Dominic Purcell

Biography: British-born Dominic Purcell became an Aussie transplant when his family moved Down Under when he was 2. He grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood, loved surfing and worked as a landscape gardener as a teen, but disliked the heavy physical labor of the job. He was inspired to explore acting as a profession after watching Oliver Stone's Platoon, not only because of the virtues of the film, but because he realized being in movies was something at which he could make a good living. Fortunately for himself---and his fans---his talent came to light after he enrolled in an acting course. He eventually studied alongside future star Hugh Jackman before landing a role on the Australian TV series Raw FM in 1997. His big break came in 2000 when he appeared in a minor role in the Tom Cruise action flick Mission: Impossible 2, which shot partly in Australia. Although Purcell's role was small, casting agents took notice and he was soon on his way to Los Angeles, where he was eventually castBritish-born Dominic Purcell became an Aussie transplant when his family moved Down Under when he was 2. He grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood, loved surfing and worked as a landscape gardener as a teen, but disliked the heavy physical labor of the job. He was inspired to explore acting as a profession after watching Oliver Stone's Platoon, not only because of the virtues of the film, but because he realized being in movies was something at which he could make a good living. Fortunately for himself---and his fans---his talent came to light after he enrolled in an acting course. He eventually studied alongside future star Hugh Jackman before landing a role on the Australian TV series Raw FM in 1997. His big break came in 2000 when he appeared in a minor role in the Tom Cruise action flick Mission: Impossible 2, which shot partly in Australia. Although Purcell's role was small, casting agents took notice and he was soon on his way to Los Angeles, where he was eventually cast in the title role of the Fox drama John Doe, about a brilliant man who aids police investigations but has no personal memory. The series lasted only a season but Purcell soon popped up on the big screen in Blade: Trinity and again on TV in a memorable stint on the short-lived prime-time soap North Shore before landing his career-making role as wrongly accused death-row inmate Lincoln Burrows on Prison Break in 2005. Expand

Dominic Purcell's Scores

Average career score: 62
Highest Metascore: 75 House: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 48 Prison Break: Season 5
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
8 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 6 May 2, 2021 Dominic Purcell 4.2
tbd DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 5 Jan 14, 2020 Actor / Mick Rory 6.8
tbd DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 4 Oct 22, 2018 Mick Rory/Heat Wave / Mick Rory 7.3
tbd DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3 Oct 10, 2017 Mick Rory/Heat Wave / Mick Rory 6.9
48 Prison Break: Season 5 Apr 4, 2017 Lincoln Burrows 5.1
tbd DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 2 Oct 13, 2016 Mick Rory/Heat Wave / Actor / Mick Rory 7.1
tbd The Talk: Season 7 Sep 12, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd Last Call with Carson Daly: Season 16 Sep 7, 2016 Guest tbd
58 DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 1 Jan 21, 2016 Mick Rory/Heat Wave / Mick Rory 6.0
73 The Flash (2014): Season 1 Oct 7, 2014 Heat Wave / Mick Rory/Heat Wave 7.8
54 Common Law: Season 1 May 11, 2012 John Crowell 8.3
tbd Castle: Season 3 Sep 20, 2010 Russell Ganz 8.5
61 Prison Break: Season 4 Sep 1, 2008 Lincoln Burrows / Lincoln Burrows 5.5
tbd Prison Break: Season 3 Sep 17, 2007 Lincoln Burrows / Lincoln Burrows 5.6
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 5 Jan 3, 2007 Dominic Purcell tbd
tbd Prison Break: Season 2 Aug 21, 2006 Lincoln Burrows / Lincoln Burrows 8.4
65 Prison Break: Season 1 Aug 29, 2005 Lincoln Burrows / Lincoln Burrows 9.0
75 House: Season 1 Nov 16, 2004 Ed 8.8
65 John Doe: Season 1 Sep 20, 2002 John Doe / John Doe tbd
tbd Beastmaster: Season 3 Oct 1, 2001 Kelb / Kelb tbd