James Faulkner
Acting
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
TV Shows(48)
Hotel Costiera
Aaron Tarsky
2025
Slow Horses
Charles Partner
2022
Tribes of Europa
General Francis F. Cameron
2021
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
King Arthur (voice)
2020
Watership Down
Frith (voice)
2018
The Alienist
Cornelius Vanderbilt
2018
Home & Family
2012
Death in Paradise
Frank O'Toole
2011
Game of Thrones
Randyll Tarly
2011
Downton Abbey
Lord Sinderby
2010
Ben Hur
Marcellus
2010
Der Bibelcode
Kardinal Emad Rhades
2008
The Royal
Sir Charles
2003
Spooks
Robert Westhouse
2002
The Lost Empire
Marcus Harding
2001
Relic Hunter
Guy Rocher
1999
Hamish Macbeth
Colonel Don Maxwell
1995
Wycliffe
Steven Lander
1994
Chandler & Co
Giles Cotham
1994
Pie in the Sky
Ronald Quicke
1994
The Blackheath Poisonings
Roger Vandervent
1993
A Touch of Frost
Clifford Hastings
1992
Highlander: The Series
Marcus Constantine
1992
Covington Cross
John Mullens
1992
Heartbeat
Ronald Meeks
1992
Napoleon
Maitland
1991
Devices and Desires
Dr. Alex Mair
1991
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Major Eustace
1989
The Bourne Identity
D'Anjou
1988
The Contract
Charles Mawby
1988
Inspector Morse
Basilios Vasilakis
1987
First Among Equals
Simon Kerslake
1986
Lovejoy
Alfredo Pereira
1986
Deceptions
Richard Blackwell
1985
The Bill
1984
Sherlock Holmes
Stapleton
1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Reisman
1984
Muck and Brass
Maurice Taylor
1982
Bergerac
Anton Charet
1981
Peter and Paul
Menachem
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
The Martian Chronicles
Mr. K
1980
Minder
Apsimon
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Patrick
1979
Hazell
Gordon Gregory
1978
The Professionals
Major Nairn
1977
I, Claudius
Herod Agrippa
1976
Scene of the Crime
Rupert Farr
1970
Movies(72)
Manipulation
2026
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Rev. Prentice Wicks
2025
The Last Supper
Caiaphas
2025
Chief of Station
Deputy Director Williams
2024
Boudica
Old Druid
2023
Repeater
Richard Silver
2023
The Devil Conspiracy
Cardinal Vincini
2023
Jolly Good Christmas
Simon
2022
Hounded
Remington Redwick
2022
The Surgeon of the Rusty Knife
Dr. Fritz
2022
Never Back Down: Revolt
Julian
2021
All Those Small Things
Jonathan Robbins
2021
As I Am
Mr. Hurt
2019
The Sonata
Sir Victor Ferdinand
2018
Paul, Apostle of Christ
Paul
2018
Final Portrait
Pierre Matisse
2017
Atomic Blonde
Chief "C"
2017
Underworld: Blood Wars
Cassius
2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Uncle Geoffrey
2016
X-Men: First Class
Swiss Bank Manager
2011
Machotaildrop
The Baron
2009
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle
Victor Hugenay
2009
Franklyn
Pastor Bone
2008
The Bank Job
Guy Singer
2008
Hitman
Smith Jamison
2007
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
Bill/Victor Hugenay
2007
The Good Shepherd
Lord Cooper
2006
The Conclave
Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
2006
Day of Wrath
Friar Anselmo
2006
Colour Me Kubrick
Oliver
2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Uncle Geoffrey
2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Kenworth
2004
I Capture the Castle
Aubrey Fox-Cotton
2003
The Piano Player
Nicholas Farrel
2002
The Wolf of the West Coast
Lew Millar
2002
Bridget Jones's Diary
Uncle Geoffrey
2001
Hell Swarm
Albion
2000
All the Little Animals
Mr. Stuart Whiteside
1999
The Octopus
Thomas
1998
Vigo
Dr. Gerard
1998
The Commissioner
Gordon Cartwright
1998
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
John Aspinall
1998
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace
Luxor
1997
Crimetime
Crowley
1996
Nuremberg
Narrator
1996
E=MC²
Dr. Eric Amore
1996
The Trial of Lord Lucan
Sir James Hallows
1994
The Blackheath Poisonings
Roger Vandervent
1992
Carry On Columbus
Torquemada
1992
The Maid
Laurent Leclair
1991
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charles Stark
1989
Just Another Secret
Markus Vogel
1989
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Stapleton
1988
Catherine
John Dunbar
1988
Still Crazy Like a Fox
The Duke of Trent
1987
Lace 2
Charles Chazelle
1985
Deceptions
Richard Blackwell
1985
Real Life
Robin
1984
Eureka
Roger
1983
Zero Point
Felix
1982
Priest of Love
Aldous Huxley
1981
Flashpoint Africa
Ramon Funes
1980
Zulu Dawn
Lt. Melvill
1979
Albino
Terrick
1976
Conduct Unbecoming
Tenente Edward Millington
1975
Chips with Everything
Pilot Officer
1975
The Abdication
Magnus
1974
Great Expectations
Bentley Drummle
1974
Miss Nightingale
Henry Nicholson
1974
The Great Waltz
Josef Strauss
1972
Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
The Mystery of the Giant Birds
Narrator