James Faulkner

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
July 18, 1948

Place of Birth:
Hampstead, London, England, UK

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James Faulkner

Biography

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James Sebastian Faulkner (born 18 July 1948) is a British actor, known for his many various appearance on television and in movies, usually in supporting roles.

Faulkner made his big screen debut as Josef Strauss in The Great Waltz in 1972. He appeared in other films such as Whispering Death, Minder on the Orient Express, played Lt Teignmouth Melvill in Zulu Dawn that he co-produced, and appeared as Uncle Geoffrey in both Bridget Jones films. He played Herod in BBC's 1976 television adaptation of I, Claudius. In 1988 he portrayed one of the biggest enemies of Sherlock Holmes, as Stapleton in Granada Television's production of The Hound of the Baskervilles, opposite Jeremy Brett. In 1991, he played Alex Mair, the manager of the Larksoken nuclear power plant, in an Anglia production of the P.D. James novel featuring her character Inspector Adam Dalgleish, Devices and Desires. He has also portrayed Agent Smith in the film Hitman. He was also the principal antagonist Baron Mullins in the short-lived US/UK television show, Covington Cross. He voiced Severus Snape in the video game version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He also starred as Lord Kenworth in the film Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.

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Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2025 The Last Supper Caiaphas
2024 Chief of Station Deputy Director Williams
2023 Boudica Old Druid
2023 Repeater Richard Silver
2023 The Devil Conspiracy Cardinal Vincini
2022 Hounded Remington Redwick
2022 Jolly Good Christmas Simon
2022 The Surgeon of the Rusty Knife Dr. Fritz
2021 Never Back Down: Revolt Julian
2021 All Those Small Things Jonathan Robbins
2019 As I Am Mr. Hurt
2018 Paul, Apostle of Christ Paul
2018 The Sonata Sir Victor Ferdinand
2017 Atomic Blonde Chief "C"
2017 Final Portrait Pierre Matisse
2016 Underworld: Blood Wars Cassius
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Uncle Geoffrey
2011 X-Men: First Class Swiss Bank Manager
2009 The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle Victor Hugenay
2009 Machotaildrop The Baron
2008 The Bank Job Guy Singer
2008 Franklyn Pastor Bone
2007 Hitman Smith Jamison
2007 The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island Bill/Victor Hugenay
2007 The Conclave Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
2006 Day of Wrath Friar Anselmo
2006 The Good Shepherd Lord Cooper
2005 Colour Me Kubrick Oliver
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Uncle Geoffrey
2004 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Kenworth
2003 I Capture the Castle Aubrey Fox-Cotton
2002 The Piano Player Nicholas Farrel
2002 The Wolf of the West Coast Lew Millar
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Uncle Geoffrey
2000 Hell Swarm Albion
1999 All the Little Animals Mr. Stuart Whiteside
1998 The Octopus Thomas
1998 The Commissioner Gordon Cartwright
1998 Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord John Aspinall
1998 Vigo Dr. Gerard
1997 A Kid in Aladdin's Palace Luxor
1996 Crimetime Crowley
1996 E=MC² Dr. Eric Amore
1996 Nuremberg Narrator
1994 The Trial of Lord Lucan Sir James Hallows
1992 The Blackheath Poisonings Roger Vandervent
1992 Carry On Columbus Torquemada
1991 The Maid Laurent Leclair
1989 The Yellow Wallpaper
1989 Just Another Secret Markus Vogel
1988 Catherine John Dunbar
1988 The Hound of the Baskervilles Stapleton
1987 Still Crazy Like a Fox The Duke of Trent
1985 Lace 2 Charles Chazelle
1985 Deceptions Richard Blackwell
1984 Real Life Robin
1983 Eureka Roger
1982 Zero Point Felix
1981 Priest of Love Aldous Huxley
1980 Flashpoint Africa Ramon Funes
1979 Zulu Dawn Lt. Melvill
1976 Death in the Sun Terrick
1975 Conduct Unbecoming Tenente Edward Millington
1974 Great Expectations Bentley Drummle
1974 Miss Nightingale Henry Nicholson
1974 The Abdication Magnus
1972 The Great Waltz Josef Strauss
Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
The Mystery of the Giant Birds Narrator
Year TV Show Role
2022 Slow Horses Charles Partner
2021 Tribes of Europa General Francis F. Cameron
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia King Arthur (voice)
2018 Watership Down Frith (voice)
2018 The Alienist Cornelius Vanderbilt
2012 Home & Family
2011 Game of Thrones Randyll Tarly
2011 Death in Paradise Frank O'Toole
2010 Ben Hur Marcellus
2010 Downton Abbey Lord Sinderby
2008 Der Bibelcode Kardinal Emad Rhades
2003 The Royal Sir Charles
2002 Spooks Robert Westhouse
2001 The Lost Empire Marcus Harding
1999 Relic Hunter Guy Rocher
1995 Hamish Macbeth Colonel Don Maxwell
1994 Wycliffe Steven Lander
1994 Pie in the Sky Ronald Quicke
1993 The Blackheath Poisonings Roger Vandervent
1992 A Touch of Frost
1992 Heartbeat Ronald Meeks
1992 Covington Cross John Mullens
1992 Highlander: The Series Marcus Constantine
1991 Devices and Desires Dr. Alex Mair
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot Major Eustace
1988 The Contract Charles Mawby
1988 The Bourne Identity D'Anjou
1987 Inspector Morse Basilios Vasilakis
1986 Lovejoy Alfredo Pereira
1986 First Among Equals Simon Kerslake
1985 Deceptions Richard Blackwell
1984 The Bill
1984 Sherlock Holmes Stapleton
1982 Muck and Brass Maurice Taylor
1981 Wetten, dass..? Self
1981 Bergerac Anton Charet
1981 Peter and Paul Menachem
1980 The Martian Chronicles Mr. K
1979 Tales of the Unexpected Patrick
1979 Minder Apsimon
1979 Minder Ted Moore
1978 Hazell
1977 The Professionals Major Nairn
1976 I, Claudius
1976 I, Claudius Herod Agrippa
1970 Scene of the Crime Rupert Farr
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