James Purefoy, the English actor whom American audiences got to know as Marc Antony in HBO’s “Rome,” was at the Landmark E Street Cinema Wednesday with a gaggle of NBC execs for the world premiere of his new prime time series “The Philanthropist.”
His billionaire character spends the show running around, all Richard Branson-like, doing good deeds in third world countries.
But at the after-party at CoCo Sala, one fan focused on his character’s other tendencies. “You’re all about the ladies,” she told him. “You’re kind of a dirtbag.”
Afterward, Purefoy and company ate at the Old Ebbitt Grille, while they watched the premiere on NBC, thanks to the TV over the back bar.
Photo: Carrie Devorah
