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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-07-18 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also Known As

James Sebastian Faulkner

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James Faulkner

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

Known For

Acting

Hitman

2007

Hitman

as

Smith Jamison

The Piano Player

2002

The Piano Player

as

Nicholas Farrel

The Bank Job

2008

The Bank Job

as

Guy Singer

The Octopus

1998

The Octopus

as

Thomas

Great Expectations

1974

Great Expectations

as

Bentley Drummle

All the Little Animals

1999

All the Little Animals

as

Mr. Stuart Whiteside

Miss Nightingale

1974

Miss Nightingale

as

Henry Nicholson

The Conclave

2007

The Conclave

as

Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville

Catherine

1988

Catherine

as

John Dunbar

Hounded

2022

Hounded

as

Remington Redwick

Machotaildrop

2009

Machotaildrop

as

The Baron

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

Conduct Unbecoming

as

Tenente Edward Millington

The Maid

1991

The Maid

as

Laurent Leclair

Crimetime

1996

Crimetime

as

Crowley

Hell Swarm

2000

Hell Swarm

as

Albion

Death in the Sun

1976

Death in the Sun

as

Terrick

Boudica

2023

Boudica

as

Old Druid

Eureka

1983

Eureka

as

Roger

E=MC²

1996

E=MC²

as

Dr. Eric Amore

Franklyn

2008

Franklyn

as

Pastor Bone

The Great Waltz

1972

The Great Waltz

as

Josef Strauss

Nuremberg

1996

Nuremberg

as

Narrator

The Abdication

1974

The Abdication

as

Magnus

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

Bridget Jones's Diary

as

Uncle Geoffrey

Day of Wrath

2006

Day of Wrath

as

Friar Anselmo

The Blackheath Poisonings

1992

The Blackheath Poisonings

as

Roger Vandervent

Repeater

2023

Repeater

as

Richard Silver

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

as

Lt. Melvill

Lace 2

1985

Lace 2

as

Charles Chazelle

I Capture the Castle

2003

I Capture the Castle

as

Aubrey Fox-Cotton

Atomic Blonde

2017

Atomic Blonde

as

Chief "C"

Just Another Secret

1989

Just Another Secret

as

Markus Vogel

Chief of Station

2024

Chief of Station

as

Deputy Director Williams

X-Men: First Class

2011

X-Men: First Class

as

Swiss Bank Manager

Final Portrait

2017

Final Portrait

as

Pierre Matisse

Still Crazy Like a Fox

1987

Still Crazy Like a Fox

as

The Duke of Trent

Priest of Love

1981

Priest of Love

as

Aldous Huxley

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

Colour Me Kubrick

as

Oliver

Flashpoint Africa

1980

Flashpoint Africa

as

Ramon Funes

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

Bridget Jones's Baby

as

Uncle Geoffrey

Zero Point

1982

Zero Point

as

Felix

Carry On Columbus

1992

Carry On Columbus

as

Torquemada

The Sonata

2018

The Sonata

as

Sir Victor Ferdinand

As I Am

2019

As I Am

as

Mr. Hurt

Real Life

1984

Real Life

as

Robin

The Devil Conspiracy

2023

The Devil Conspiracy

as

Cardinal Vincini

Deceptions

1985

Deceptions

as

Richard Blackwell

The Commissioner

1998

The Commissioner

as

Gordon Cartwright

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

1998

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

as

John Aspinall

The Good Shepherd

2006

The Good Shepherd

as

Lord Cooper

All Those Small Things

2021

All Those Small Things

as

Jonathan Robbins

Vigo

1998

Vigo

as

Dr. Gerard

The Last Supper

2025

The Last Supper

as

Caiaphas

The Trial of Lord Lucan

1994

The Trial of Lord Lucan

as

Sir James Hallows

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

as

Steven Lander

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Major Nairn

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Ronald Meeks

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Basilios Vasilakis

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Stapleton

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

as

Herod Agrippa

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Alfredo Pereira

Covington Cross

Covington Cross

as

John Mullens

Der Bibelcode

Der Bibelcode

as

Kardinal Emad Rhades

First Among Equals

First Among Equals

as

Simon Kerslake

Ben Hur

Ben Hur

as

Marcellus

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Rupert Farr

Devices and Desires

Devices and Desires

as

Dr. Alex Mair

Minder

Minder

as

Apsimon

Minder

Minder

as

Ted Moore

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

as

Guy Rocher

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

as

Lord Sinderby

The Royal

The Royal

as

Sir Charles

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Randyll Tarly

Deceptions

Deceptions

as

Richard Blackwell

Slow Horses

Slow Horses

as

Charles Partner

The Contract

The Contract

as

Charles Mawby

Muck and Brass

Muck and Brass

as

Maurice Taylor

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Ronald Quicke

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Anton Charet

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Frank O'Toole

Watership Down

Watership Down

as

Frith (voice)

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Marcus Constantine

Spooks

Spooks

as

Robert Westhouse

Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul

as

Menachem

The Lost Empire

The Lost Empire

as

Marcus Harding

The Blackheath Poisonings

The Blackheath Poisonings

as

Roger Vandervent

The Alienist

The Alienist

as

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as

King Arthur (voice)

Tribes of Europa

Tribes of Europa

as

General Francis F. Cameron

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

as

Colonel Don Maxwell

Production

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

as

Crew

Directing