{"id":565215,"date":"2026-08-11T01:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565215\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T01:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:14:18","slug":"hollywood-star-dominic-purcell-debuts-wild-tattoo-tribute-to-sydney-suburb-of-penrith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565215\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood star Dominic Purcell debuts wild tattoo tribute to Sydney suburb of Penrith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominic Purcell might\u2019ve made it big in Hollywood<\/a>, but he\u2019ll never forget that his hometown Penrith is where it all started. <\/p>\n

The Prison Break actor, 56, took to Instagram<\/a> to debut a mammoth tattoo of the word \u2018Riff\u2019 plastered across his upper back in huge block letters. \u2018The Riff\u2019, of course, is an endearing nickname for the Sydney suburb of Penrith which locals have embraced. <\/p>\n

\"Dominic<\/p>\n

Dominic Purcell debuted this love letter to Penrith. \u00a0Instagram\/@dominicpurcell<\/p>\n

\u201cThem that know. Penrith \u2018the RIFF\u2019. NSW AUSTRALIA. 70\u2019s – 80\u2019s. Always proud of what made me,\u201d Purcell captioned the photo. <\/p>\n

His wife Tish Cyrus was the first of many to comment, saying she was \u201cobsessed\u201d with the new ink piece. <\/p>\n

MAFS<\/a> star and fellow Western Sydneysider Domenica Calarco chimed in, adding: \u201cAll the best people come from western Sydney.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYeah the riff!!\u201d Olympian and Penrith local Jess Fox<\/a> wrote. <\/p>\n

Even the Penrith Panther NRL team got in on the action with the official account commenting: \u201cREOW REOW\u201d. <\/p>\n

Purcell has always been proud of his humble beginnings. His parents immigrated to Australia from England when he was just two years old. <\/p>\n

They briefly lived in Bondi before permanently settling into Western Sydney, making Penrith their home. <\/p>\n

\"Tish<\/p>\n

Purcell\u2019s wife Tish Cyrus was \u2018obsessed\u2019 with his new Pent\u00a0Getty\/Amy Sussman<\/p>\n

For years, Purcell worked in landscaping before taking a leap of faith and enrolling at the Australian Theatre for Young People and eventually moving across the country to attend the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts. <\/p>\n

In his early career, Purcell emerged in Aussie roles including on Home and Away, Water Rats, and Heartbreak High. <\/p>\n

\"Wentworth<\/p>\n

Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell star alongside each other in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.\u00a0Getty Images for Samsung<\/p>\n

His breakout role was as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break in 2005 and later transitioned into the DC Arrowverse as Heat Wave. <\/p>\n

Purcell tied the knot with Tish Cyrus, mum to Miley Cyrus, in August 2023. The couple reside in an oceanside home in Malibu, certainly a far cry from Penrith. <\/p>\n