James Faulkner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1948
- Birthplace
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
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
Uncle Douglas TBA
as Douglas Phillips
- The Mystery of the Giant Birds
The Mystery of the Giant Birds TBA
as Narrator
Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms TBA
Actor
A Talent for Murder 2026
as Douglas Balfour
Manipulation 2026
as Archbishop
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025
as Rev. Prentice Wicks
The Last Supper 2025
as Caiaphas
Chief of Station 2024
as Deputy Director Williams
Boudica 2023
as Old Druid
Repeater 2023
as Richard Silver
The Devil Conspiracy 2023
as Cardinal Vincini
Jolly Good Christmas 2022
as Simon
Hounded 2022
as Remington Redwick
The Surgeon of the Rusty Knife 2022
as Dr. Fritz
Never Back Down: Revolt 2021
as Julian
All Those Small Things 2021
as Jonathan Robbins
As I Am 2019
as Mr. Hurt
The Sonata 2018
as Sir Victor Ferdinand
Paul, Apostle of Christ 2018
as Paul
Final Portrait 2017
as Pierre Matisse
Atomic Blonde 2017
as Chief "C"
Underworld: Blood Wars 2016
as Cassius
Bridget Jones's Baby 2016
as Uncle Geoffrey
X-Men: First Class 2011
as Swiss Bank Manager
Machotaildrop 2009
as The Baron
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle 2009
as Victor Hugenay
Franklyn 2008
as Pastor Bone
The Bank Job 2008
as Guy Singer
Hitman 2007
as Smith Jamison
The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island 2007
as Bill/Victor Hugenay
The Good Shepherd 2006
as Lord Cooper
The Conclave 2006
as Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
Day of Wrath 2006
as Friar Anselmo
Colour Me Kubrick 2005
as Oliver
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004
as Uncle Geoffrey
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 2004
as Kenworth
I Capture the Castle 2003
as Aubrey Fox-Cotton
The Piano Player 2002
as Nicholas Farrel
The Wolf of the West Coast 2002
as Lew Millar
Bridget Jones's Diary 2001
as Uncle Geoffrey
Hell Swarm 2000
as Albion
All the Little Animals 1999
as Mr. Stuart Whiteside
The Octopus 1998
as Thomas
Vigo 1998
as Dr. Gerard
The Commissioner 1998
as Gordon Cartwright
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord 1998
as John Aspinall
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace 1997
as Luxor
Crimetime 1996
as Crowley
- Nuremberg
Nuremberg 1996
as Narrator
E=MC² 1996
as Dr. Eric Amore
The Trial of Lord Lucan 1994
as Sir James Hallows
The Blackheath Poisonings 1992
as Roger Vandervent
Carry On Columbus 1992
as Torquemada
The Maid 1991
as Laurent Leclair
The Yellow Wallpaper 1989
as Charles Stark
Just Another Secret 1989
as Markus Vogel
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1988
as Stapleton
Catherine 1988
as John Dunbar
- Still Crazy Like a Fox
Still Crazy Like a Fox 1987
as The Duke of Trent
Lace 2 1985
as Charles Chazelle
Deceptions 1985
as Richard Blackwell
Real Life 1984
as Robin
Eureka 1983
as Roger
Zero Point 1982
as Felix
Priest of Love 1981
as Aldous Huxley
Flashpoint Africa 1980
as Ramon Funes
Zulu Dawn 1979
as Lt. Melvill, Co-Producer
Albino 1976
as Terrick
Conduct Unbecoming 1975
as 2nd Lieutenant Edward Millington
Chips with Everything 1975
as Pilot Officer
The Abdication 1974
as Magnus
- Miss Nightingale
Miss Nightingale 1974
as Henry Nicholson
Great Expectations 1974
as Bentley Drummle
The Great Waltz 1972
as Josef Strauss
Credits from TMDB.