James Faulkner
Known for: 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
Filmography
Series
Death in Paradise
Frank O'Toole
2011
Series
Slow Horses
Charles Partner
2022
Series
Scene of the Crime
Rupert Farr
1970
Series
Game of Thrones
Randyll Tarly
2011
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Major Eustace
1989
Series
Downton Abbey
Lord Sinderby
2010
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Stapleton
1984
Series
Heartbeat
Ronald Meeks
1992
Series
Minder
Apsimon
1979
Series
Minder
Ted Moore
1979
Series
Spooks
Robert Westhouse
2002
Series
Highlander: The Series
Marcus Constantine
1992
Series
Relic Hunter
Guy Rocher
1999
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
A Touch of Frost
Clifford Hastings
1992
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
La Femme Nikita
Dominic/Inquisitor
1997
Series
La Femme Nikita
1997
Film
A Talent for Murder
Douglas Balfour
2026
Series
Bergerac
Anton Charet
1981
Series
The Professionals
Major Nairn
1977
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Patrick
1979
Series
Inspector Morse
Basilios Vasilakis
1987
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Rev. Prentice Wicks
2025
Series
Pie in the Sky
Ronald Quicke
1994
Series
The Alienist
Cornelius Vanderbilt
2018
Series
Wycliffe
Steven Lander
1994
Film
The Good Shepherd
Lord Cooper
2006
Series
Lovejoy
Alfredo Pereira
1986
Series
Hamish Macbeth
Colonel Don Maxwell
1995
Series
I, Claudius
Herod Agrippa
1976
Series
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Reisman
1984
Film
Atomic Blonde
Chief "C"
2017
Series
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
King Arthur / Green Knight (voice)
2020
Series
Softly Softly: Task Force
Clive Hornsby-Hyatt
1969
Film
Underworld: Blood Wars
Cassius
2016
Film
Hitman
Smith Jamison
2007
Series
Ben Hur
Marcellus
2010
Film
Bridget Jones's Diary
Uncle Geoffrey
2001
Series
The Bourne Identity
D'Anjou
1988
Film
The Bank Job
Guy Singer
2008
Series
Home & Family
2012
Series
Hotel Costiera
Aaron Tarsky
2025
Series
Chandler & Co
Giles Cotham
1994
Film
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Uncle Geoffrey
2004
Film
Bridget Jones's Baby
Uncle Geoffrey
2016
Series
Watership Down
Frith (voice)
2018
Film
Paul, Apostle of Christ
Paul
2018
Film
Chief of Station
Deputy Director Williams
2024
Film
Eureka
Roger
1983
Series
Hazell
Gordon Gregory
1978
Series
Tribes of Europa
General Francis F. Cameron
2021
Series
The Martian Chronicles
Mr. K
1980
Film
Hounded
Remington Redwick
2022
Film
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Kenworth
2004
Film
Boudica
Old Druid
2023
Film
The Devil Conspiracy
Cardinal Vincini
2023
Series
Covington Cross
John Mullens
1992
Film
Never Back Down: Revolt
Julian
2021
Series
Napoleon
Maitland
1991
Series
First Among Equals
Simon Kerslake
1986
Film
Final Portrait
Pierre Matisse
2017
Film
The Last Supper
Caiaphas
2025
Series
The Contract
Charles Mawby
1988
Film
Colour Me Kubrick
Oliver
2005
Series
Devices and Desires
Dr. Alex Mair
1991
Film
Franklyn
Pastor Bone
2008
Series
The Lost Empire
Marcus Harding
2001
Series
Peter and Paul
Menachem
1981
Film
Zulu Dawn
Lt. Melvill
1979
Series
Deceptions
Richard Blackwell
1985
Film
Jolly Good Christmas
Simon
2022
Series
The Blackheath Poisonings
Roger Vandervent
1993
Series
Der Bibelcode
Kardinal Emad Rhades
2008
Film
Lace 2
Charles Chazelle
1985
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Stapleton
1988
Series
Muck and Brass
Maurice Taylor
1982
Film
All the Little Animals
Mr. Stuart Whiteside
1999
Film
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle
Victor Hugenay
2009
Film
Albino
Terrick
1976
Film
I Capture the Castle
Aubrey Fox-Cotton
2003
Film
Priest of Love
Aldous Huxley
1981
Film
Manipulation
Archbishop
2026
Film
The Sonata
Sir Victor Ferdinand
2018
Film
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
Bill/Victor Hugenay
2007
Film
The Maid
Laurent Leclair
1991
Film
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace
Luxor
1997
Film
Flashpoint Africa
Ramon Funes
1980
Film
The Commissioner
Gordon Cartwright
1998
Film
Carry On Columbus
Torquemada
1992
Film
Day of Wrath
Friar Anselmo
2006
Film
Repeater
Richard Silver
2023
Film
Deceptions
Richard Blackwell
1985
Film
The Piano Player
Nicholas Farrel
2002
Film
All Those Small Things
Jonathan Robbins
2021
Series
The Royal
Sir Charles
2003
Film
The Wolf of the West Coast
Lew Millar
2002
Film
Great Expectations
Bentley Drummle
1974
Film
The Surgeon of the Rusty Knife
Dr. Fritz
2022
Still Crazy Like a Fox
The Duke of Trent
1987
Film
Zero Point
Felix
1982
Film
As I Am
Mr. Hurt
2019
Film
Crimetime
Crowley
1996
Film
Conduct Unbecoming
2nd Lieutenant Edward Millington
1975
Film
The Abdication
Magnus
1974
Film
The Trial of Lord Lucan
Sir James Hallows
1994
Film
The Octopus
Thomas
1998
Film
Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
Film
Uncle Douglas
Douglas Phillips
Film
The Great Waltz
Josef Strauss
1972
Film
Vigo
Dr. Gerard
1998
Film
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
John Aspinall
1998
Film
X-Men: First Class
Swiss Bank Manager
2011
Miss Nightingale
Henry Nicholson
1974
Film
E=MC²
Dr. Eric Amore
1996
Film
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charles Stark
1989
Film
Real Life
Robin
1984
Film
Just Another Secret
Markus Vogel
1989
Film
Hell Swarm
Albion
2000
Film
The Conclave
Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
2006
Film
The Blackheath Poisonings
Roger Vandervent
1992
Film
Chips with Everything
Pilot Officer
1975
Film
Catherine
John Dunbar
1988
Film
Machotaildrop
The Baron
2009
Nuremberg
Narrator
1996
The Mystery of the Giant Birds
Narrator