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Dominic Purcell

Full / Real Name: Haakon Dominic Myrtvedt Purcell
Born: 17 February 1970 (55 years old)
Gender: Male

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Dominic Purcell is an England-born Australian actor best known for his starring role as Lincoln Burrows in the television drama series Prison Break, from 2005-2009.

Purcell made his TV debut in 1998 in the Australian series Raw FM as Granger Hutton, a DJ who starts his own radio station.

He has had recurring roles on the following television series:

Water Rats
Heartbreak High
Beastmaster
North Shore

He has had guest roles on the following television series:

The Lost World
House M.D.

In 2002 he was cast in the epynomous lead role on the American television series John Doe and in 2005 he was cast as Lincoln Burrows on Prison Break.

He has had roles in the following made-for-TV movies:

Moby Dick (1998)
Silent Predators (1999)
First Daughter (1999)
Invincible (2001)
Prison Break: The Road to Freedom (2007)

Film

Mission Impossible 2 (2000)
Scenes of the Crime (2001)
Equilibrium (2002)
Visitors (2003)
3-Way (2004)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
The Gravedancers (2006)
Primeval (2007)
Town Creek (2007)

Purcell’s theatre credits include Antony and Cleopatra, Angels in America, The Pillars of Society and Romeo and Juliet.

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Television Roles

Show

Character

Russell Ganz

John Crowl

Mick Rory / Heat Wave

Mick Rory / Heat Wave

Mick Rory / Heat Wave

Ed Snow

Lincoln Burrows

Lincoln Burrows

Lincoln Burrows

Lincoln Burrows

Lincoln Burrows

Mick Rory / Heat Wave

Mick Rory / Heat Wave

Mick Rory / Heat Wave


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