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Early life

Purcell was born in Wallasey, Cheshire (now

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), England. He is the son of Phil Myrtvedt and Maureen (née Clarke) Purcell. His mother was

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and his father was of

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and English descent. In 1972, he and his family moved to

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in Australia, and later to

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in Penrith. He attended St Finbars primary School and Blaxland High School, as well as St Dominic's College and McCarthy Catholic College, Emu Plains. He later attended the

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and then enrolled at the

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, where he studied with

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. He holds triple

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before the country abolished unconditional birthright citizenship in 1983 and being Irish automatically through his Irish mother.

Personal life

Purcell was married to Rebecca Williamson from 1998 until 2008, during which time the couple had four children. In 2011, Purcell started dating former '' 90210'' actress AnnaLynne McCord; in 2014, the couple announced an amicable split, though they rekindled their romance a year later. McCord told ''

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'' she came back into his life as a friend when the actor was diagnosed with skin cancer, but the relationship soon turned romantic again. In January 2018, McCord ended the relationship. However, on 25 September 2020 Purcell confirmed on Instagram that they had rekindled their relationship. On 1 June 2016, Purcell suffered severe injuries on set in

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bar used as a ''Prison Break'' season 5 set piece fell on his head. He was immediately airlifted from

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to Casablanca, where he received emergency treatment for nasal fractures and various other injuries.

Filmography

Film

As producer

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Purcell, Dominic 1970 births Living people 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian expatriates in England Australian people of English descent Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of Norwegian descent British emigrants to Australia People from Wallasey Male actors from Sydney Australian expatriate male actors in the United States Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni