Photo: Tish Cyrus/Instagram
Tish Cyrusis married toDominic Purcell.
The couplewed on Aug. 19, 2023, during an intimate ceremony in Malibu, Califonia.
Just four months prior, Tish, the mother ofMileyandNoah Cyrusannouncedher engagementto Purcell, who is best known for starring on Fox’sPrison Breakfrom 2005 to 2008.
Purcell and Tish’srelationship started via Instagram DMsand they made their relationshipInstagram officialin November 2022. In the months that followed, they’ve each shared glimpses of their romance on social media.
Tish shares daughters Miley and Noah and son Braison with ex-husband Billy Ray Cyrus. They tied the knot in 1993 and filed for divorce in 2010. TheDocactor also adopted Tish’s daughter Brandi and son Trace from her previous marriage.
In March 2024, reports of a Cyrus family rift began to surface as a source told PEOPLE that Purcell wasseeing Noah prior to his romancewith her mom Tish. “Noah and Dominic were seeing each other in a friends with benefits way, off and on,” a source previously told PEOPLE.
Here’s everything to know about Purcell.
He’s a British-Australian actor
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Purcell was born in England, but moved to Australia at age 2. He pursued his early education there, eventually placing his focus on theater studies as he grew older. In fact, he took classes alongsideHugh Jackmanduring his time at theWestern Australian Academy of Performing Artsschool in Perth.
“We both trained together at #dramaschool. He hasn’t changed one bit. Him always smiling and basically being a beautiful human. I haven’t changed. I’m still angry and grumpy,” Purcell captioned anow-deleted Instagram postthat featured himself next to theWolverineactor.
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Purcell is best known for his role as Lincoln Burros inPrison Breakon Fox, which ran from 2005 to 2008 for four seasons before its 2019 revival. Taking place several years later, much of the original cast reprised their roles in the sequel, includingWentworth Milleras Michael Scofield.
From 2014 to 2016, Purcell starred as Mick Rory (aka Heat Wave) inThe Flashon The CW. He reprised that role inDC’sLegends of Tomorrow,ArrowandSupergirl. He’s also appeared in films including 2004’sBlade: Trinityand crime-thrillerThree-Waythat same year.
He has four children of his own
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Similar to Cyrus, Purcell has several grown children of his own. ThePrison Break starwas formerly married to Rebecca Williamson, with whom he welcomed four children: daughters Lily-Rose and Audrey and sons Augustus and Joseph. The couple was together from 1998 until 2008.
He suffered a bad injury while filmingPrison Break
Source: Dominic Purcell/Instagram
In June 2016, Purcellsuffered an injuryon the set Fox’s hit drama, and shared a bloody photo onInstagramof the aftermath. In the caption, he assured fans that he was okay.
“I’m good. #thanksforsupport … Had a little accident on set. Haha! Back at work asap,” he wrote alongside the gory photo. “Pays to have a thick skull when an iron bar falls on your #head!! busting it open severely also broke my nose in two places. Haha. I got a free nose job out of it…… Stoked to be alive.”
Purcell was shooting in Morocco when an iron bar from the set was dislodged and struck him on his head, suffering a broken nose and head injury as a result. Twelve days later, Purcell sported two deep gashes on the top of his head,the larger of which required 150 stitches.
He loves to surf
Growing up on the coast of Australia, Purcell began surfing from a young age; he was six years old the first time he gave the sport a try. “I was already hooked before I even started,“TheFlashalum toldThe Inertia.
Purcell posts about his love of surfing on hisInstagram, sharing videos of himself and his kids in action. He’s also close friends with three-time surfing world champion Mick Fanning (with whom he grew up) and 11-time world surf champion surferKelly Slater.
He and Tish got married in August 2023
On Aug. 19, 2023, Tish and Purcell said, “I do.” The couple exchanged vows during asmall, poolside weddingin Malibu. Tish wore a strapless wedding gown, while thePrison Breakstar donned a white shirt and dark slacks. Miley and Brandi Cyrus were bridesmaids on the big day.
He was reportedly seeing Noah Cyrus before marrying Tish Cyrus
Noah and Purcell had been seeing each otherand ended things before he entered a relationship with her mom Tish.
A source told PEOPLE on March 1 that Noah “was offended” her mother married the actor after he and the singer had previously hooked up.
“Noah and Dominic were seeing each other in a friends with benefits way, off and on. They stopped seeing each other and then Tish started something up,” the source said, adding that “Tish knew he had been seeing Noah.”
Though Noah and Purcell had stopped seeing each other when his relationship with Tish started, the source claimed “Tish never gave Noah the chance to talk about all of this before they got married.”
source: people.com
