Dominic Purcell Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970) is a Norwegian-Australian actor, best known for his role as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, the title character in John Doe, and Dracula in Blade: Trinity. Purcell was born in Wallasey, Wirral, which, until 1974 when the county of Merseyside was formed, was part of Cheshire. At the age of two, Dominic and his family moved from England to Sydney's Bondi and later moved to the Western Suburbs. He is of Irish and Norwegian descent. Purcell attended Blaxland East Public School, and later studied at St Dominic's College, Penrith and  MORE

Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970) is a Norwegian-Australian actor, best known for his role as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, the title character in John Doe, and Dracula in Blade: Trinity. Purcell was born in Wallasey, Wirral, which, until 1974 when the county of Merseyside was formed, was part of Cheshire. At the age of two, Dominic and his family moved from England to Sydney's Bondi and later moved to the Western Suburbs. He is of Irish and Norwegian descent. Purcell attended Blaxland East Public School, and later studied at St Dominic's College, Penrith and McCarthy Catholic College. After becoming a landscape gardener, he soon tired of the profession and, while watching the war movie Platoon, decided to become an actor. He eventually attended the Australian Theatre for Young People and then later enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where he met his future wife Rebecca and studied with Hugh Jackman. With his wife, Rebecca Williamson, he had a son Joseph (b. August 12th 1999), daughter Audrey (b. January 30th 2001), and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. July 7th 2003). Purcell began dating actress AnnaLynne McCord in 2011. LESS