- Whilst 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 Damian giving CPR until he started breathing again. Til this day both Dom and Damian keep in touch with the child and the boy's family.
- He was a classmate of Hugh Jackman at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.
- Did all of his stunts in the sword fight scene against Blade in Blade: Trinity (2004).
- Appeared with Wentworth Miller in three TV shows: Prison Break (2005), The Flash (2014) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016). In "Prison Break", they were both protagonists and in "The Flash" they were both the antagonists, then in "Legends of Tomorrow" they take on the role of the "anti-hero".
- Has four children: Joseph (b. August 12th 1999), Audrey (b. January 30th 2001) and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. July 7th 2003).
- Has the birth dates of his four children tattooed on the inside of his left forearm.
- During filming of Prison Break: Sequel he was seriously injured and suffered from a broken nose and a head injury.
- Official residence, with his family, is Los Angeles but he lives in Chicago, Illinois, during filming of Prison Break (2005) and flies home to his family on weekends. (2005)
- Dom's parents and siblings all live in Dundalk, Ireland, so twice a year he flies in to see the family.
- Left high school to form a landscape gardening venture with some friends. His pre-acting stints also included surfing.
- In a relationship with AnnaLynne McCord since July 2011. He is 17 years older.
- Lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his family while filming the series John Doe (2002). (2003)
- He's the oldest of five children. Sibling's names: Damian Purcell, Jaime Pucell, Patrick Purcell, and Marie-Therese Purcell.
- He has played the same character (Mick Rory / Heat Wave) in four different series: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Supergirl (2015) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016).
- Has two nieces named Claudia and Eilisha (Marie-Therese's daughters).
- Former son-in-law of David Williamson.
- On April 29, 2023, Purcell announced his engagement to Tish Cyrus after a year of dating.
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