | 3 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Granger Hutton | 13 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Bulkington | 2 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Todd Gillespie | 6 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truck Driver | Television film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Kelb | 5 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Condillac | Episode: "The Travelers" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Grady | Television film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | John Doe | 21 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Tommy Ravetto | 5 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Ed Snow | Episode: "Fidelity" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009, 2017 | Lincoln Burrows | Main role (seasons 1–5); also producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Television film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Russell Ganz | Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | John Crowl | Episode: "Gun!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Mick Rory / Heat Wave | 5 episodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Television short promo video | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Main role (seasons 1–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mick Rory / Heat Wave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Earth-74) | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Prison Break: The Conspiracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lincoln Burrows |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AACTA Awards | Best Actor | Prison Break | ||
| 2009 | Inside Film Awards | Best Feature Film | Balibo |
References
References
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- "Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell".
- (May 2021). "HAAKON🇳🇴🇦🇺 (@dominicpurcell) posted on Instagram".
- (15 July 2015). "Prison Break star Dominic Purcell reunites with 90210 lover AnnaLynne McCord". [[PerthNow]].
- Ellis, Scott. (31 January 2006). "Breaking in with a break-out". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- (29 May 2017). "Dominic Purcell opens up about his near death experience on the set of Prison Break". Now To Love.
- "Dominic Purcell profile at". Filmreference.com.
- [http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/disciplines/acting Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts website]; accessed 10 April 2014.
- Lonergan, Aidan. "11 celebrities you never realised had an Irish passport".
- (15 July 2015). "Prison Break star Dominic Purcell reunites with 90210 lover AnnaLynne McCord". [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney).
- "AnnaLynne McCord Opens Up About Rekindling Romance with Dominic Purcell: 'I Have My Best Friend Back'".
- Byrne, Suzy. (January 24, 2018). "AnnaLynne McCord no longer dating Dominic Purcell: 'We're very, very amicable'". Yahoo! Lifestyle.
- (25 September 2020}}{{dead link). "It's been a journey with me and Anna. 12 years. @theannalynnemccord we loved. We hated. We older now. Felt it, dealt it, experienced it. She's the only chick that truly gets me".
- "Tish Cyrus dating 'Prison Break' star Dominic Purcell".
- Segarra, Edward. "Tish Cyrus engaged to 'Prison Break' star Dominic Purcell a year after Billy Ray Cyrus divorce".
- Paige, Ashley. "Tish Cyrus Marries Dominic Purcell in Malibu — and Daughter Miley Was a Bridesmaid: Report".
- Purcell, Dominic. (June 1, 2016). "Dominic Purcell: I'm good".
- Andreeva, Nellie. (June 3, 2016). "Dominic Purcell Injured On Set Of Fox's ''Prison Break'', Production Not Impacted". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
- (June 4, 2016). "''Prison Break'' star Dominic Purcell almost killed on set after iron bar falls on his head". News.com.au.
- Wiseman, Andreas. (June 29, 2023). "Dominic Purcell Replaces Late Ray Stevenson In ''Cassino In Ischia'' Movie From Republic Pictures & Paramount Global". Deadline Hollywood.
- (2024-09-05). "Exclusive Cassino in Ischia Trailer Sets Release Date for Dominic Purcell Comedy Movie".
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