Dominic Purcell was born on 17 February 1970 in Merseyside, England. The nationality of Dominic Purcell, who is Norwegian on his father's side and Irish on his mother's side, is Australian.
His full name is Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell. He has 4 siblings. He moved to America in 2000 when he won the Green Card lottery.
He became famous with the character of Lincoln Burrows in the TV series "Prison Break", which started in 2005. The series stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Amaury Nolasco.
Dominic Purcell married Rebecca Williamson in 1998. They divorced at the beginning of 2008. They have four children named Joseph (b. 1999), Audrey (b. 2001), and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. 2003).
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970)[3] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in Fox's Prison Break (2005–2009; 2017), Mick Rory / Heat Wave in The CW's The Flash (2014–2016) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2021), as well as Drake / Dracula in Blade: Trinity (2004). He is also known for his role as Lewis "Lew" Brookbank in the 2004 film Three Way.
Dominic Purcell, who resides in Los Angeles, California, has been living with actress AnnaLynne McCord since 2011.
Movies and TV Series:
1997 - 1998 - Raw FM (series)
1998 - Moby Dick (series)
1998 - Water Rats (series)
1999 - First Daughter (series)
1999 - Heartbreak High (TV series)
1999 - Silent Predator (series)
2000 - Mission: Impossible 2
2001 - BeastMaster (TV series)
2001 - Invincible (series)
2001 - The Lost World (series)
2002 - John Doe (series)
2002 - 2003 - The Lost World (series)
2002 - Equilibrium
2003 - 3-way
2003 - Visitors
2004 - Blade: Trinity
2004 - House (series)
2005 - 2009 - Prison Break (series)
2005 - North Shore (series)
2005 - The Gravedancers
2007 - Level Seven
2007 - Primeval
2007 - Town Creek
2009 - Live Experiment (Town Creek)
2011 - Killer Elite
2011 - Escapee
2011 - House Of The Rising Sun
2011 - Straw Dogs
2012 - Attack on the Stock Exchange (Bailout: The Age of Greed)
2012 - Hijacked
2012 - Bad Karma
2012 - Vikingdom
2013 - Breakout (Split Decision)
2013 - Ice Soldiers
2013 - Officer Down
2013 - Suddenly
2014 - A Fighting Man
2014 - The Ganzfeld Experiment (The Ganzfeld Haunting)
2014 - In the Name of the King III (In The Name of the King 3: The Last Job)
2014 - The Bag Man
November 2023
First reaction from the star of Prison Break to the remake of the series
The series, which ran for 4 seasons between 2006 and 2009, returned with its 5th season in 2017.
Walt Disney Company's digital broadcast platform Hulu announced that Prison Break, which left its mark on an era, will return with a different cast and renewed script. Prison Break star Dominic Purcell shared his thoughts on the series' return.
53-year-old Purcell played a prisoner who was unfairly sentenced to death in the famous series.
It was also announced that the new series, written by Elgin James, will not feature Purcell's character Lincoln Burrows, or his brother Michael Scofield, who made a detailed plan to break him out of prison.
Purcell reacted to the news with a post on Instagram and thanked fans for the success of the first Prison Break.
Purcell, who described the series, which was created by Paul Scheuring and premiered in 2005, as "an extraordinary gift", explained how he was surprised by the success of the series, and added that "that chapter of his life has closed".
Prison Break was an extraordinary gift for me and those closest to me. Especially for my family. I am deeply honored by its success both here and globally. It's a rare event. I was very lucky, I have never forgotten that.