Who is Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell

Who is Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell? He is best known for his role as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, and as the title character in John Doe[1]. Dominic was born February 17 1970 in Wallasey, England.

When he was two his family moved to Sydney with, where he was raised by his father and Irish mother, Maureen, in the Western Suburbs. Purcell is the eldest of five children. Purcell attended St Dominic's College, Penrith. Purcell's father, who had previously served in the Norwegian Merchant Navy, installed air-conditioning ducts for a living, but later separated from the family.[1] Purcell's paternal grandfather, Haakon, was from Bergen, and his paternal grandmother, Martha, a New York-born Irish-American according to herself, her family and her birth certificate.

Although he never contemplated being an actor, and thought that "people in the arts - actors, ballet dancers, musicians, whatever - were weird", he decided to try "that acting thing" on impulse.[1] He applied and was accepted to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) where Purcell studied alongside fellow actors, Hugh Jackman and Frances O'Connor. After graduating in 1996, Purcell obtained his first acting role as Granger Hutton, a leading role in the Australian television series Raw FM.

In 2000, he won a green card lottery and resided in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Rebecca Williamson (from whom he is now divorced), and their four children: Joseph (b. 1999), Audrey (b. 2001), and twins Lily and Augustus (b. 2003). After relocating to the United States, Purcell debuted on American television as the title character in John Doe in 2002. He got his first big break into mainstream stardom when he played the character of Drake in Blade: Trinity. Purcell's theatre credits include Antony and Cleopatra, Angels in America, Romeo and Juliet and The Pillars of Society.

Purcell currently has a starring role as Lincoln Burrows in the Fox network television drama series, Prison Break. He also guest-starred in a first season episode of House, "Fidelity".

Filmography

Creek
Victor Marshall
film
2007
Level Seven
Millar
film
2007
Primeval
Tim Manfrey
film
2005 - present
Prison Break
Lincoln Burrows
TV series
2005
The Gravedancers
Harris McKay
film
2005
North Shore
Tommy Ravetto
TV episodes: 1x16-1x20
2004
House
Ed Snow
TV episode: Fidelity (1x7)
2004
Blade: Trinity
Drake
Film
2003
3-way
Lew
film
2003
Visitors
Luke
film
2002 - 2003
John Doe
John Doe
TV series
2002
Equilibrium
Seamus
film
2001
Invincible
Keith Grady
TV movie
2001
BeastMaster
Kelb
TV episodes: 3x01-3x04, 3x06
2001
The Lost World
Condillac
TV episode: 3x02
2000
Mission: Impossible II
Ulrich
film
1999
Heartbreak High
Todd Gillespie
TV episodes: 7x38-7x40
1999
First Daughter
Troy Nelson
TV movie
1999
Silent Predator
Truck Driver
TV movie
1998
Water Rats
Alex
TV episodes: 3x12-3x13
1998
Moby-Dick
Bulkington
TV mini-series
1997 -1998
Raw FM
Granger Hutton
TV series