James Faulkner
Born: 1948-07-18 in Hampstead, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Faulkner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
2026
- Manipulation as Archbishop
2025
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Rev. Prentice Wicks
- Hotel Costiera as Aaron Tarsky
- The Last Supper as Caiaphas
2024
- Chief of Station as Deputy Director Williams
2023
- Boudica as Old Druid
- The Devil Conspiracy as Cardinal Vincini
- Repeater as Richard Silver
2022
- Slow Horses as Charles Partner
- Hounded as Remington Redwick
- Jolly Good Christmas as Simon
- The Surgeon of the Rusty Knife as Dr. Fritz
2021
- Tribes of Europa as General Francis F. Cameron
- Never Back Down: Revolt as Julian
- All Those Small Things as Jonathan Robbins
2020
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as King Arthur (voice)
2019
- As I Am as Mr. Hurt
2018
- The Alienist as Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Watership Down as Frith (voice)
- Paul, Apostle of Christ as Paul
- The Sonata as Sir Victor Ferdinand
2017
- Atomic Blonde as Chief "C"
- Final Portrait as Pierre Matisse
2016
- Underworld: Blood Wars as Cassius
- Bridget Jones's Baby as Uncle Geoffrey
2012
2011
- Game of Thrones as Randyll Tarly
- Death in Paradise as Frank O'Toole
- X-Men: First Class as Swiss Bank Manager
2010
- Downton Abbey as Lord Sinderby
- Ben Hur as Marcellus
2009
- The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle as Victor Hugenay
- Machotaildrop as The Baron
2008
- The Bank Job as Guy Singer
- Franklyn as Pastor Bone
- Der Bibelcode as Kardinal Emad Rhades
2007
- Hitman as Smith Jamison
- The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island as Bill/Victor Hugenay
2006
- The Good Shepherd as Lord Cooper
- Day of Wrath as Friar Anselmo
- The Conclave as Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
2005
- Colour Me Kubrick as Oliver
2004
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Uncle Geoffrey
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London as Kenworth
2003
- The Royal as Sir Charles
- I Capture the Castle as Aubrey Fox-Cotton
2002
- Spooks as Robert Westhouse
- The Piano Player as Nicholas Farrel
- The Wolf of the West Coast as Lew Millar
2001
- Bridget Jones's Diary as Uncle Geoffrey
- The Lost Empire as Marcus Harding
2000
- Hell Swarm as Albion
1999
- Relic Hunter as Guy Rocher
- All the Little Animals as Mr. Stuart Whiteside
1998
- Vigo as Dr. Gerard
- The Commissioner as Gordon Cartwright
- The Octopus as Thomas
- Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord as John Aspinall
1997
- A Kid in Aladdin's Palace as Luxor
1995
- Hamish Macbeth as Colonel Don Maxwell
1994
- Wycliffe as Steven Lander
- Pie in the Sky as Ronald Quicke
- Chandler & Co as Giles Cotham
- The Trial of Lord Lucan as Sir James Hallows
1993
- The Blackheath Poisonings as Roger Vandervent
1992
- Highlander: The Series as Marcus Constantine
- Heartbeat as Ronald Meeks
- A Touch of Frost as Clifford Hastings
- Covington Cross as John Mullens
- Carry On Columbus as Torquemada
- The Blackheath Poisonings as Roger Vandervent
1991
- Devices and Desires as Dr. Alex Mair
- The Maid as Laurent Leclair
- Napoleon as Maitland
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Major Eustace
- Just Another Secret as Markus Vogel
- The Yellow Wallpaper as Charles Stark
1988
- The Bourne Identity as D'Anjou
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Stapleton
- The Contract as Charles Mawby
- Catherine as John Dunbar
1987
- Inspector Morse as Basilios Vasilakis
- Still Crazy Like a Fox as The Duke of Trent
1986
- Lovejoy as Alfredo Pereira
- First Among Equals as Simon Kerslake
1985
- Deceptions as Richard Blackwell
- Deceptions as Richard Blackwell
- Lace 2 as Charles Chazelle
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Stapleton
- The Bill
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Reisman
- Real Life as Robin
1983
- Eureka as Roger
1982
- Muck and Brass as Maurice Taylor
- Zero Point as Felix
1981
- Bergerac as Anton Charet
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Peter and Paul as Menachem
- Priest of Love as Aldous Huxley
1980
- The Martian Chronicles as Mr. K
- Flashpoint Africa as Ramon Funes
1979
- Minder as Apsimon
- Tales of the Unexpected as Patrick
- Zulu Dawn as Lt. Melvill
1978
- Hazell as Gordon Gregory
1977
- The Professionals as Major Nairn
1976
- I, Claudius as Herod Agrippa
- Albino as Terrick
1975
- Conduct Unbecoming as Tenente Edward Millington
- Chips with Everything as Pilot Officer
1974
- Great Expectations as Bentley Drummle
- The Abdication as Magnus
- Miss Nightingale as Henry Nicholson
1972
- The Great Waltz as Josef Strauss
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Rupert Farr