Dominic Purcell
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, including Joseph.
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. .
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
- 2000 — Ulrich
- 2001 — Mark
- 2002 — Seamus
- 2003 — Luke
- 2004 — Lew Brookbank — Also associate producer
- 2004 — Drake
- 2006 — Harris McKay
- 2007 — Tim Manfrey
- 2009 — Victor Alan Marshall
- 2009 — —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a — Producer
- 2011 — Harmon Jaxon
- 2011 — Jeremy Niles
- 2011 — Davies
- 2011 — Tony Zello
- 2012 — Mack
- 2012 — Otto Southwell
- 2013 — Royce Walker
- 2013 — Jim Baxford
- 2013 — Eirick
- 2013 — Baron
- 2013 — Tommy Baxter
- 2013 — Malraux
- 2014 — Hazen Kaine
- 2014 — Detective Malone
- 2014 — Larson
- 2014 — "Sailor" O'Connor
- 2014 — N/A — Short film; also producer
- 2014 — Rick Tyler
- 2015 — James Nalepka
- 2015 — David Hendrix
- 2015 — Max — Also executive producer
- 2021 — Berg
- 2023 — Adrian
- 2023 — Tom Moran
- 2024 — Nic Cassino
Television
- 1991 — Constable Rogers — 3 episodes
- 1997–1998 — Granger Hutton — 13 episodes
- 1998 — Bulkington — 2 episodes
- 1998 — Alex — 2 episodes
- 1999 — Todd Gillespie — 6 episodes
- 1999 — Truck Driver — Television film
- 1999 — Troy Nelson — Television film
- 2001 — Kelb — 5 episodes
- 2001 — Condillac — Episode: "The Travelers"
- 2001 — 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); 90 episodes; also producer
- 2009 — Lincoln Burrows — 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 — Mick Rory / Heat Wave — Television short promo video
- 2016–2021 — Mick Rory / Heat Wave — Main role (seasons 1–6); 97 episodes
- 2017 — Mick Rory / Heat Wave — Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"
- 2017 — Mick Rory / Heat Wave — Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2"
- 2019 — Mick Rory / Heat Wave (Earth-74) — Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2"
Video games
- 2010 — Lincoln Burrows
Awards and nominations
- 2007 — AACTA Awards — Best Actor — Prison Break — Won
- 2009 — Inside Film Awards — Best Feature Film — Balibo — Nominated
📚 Source: Wikipedia
