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James Faulkner

James Faulkner

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 18, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Hampstead, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Jun 02, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 oth ... er 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

Filmography

Chief of Station

Chief of Station

2024

as Deputy Director Williams

Repeater

Repeater

2023

as Richard Silver

Boudica

Boudica

2023

as Old Druid

The Devil Conspiracy

The Devil Conspiracy

2023

as Cardinal Vincini

Jolly Good Christmas

Jolly Good Christmas

2022

as Simon

Hounded

Hounded

2022

as Remington Redwick

All Those Small Things

All Those Small Things

2021

as Jonathan Robbins

Never Back Down: Revolt

Never Back Down: Revolt

2021

as Julian

As I Am

As I Am

2019

as Mr. Hurt

The Sonata

The Sonata

2018

as Sir Victor Ferdinand

Final Portrait

Final Portrait

2017

as Pierre Matisse

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

2017

as Chief "C"

Underworld: Blood Wars

Underworld: Blood Wars

2016

as Cassius

Bridget Jones's Baby

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016

as Uncle Geoffrey

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

as Swiss Bank Manager

Machotaildrop

Machotaildrop

2009

as The Baron

The Bank Job

The Bank Job

2008

as Guy Singer

Franklyn

Franklyn

2008

as Pastor Bone

The Conclave

The Conclave

2007

as Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville

Hitman

Hitman

2007

as Smith Jamison

Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath

2006

as Friar Anselmo

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

2006

as Lord Cooper

Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

as Oliver

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004

as Uncle Geoffrey

I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle

2003

as Aubrey Fox-Cotton

The Piano Player

The Piano Player

2002

as Nicholas Farrel

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001

as Uncle Geoffrey

Hell Swarm

Hell Swarm

2000

as Albion

All the Little Animals

All the Little Animals

1999

as Mr. Stuart Whiteside

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

1998

as John Aspinall

The Commissioner

The Commissioner

1998

as Gordon Cartwright

Vigo

Vigo

1998

as Dr. Gerard

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

1996

as Narrator

E=mc2

E=mc2

1996

as Dr. Eric Amore

Crimetime

Crimetime

1996

as Crowley

The Trial of Lord Lucan

The Trial of Lord Lucan

1994

as Sir James Hallows

The Blackheath Poisonings

The Blackheath Poisonings

1992

as Roger Vandervent

Carry On Columbus

Carry On Columbus

1992

as Torquemada

The Maid

The Maid

1991

as Laurent Leclair

Just Another Secret

Just Another Secret

1989

as Markus Vogel

Catherine

Catherine

1988

as John Dunbar

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1988

as Stapleton

Still Crazy Like a Fox

Still Crazy Like a Fox

1987

as The Duke of Trent

Deceptions

Deceptions

1985

as Richard Blackwell

Lace 2

Lace 2

1985

as Charles Chazelle

Real Life

Real Life

1984

as Robin

Eureka

Eureka

1983

as Roger

Priest of Love

Priest of Love

1981

as Aldous Huxley

Flashpoint Africa

Flashpoint Africa

1980

as Ramon Funes

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

as Lt. Melvill

Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

as Tenente Edward Millington

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1974

as Bentley Drummle

The Abdication

The Abdication

1974

as Magnus

The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1972

as Josef Strauss

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Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

Co-Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Covington Cross

as John Mullens

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 25, 1992

I, Claudius

as Herod Agrippa

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

First Among Equals

as Simon Kerslake

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 30, 1986

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as King Arthur (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 07, 2020

Devices and Desires

as Dr. Alex Mair

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 04, 1991

Muck and Brass

as Maurice Taylor

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 12, 1982

Tribes of Europa

as General Francis F. Cameron

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 19, 2021

Game of Thrones

as Randyll Tarly

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Downton Abbey

as Lord Sinderby

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

The Contract

as Charles Mawby

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 03, 1988

The Blackheath Poisonings

as Roger Vandervent

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 1993

Der Bibelcode

as Kardinal Emad Rhades

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 01, 2008

Ben Hur

as Marcellus

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 04, 2010

Deceptions

as Richard Blackwell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 26, 1985

Slow Horses

as Charles Partner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 2022

The Bourne Identity

as D'Anjou

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 08, 1988

Watership Down

as Frith (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 22, 2018

Peter and Paul

as Menachem

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 12, 1981

The Lost Empire

as Marcus Harding

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 11, 2001

Wycliffe

as Steven Lander

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 24, 1994

Tales of the Unexpected

as Patrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

The Martian Chronicles

as Mr. K

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1980

The Professionals

as Major Nairn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1977

Heartbeat

as Ronald Meeks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Inspector Morse

as Basilios Vasilakis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Sherlock Holmes

as Stapleton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Lovejoy

as Alfredo Pereira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Scene of the Crime

as Rupert Farr

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1970

Minder

as Apsimon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Minder

as Ted Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Relic Hunter

as Guy Rocher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1999

The Royal

as Sir Charles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2003

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Major Eustace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Pie in the Sky

as Ronald Quicke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1994

Bergerac

as Anton Charet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Death in Paradise

as Frank O'Toole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2011

Highlander: The Series

as Marcus Constantine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Spooks

as Robert Westhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

The Alienist

as Cornelius Vanderbilt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2018

Hamish Macbeth

as Colonel Don Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Hazell

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Jan 16, 1978

I, Claudius

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

A Touch of Frost

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Home & Family

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 2012

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 11 16 8
2024 7 17 29 7
2024 8 18 64 8
2024 9 11 25 5
2024 10 10 32 5
2024 11 13 63 4
2024 12 8 12 4
2025 1 13 23 7
2025 2 7 14 1
2025 3 6 12 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 4 13 0

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