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James Faulkner

Actor, ProducerBorn July 18, 1948 (77 years)
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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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Da Vinci's Demons
  • Sherlock Holmes (1984)
  • A Touch of Frost
  • Relic Hunter
  • I Capture the Castle
  • Zulu Dawn
  • The Devil Conspiracy
  • Heartbeat
  • The Professionals
  • Boudica: Queen of War
  • All the Little Animals
  • Day of Wrath
  • Hunted
  • Monkey King: The Lost Empire
  • The Sonata
  • The Royal
  • As I Am
  • Wycliffe
  • Great Expectations
  • Repeater
  • Albino
  • All Those Small Things

Known For

  • The Bank Job
  • Atomic Blonde
  • Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
  • Underworld: Blood Wars
  • I, Claudius
  • Da Vinci's Demons
  • Paul, Apostle of Christ
  • Zulu Dawn
  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
  • Franklyn
  • Final Portrait
  • Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
  • All the Little Animals
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • As I Am
  • The Sonata
  • The Devil Conspiracy
  • Chief of Station
  • Awareness
  • Day of Wrath
  • Bible Code
  • Jolly Good Christmas
  • The Last Supper

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    The Last Supper · as Caiaphas
    2024
    Chief of Station · as Deputy Director Williams
    2023
    2023
    Awareness · as El Americano
    2022
    The Devil Conspiracy · as Cardinal Vincini
    2022
    Repeater · as Richard Silver
    2022
    2022
    Hunted · as Remington Redwick
    2022
    Slow Horses (TV Series) · as Charles Partner
    2022
    2021
    2021
    All Those Small Things · as Jonathan Robbins
    2021
    Tribes of Europa (TV Series) · as General Francis F. Cameron
    2020
    Beach Jackals · as Cast
    2020
    Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) · as King Arthur (voice)
    2019
    As I Am · as Mr. Hurt
    2019
    Summer of Rockets (TV Series) · as General Sir Reginald Maddox
    2018
    Watership Down (2018) (TV Series) · as Frith (voice)
    2018
    The Sonata · as Sir Victor Ferdinand
    2018
    2018
    The Alienist (TV Series) · as Cornelius Vanderbilt
    2017
    Final Portrait · as Pierre Matisse
    2017
    Atomic Blonde · as Chief "c"
    2016
    2016
    Bridget Jones's Baby · as Uncle Geoffrey
    2015
    2013
    Da Vinci's Demons (TV Series) · as Pope Sixtus Iv
    2012
    Home & Family (TV Series)
    2011
    Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Frank O'toole
    2011
    Where the Road Meets the Sun · as Homeless Guy
    2011
    X-Men: First Class · as Swiss Bank Manager
    2011
    Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Randyll Tarly
    2011
    Borgia (TV Series) · as Piero Soderini
    2010
    Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Lord Sinderby
    2010
    Ben Hur (TV Series) · as Marcellus
    2009
    Machotaildrop · as The Baron
    2009
    2008
    Franklyn · as Pastor Bone
    2008
    Bible Code (TV Series) · as Kardinal Emad Rhades
    2008
    Bible Code · as Kardinal Emad Rhades
    2008
    The Bank Job · as Guy Singer
    2007
    Hitman · as Smith Jamison
    2007
    2006
    The Good Shepherd · as Lord Cooper
    2006
    The Conclave · as Cardinal Guillaume D'estouteville
    2006
    Day of Wrath · as Friar Anselmo
    2005
    Color Me Kubrick · as Oliver
    2004
    2004
    2003
    I Capture the Castle · as Aubrey Fox-Cotton
    2003
    Leonardo (TV Series) · as Sforza
    2003
    New Tricks (TV Series) · as Frank Miles
    2003
    The Royal (TV Series) · as Sir Charles
    2002
    2002
    The Piano Player · as Nicholas Farrel
    2002
    Spooks (TV Series) · as Robert Westhouse
    2001
    Bridget Jones's Diary · as Uncle Geoffrey
    2001
    Monkey King: The Lost Empire (TV Series) · as Marcus Harding
    2001
    Burning Down the House · as Hal Lander
    2000
    Hell Swarm · as Albion
    1999
    Relic Hunter (TV Series) · as Guy Rocher
    1998
    All the Little Animals · as Mr. Stuart Whiteside
    1998
    Vigo · as Dr. Gerard
    1998
    The Octopus · as Thomas
    1998
    The Commissioner · as Gordon Cartwright
    1998
    Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord · as John Aspinall
    1998
    Space Island One (TV Series) · as Jimmy Cleveland
    1997
    1997
    The Apocalypse Watch · as Sir Alexander Strong
    1997
    La Femme Nikita (TV Series) · as Dominic
    1996
    Crimetime · as Crowley
    1996
    Nuremberg · as Narrator
    1996
    E=mc2 · as Dr. Eric Amore
    1995
    Hamish Macbeth (TV Series) · as Colonel Don Maxwell
    1994
    The Trial of Lord Lucan · as Sir James Hallows
    1994
    Chandler & Co. (TV Series) · as Giles Cotham
    1994
    Guinevere · as Cast
    1994
    Class Act (TV Series) · as Vladislaw Pusczycow
    1994
    Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Ronald Quicke
    1993
    Wycliffe (TV Series) · as Steven Lander
    1993
    Demob (TV Series) · as Lorimer
    1992
    The Blackheath Poisonings (TV Series) · as Roger Vandervent
    1992
    1992
    Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Marcus Constantine
    1992
    Carry on Columbus · as Torquemada
    1992
    Covington Cross (TV Series) · as John Mullens
    1992
    Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Ronald Meeks
    1991
    Devices and Desires (TV Series) · as Dr. Alex Mair
    1990
    The Maid · as Laurent Leclair
    1990
    Zorro (TV Series) · as Antonio Villero
    1989
    1989
    Just Another Secret · as Markus Vogel
    1989
    Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Major Eustace
    1988
    1988
    1988
    The Bourne Identity (TV Series) · as D'anjou
    1987
    Still Crazy Like a Fox · as The Duke Of Trent
    1987
    Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Basilios Vasilakis
    1986
    First Among Equals (TV Series) · as Simon Kerslake
    1986
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Stapleton
    1986
    Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Alfredo Pereira
    1985
    Deceptions · as Richard Blackwell
    1985
    Deceptions (TV Series) · as Richard Blackwell
    1985
    Lace II · as Charles Chazelle
    1984
    The Bill (TV Series)
    1984
    Real Life · as Robin
    1984
    Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Stapleton
    1984
    Mr Palfrey of Westminster (TV Series) · as Reisman
    1984
    Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast
    1984
    Strangers and Brothers (TV Series) · as Christopher Mansel
    1983
    Taggart (TV Series) · as Col. Robert Falkirk
    1983
    Eureka · as Roger
    1982
    Muck and Brass (TV Series) · as Maurice Taylor
    1982
    1981
    Bergerac (TV Series) · as Anton Charet
    1981
    Priest of Love · as Aldous Huxley
    1981
    Peter and Paul (TV Series) · as Menachem
    1981
    Peter and Paul · as Menahem
    1980
    The Martian Chronicles (TV Series) · as Mr. K
    1979
    Minder (TV Series) · as Apsimon
    1979
    Zulu Dawn · as Lt. Melvill
    1979
    Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Patrick
    1978
    Hazell (TV Series)
    1977
    The Professionals (TV Series) · as Major Nairn
    1976
    I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Herod Agrippa
    1976
    Albino · as Terrick
    1975
    Conduct Unbecoming · as Tenente Edward Millington
    1974
    Great Expectations · as Bentley Drummle
    1974
    The Abdication · as Magnus
    1974
    Miss Nightingale · as Henry Nicholson
    1972
    The Great Waltz · as Josef Strauss
    1970
    Tatort (TV Series) · as Rupert Farr
    1969
    Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Clive Hornsby-Hyatt
    1965
    Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Pilot Officer

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