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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Did you know who Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is?

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Did you know Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break?

Did you know Purcell was born February 17 1970 in Wallasey, England?

Did you know that Purcell got his big break into mainstream stardom when he played the character of Dracula (who was named as "Drake") in Blade: Trinity ?

Did you know that Dominic also holds an Irish passport by means of his ancestry?

Did you know that his middle name Haakon and his other surname Myrtvedt are both Norwegian.

Did you know that Purcell quit high school at Blaxland High, and was employed as a landscaper?

Did you know that in season 4, episode 12 of the series Prison Break, Purcell's character is driving a truck about 29 minutes into the episode. During one shot, the camera angle reveals a tattoo on the inside of Purcell's left forearm containing a matrix of numbers. The numbers appear to be the dates of his children's birthdays.

The matrix reads:
08.12.99
01.30.01
07.07.03
07.07.03

Did you know that On 21 October 2007, Purcell and his wife Rebecca Williamson separated?

Did you know that he was a classmate of Hugh Jackman at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts?

Did you know his four children names? Joseph (b.1999), Audrey (b.2001) and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. July 7th 2003).

Did you know he did all of his stunts in the sword fight scene against Blade in Blade: Trinity (2004)?

Did you know his mother is Maureen (she's Irish)?

Did you know he's the oldest of five children? His sibling's names are Damian Purcell, Jaime Pucell, Patrick Purcell and Marie-Therese Purcell?

Did you know he was the son-in-law of David Williamson?

Did you know while he was in Ireland at Christmas 2007 he and his brother saved the life of a 16 month old boy, who was choking, by slapping his back to dislodge an onion ring and then giving CPR until he started breathing again?

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