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James Faulkner

Acting

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Acting credits

118

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.3

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Movies: 69Series: 49Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 9140

IMDb ID: nm0269077

Known for: Acting

Born: July 18, 1948

Age: 78

Place of birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2026

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.61

Wikidata: Q1343000

Also known as

James Sebastian Faulkner • 제임스 폴크너

Other jobs

Co-Producer (1)

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.

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with James Faulkner.

Series poster for Hotel Costiera (2025)

as Aaron Tarsky • 1 eps

Hotel Costiera

2025 Series
Series poster for Slow Horses (2022)

as Charles Partner • 2 eps

Slow Horses

2022 Series
Series poster for Tribes of Europa (2021)

as General Francis F. Cameron • 6 eps

Tribes of Europa

2021 Series
Series poster for Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020)

as King Arthur / Green Knight (voice) • 10 eps

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

2020 Series
Series poster for Watership Down (2018)

as Frith (voice) • 2 eps

Watership Down

2018 Series
Series poster for The Alienist (2018)

as Cornelius Vanderbilt • 1 eps

The Alienist

2018 Series
Series poster for Home & Family (2012)

1 eps

Home & Family

2012 Series
Series poster for Death in Paradise (2011)

as Frank O'Toole • 1 eps

Death in Paradise

2011 Series
Series poster for Game of Thrones (2011)

as Randyll Tarly • 5 eps

Game of Thrones

2011 Series
Series poster for Downton Abbey (2010)

as Lord Sinderby • 3 eps

Downton Abbey

2010 Series
Series poster for Ben Hur (2010)

as Marcellus • 2 eps

Ben Hur

2010 Series
Series poster for Der Bibelcode (2008)

as Kardinal Emad Rhades • 2 eps

Der Bibelcode

2008 Series
Series poster for The Royal (2003)

as Sir Charles • 1 eps

The Royal

2003 Series
Series poster for Spooks (2002)

as Robert Westhouse • 1 eps

Spooks

2002 Series
Series poster for The Lost Empire (2001)

as Marcus Harding • 2 eps

The Lost Empire

2001 Series
Series poster for Relic Hunter (1999)

as Guy Rocher • 1 eps

Relic Hunter

1999 Series
Series poster for Hamish Macbeth (1995)

as Colonel Don Maxwell • 1 eps

Hamish Macbeth

1995 Series
Series poster for Wycliffe (1994)

as Steven Lander • 1 eps

Wycliffe

1994 Series
Series poster for Chandler & Co (1994)

as Giles Cotham • 1 eps

Chandler & Co

1994 Series
Series poster for Pie in the Sky (1994)

as Ronald Quicke • 1 eps

Pie in the Sky

1994 Series
Series poster for The Blackheath Poisonings (1993)

as Roger Vandervent • 3 eps

The Blackheath Poisonings

1993 Series
Series poster for A Touch of Frost (1992)

as Clifford Hastings • 1 eps

A Touch of Frost

1992 Series
Series poster for Highlander: The Series (1992)

as Marcus Constantine • 1 eps

Highlander: The Series

1992 Series
Series poster for Covington Cross (1992)

as John Mullens • 13 eps

Covington Cross

1992 Series