Dominic Purcell

Age: 39
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: Wallasey, England, UK
Born: Feb. 24th, 1970

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Dominic Purcell's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Prison Break	Lincoln Bur…
John Doe	John Doe
Beastmaster	Kelb
Raw FM (AU)	Granger Hut…

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in England but raised in Australia by his Norwegian father and Irish mother, Purcell was a bored landscaper who decided to attend a drama school. He became a TV star in Australia before debuting in America as the title character in "John Doe" (2002). In 2000, he won the Green Card lottery and now lives in Los Angeles with his family.

TRIVIA:

He was a classmate of 'Hugh Jackman' (qv) at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.
Has two nieces named Claudia and Eilisha (Marie-Therese's daughters).
Has four children: Joseph (b. August 12th 1999), Audrey (b. October 30th 2001) and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. July 7th 2003).
Left high school to form a landscape gardening venture with some friends. His pre-acting stints also included surfing.
Did all of his stunts in the sword fight scene against Blade in _Blade: Trinity (2004)_.
His mother is Maureen (she's Irish).
Son-in-law of David Williamson.
Whilst in Ireland at Christmas 2007 he and his brother saved the life of a 16 month old boy, who was choking, by slapping his back to dislodge an onion ring and then giving CPR until he started breathing again.