Dominic Haakon Myrtved Purcell made his debut in the Australian television soap opera series ‘Home and Away’ in 1991. In 1997, he joined the cast of the Australian Television series ‘Raw FM.’ He played the role of ‘Granger Hutton’ and remained a part of the show until it went off-air in 1998. Purcell made his silver screen debut in the 2000 action spy film Mission: Impossible 2 directed by John Woo. The film saw mixed to positive reviews upon release and was a major commercial success. He was next seen in films like ‘Scenes of the Crime’ (2001), ‘Equilibrium’ (2002), and ‘Visitors’ (2003). In 2004, he portrayed ‘Drake’ in the American superhero horror film ‘Blade: Trinity’ directed by David S. Goyer. The film was marred by negative reviews from critics and grossed over $132 million on a $65 million budget. The following year, he joined the cast of the American serial drama television series ‘Prison Break’ where he played the role of ‘Lincoln Burrows.’ The series ran for 4 seasons and aired its final episode in 2009. It was briefly revived for a fifth season in 2017. In 2006, he starred as ‘Harris Mckay’ in the American horror film ‘The Gravedancers’ directed by Mike Mendez. The film received positive reviews from critics.Â
He continued to star in films like ‘Primeval’ (2007), ‘Blood Creek’ (2009), ‘Straw Dogs’ (2011), ‘House of the Rising Sun’ (2011), ‘Assault on Wall Street’ (2013), ‘Breakout’ (2013), ‘In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission’ (2014), ‘A Fighting Man’ (2014), and ‘Gridlocked’ (2015). In 2016, he joined the main cast of the American superhero television series ‘Legends of Tomorrow.’ He played the role of ‘Mick Rory / Heat Wave’ and remained a part of the series until 2021. He reprised his role as ‘Mick Rory / Heat Wave’ in television series like ‘Supergirl’ (2017), ‘Arrow’ (2017), and ‘Batwoman’ (2019). He was last seen in the 2021 British-German action horror film ‘Blood Red Sky’ directed by Peter Thorwarth. The film received a positive response from critics.
