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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born February 17, 1970 in Wallasey, England) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born February 17, 1970 in Wallasey, England) is an English-born Australian actor.

He is best known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Seems to be a believer of this trope, as his most memorable characters all have a shaved head.
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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born February 17, 1970) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born February 17, 1970) 1970 in Wallasey, England) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

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** The people of [[CanadaEh Vancouver]] might disagree on that one following his [[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prison-break-dominic-purcell-vancouver-1.3569106 epic Instagram rant]] where he trashed the city and called it a "gulag", complaining about such things as the rain (saying he'd seen the sun maybe "four days" in a year), the city's homeless problem, and people telling him to get out and enjoy the city. Following the outrage over his original post, [[http://blogs.theprovince.com/2016/05/06/prison-breaks-dominic-purcell-wants-out-of-vancouver-gulag/ he issued an apology claiming he was joking, and simply wanted to bring more attention to the plight of homeless people and mentally ill in the city]]. Vancouverites didn't find it funny.
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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (February 17, 1970 - ) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (February (born February 17, 1970 - ) 1970) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

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* EleventhHourRanger: He was a last minute addition to the ''Series/PrisonBreak'' cast. Suffice to say, [[StarMakingRole it worked for him]].



* DeathGlare: WebSite/{{IMDb}} lists his intense glare as one of his trademarks, and it's true.
** He even does this in his Yoplait Yogurt commercial, while wearing a nice blue suit and speaking in his menacing voice.
* EleventhHourRanger: He was a last minute addition to the ''Series/PrisonBreak'' cast. Suffice to say, [[StarMakingRole it worked for him]].

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* DeathGlare: WebSite/{{IMDb}} lists his intense glare as one of his trademarks, and it's true.
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* EleventhHourRanger: He was a last minute addition to the ''Series/PrisonBreak'' cast. Suffice to say, [[StarMakingRole it worked for him]].
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\n->''"Yeah, I'm a physical kind of guy. I've always liked being physical. It takes a stuntman to really say, 'Look, we don't want you to do this. No, no, I'm serious, you're not going to do this' to get me not to do my stuff."''

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* FakeAmerican: He's an English-born actor (Norwegian father and Irish mother) raised in Australia who commonly plays Americans.



* StarMakingRole: He's been around since the early TurnOfTheMillennium, but it wasn't until he starred on ''Series/PrisonBreak'' during the exact middle of the decade where his career really began to take off.
* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists; in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered to replace the late Creator/AndyWhitfield in playing the titular ''Series/{{Spartacus}}''. Whitfield was struck with Cancer [[TroubledProduction shortly after]] the first season finale, an illness which [[AuthorExistenceFailure ultimately took his life]].

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* StarMakingRole: He's been around since the early TurnOfTheMillennium, but it wasn't until he starred on ''Series/PrisonBreak'' during the exact middle of the decade where his career really began to take off.
* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists; in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered to replace the late Creator/AndyWhitfield in playing the titular ''Series/{{Spartacus}}''. Whitfield was struck with Cancer [[TroubledProduction shortly after]] the first season finale, an illness which [[AuthorExistenceFailure ultimately took his life]].
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* {{Badass}}: Often cast as such, which can surprise some people, who watch some of his earlier works. His role in ''Series/JohnDoe'', in particular, casts him as less of a thug and more of a crime-solving genius, who makes a killing on the stock market ''in a single day''.
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** The people of [[CanadaEh Vancouver]] might disagree with you following his [[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prison-break-dominic-purcell-vancouver-1.3569106 epic Instagram rant]] where he trashed the city and called it a "gulag", complaining about such things as the rain (saying he'd seen the sun maybe "four days" in a year), the city's homeless problem, and people telling him to get out and enjoy the city. Following the outrage over his original post, [[http://blogs.theprovince.com/2016/05/06/prison-breaks-dominic-purcell-wants-out-of-vancouver-gulag/ he issued an apology claiming he was joking, and simply wanted to bring more attention to the plight of homeless people and mentally ill in the city]]. Vancouverites didn't find it funny.

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** The people of [[CanadaEh Vancouver]] might disagree with you on that one following his [[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prison-break-dominic-purcell-vancouver-1.3569106 epic Instagram rant]] where he trashed the city and called it a "gulag", complaining about such things as the rain (saying he'd seen the sun maybe "four days" in a year), the city's homeless problem, and people telling him to get out and enjoy the city. Following the outrage over his original post, [[http://blogs.theprovince.com/2016/05/06/prison-breaks-dominic-purcell-wants-out-of-vancouver-gulag/ he issued an apology claiming he was joking, and simply wanted to bring more attention to the plight of homeless people and mentally ill in the city]]. Vancouverites didn't find it funny.
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** The people of [[CanadaEh Vancouver]] might disagree with you following his [[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prison-break-dominic-purcell-vancouver-1.3569106 epic Instagram rant]] where he trashed the city and called it a "gulag", complaining about such things as the rain (saying he'd seen the sun maybe "four days" in a year), the city's homeless problem, and people telling him to get out and enjoy the city. Following the outrage over his original post, [[http://blogs.theprovince.com/2016/05/06/prison-breaks-dominic-purcell-wants-out-of-vancouver-gulag/ he issued an apology claiming he was joking, and simply wanted to bring more attention to the plight of homeless people and mentally ill in the city]]. Vancouverites didn't find it funny.
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* {{Badass}}: Often cast as such.

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* {{Badass}}: Often cast as such.such, which can surprise some people, who watch some of his earlier works. His role in ''Series/JohnDoe'', in particular, casts him as less of a thug and more of a crime-solving genius, who makes a killing on the stock market ''in a single day''.
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** He even does this in his Yoplait Yogurt commercial, while wearing a nice blue suit and speaking in his menacing voice.
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* GentleGiant: Tall, rather intimidating looking, COVERED in tattoos but possibly one of the nicest people on the face of the earth. Don't let his appearance fool you.

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* DeathGlare: WebSite/{{IMDb}} lists his intense glare as one of his trademarks, and it's true.



* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists; in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].

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* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak', ''Series/PrisonBreak'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists; in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].
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* MrFanservice: His characters occasionally provides FemaleGaze, mostly through {{Shirtless Scene}}s.

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* MrFanservice: His characters occasionally provides provide FemaleGaze, mostly through {{Shirtless Scene}}s.



* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists, in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].

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* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists, protagonists; in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].
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* FakeAmerican: He's an English-born actor (Norwegian father and Irish mother) who was raised in Australiawho is commonly playing Americans.

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* FakeAmerican: He's an English-born actor (Norwegian father and Irish mother) who was raised in Australiawho is Australia who commonly playing plays Americans.

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* BaldOfAwesome: Seems to be a believer of this trope as his most memorable characters all have a shaved head.

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* BaldOfAwesome: Seems to be a believer of this trope trope, as his most memorable characters all have a shaved head.head.
* EleventhHourRanger: He was a last minute addition to the ''Series/PrisonBreak'' cast. Suffice to say, [[StarMakingRole it worked for him]].



* PlayingAgainstType: Anyone who has read his posts on Twitter or Facebook can tell you that the man is a self-admitted goofball who is always joking, in the same mold as Creator/JimCarrey or Creator/RobinWilliams. Which is obviously why he gets cast in so many roles as a menacing tough guy.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered to replace the late Creator/AndyWhitfield in playing the titular ''Series/{{Spartacus}}''. Whitfield was struck with Cancer [[TroubledProduction shortly after]] the first season finale, which [[AuthorExistenceFailure ultimately took his life]].

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered to replace the late Creator/AndyWhitfield in playing the titular ''Series/{{Spartacus}}''. Whitfield was struck with Cancer [[TroubledProduction shortly after]] the first season finale, an illness which [[AuthorExistenceFailure ultimately took his life]].
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* ''Series/JohnDoe'' as [[ProtagonistTitle JohnDoe]]
* ''Film/BladeTrinity'' as [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Drake]]

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* ''Series/JohnDoe'' as [[ProtagonistTitle JohnDoe]]
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* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' as Mick Rory/Heat Wave

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Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (February 17, 1970 - ) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Lincoln Burrows in ''Series/PrisonBreak'', [[ProtagonistTitle the title character]] in ''Series/JohnDoe'', and Dracula in ''Film/BladeTrinity'' and as Mick Rory/Heat Wave in [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.

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!!Filmography:

* ''Series/HomeAndAway'' as Constable Rogers
* ''Series/WaterRats'' as Alex
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' as Ulrich
* ''Series/BeastMaster'' as Kelb
* ''Series/SirArthurConanDoylesTheLostWorld'' as Condillac
* ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'' as Seamus
* ''Series/JohnDoe'' as [[ProtagonistTitle JohnDoe]]
* ''Film/BladeTrinity'' as [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Drake]]
* ''Series/{{House}}'' as Ed Snow
* ''Series/PrisonBreak'' as [[StarMakingRole Lincoln Burrows]]
* ''Film/{{Primeval}}'' as Tim Manfrey
* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' as Russell Grantz
* ''Film/KillerElite'' as Davies
* ''Film/StrawDogs'' as Jeremy Niles
* ''Series/CommonLaw'' as John Crowl
* ''Film/OfficerDown'' as Royce Walker
* ''Film/{{Vikingdom}}'' as Eirick
* ''Film/InTheNameOfTheKing3LastMission'' as Hazen Kaine
* ''Film/TurkeyShoot'' as Cmdr Rick Tyler
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'' as Mick Rory/Heat Wave
* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' as Mick Rory/Heat Wave

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!!This actor and his roles provide examples of:

* {{Badass}}: Often cast as such.
* BaldOfAwesome: Seems to be a believer of this trope as his most memorable characters all have a shaved head.
* FakeAmerican: He's an English-born actor (Norwegian father and Irish mother) who was raised in Australiawho is commonly playing Americans.
* MrFanservice: His characters occasionally provides FemaleGaze, mostly through {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
* PlayingAgainstType: Anyone who has read his posts on Twitter or Facebook can tell you that the man is a self-admitted goofball who is always joking, in the same mold as Creator/JimCarrey or Creator/RobinWilliams. Which is obviously why he gets cast in so many roles as a menacing tough guy.
* RatedMForManly
* StarMakingRole: He's been around since the early TurnOfTheMillennium, but it wasn't until he starred on ''Series/PrisonBreak'' during the exact middle of the decade where his career really began to take off.
* ThoseTwoActors: Appeared with Creator/WentworthMiller in three TV shows: ''Series/PrisonBreak', ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and the latter's SpinOff ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. In the first, they were both protagonists, in the latter, they were both the antagonists, while in the last, [[VillainProtagonist they're a mix of both]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was considered to replace the late Creator/AndyWhitfield in playing the titular ''Series/{{Spartacus}}''. Whitfield was struck with Cancer [[TroubledProduction shortly after]] the first season finale, which [[AuthorExistenceFailure ultimately took his life]].

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