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James Faulkner

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Acting credits

116

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.6

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Movies: 68Series: 48Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 9140

IMDb ID: nm0269077

Known for: Acting

Born: July 18, 1948

Age: 77

Place of birth: Hampstead, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1970 - 2025

Years active: 56

Average TMDB rating: 6.58

Wikidata: Q1343000

Also known as

James Sebastian Faulkner • 제임스 폴크너

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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 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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Hotel Costiera poster
6.9

Hotel Costiera

as Aaron Tarsky • 1 eps

2025 Series
Slow Horses poster
8.0

Slow Horses

as Charles Partner • 2 eps

2022 Series
Tribes of Europa poster
6.9

Tribes of Europa

as General Francis F. Cameron • 6 eps

2021 Series
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia poster
8.2

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as King Arthur (voice) • 10 eps

2020 Series
Watership Down poster
6.9

Watership Down

as Frith (voice) • 2 eps

2018 Series
The Alienist poster
7.5

The Alienist

as Cornelius Vanderbilt • 1 eps

2018 Series
Home & Family poster
8.2

Home & Family

1 eps

2012 Series
Death in Paradise poster
7.5

Death in Paradise

as Frank O'Toole • 1 eps

2011 Series
Game of Thrones poster
8.5

Game of Thrones

as Randyll Tarly • 5 eps

2011 Series
Downton Abbey poster
8.1

Downton Abbey

as Lord Sinderby • 3 eps

2010 Series
Ben Hur poster
6.3

Ben Hur

as Marcellus • 2 eps

2010 Series
Der Bibelcode poster
7.0

Der Bibelcode

as Kardinal Emad Rhades • 2 eps

2008 Series
The Royal poster
7.6

The Royal

as Sir Charles • 1 eps

2003 Series
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7.7

Spooks

as Robert Westhouse • 1 eps

2002 Series
The Lost Empire poster
4.9

The Lost Empire

as Marcus Harding • 2 eps

2001 Series
Relic Hunter poster
6.7

Relic Hunter

as Guy Rocher • 1 eps

1999 Series
Hamish Macbeth poster
7.7

Hamish Macbeth

as Colonel Don Maxwell • 1 eps

1995 Series
Wycliffe poster
6.0

Wycliffe

as Steven Lander • 1 eps

1994 Series
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Chandler & Co

as Giles Cotham • 1 eps

1994 Series
Pie in the Sky poster
8.3

Pie in the Sky

as Ronald Quicke • 1 eps

1994 Series
The Blackheath Poisonings poster
6.0

The Blackheath Poisonings

as Roger Vandervent • 3 eps

1993 Series
A Touch of Frost poster
7.5

A Touch of Frost

as Clifford Hastings • 1 eps

1992 Series
Highlander: The Series poster
7.4

Highlander: The Series

as Marcus Constantine • 1 eps

1992 Series
Covington Cross poster
6.7

Covington Cross

as John Mullens • 13 eps

1992 Series