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James Faulkner

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Birth name James Sebastian Faulkner
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 july 1948 (75 years) at Hampstead (United-kingdom)

James Sebastian Faulkner (born 18 July 1948) is an English actor, known for his many various appearance on television and in films, 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, Murder 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 Agrippa in the BBC's 1976 television adaptation of I, Claudius and portrayed Aldous Huxley in 1981's Priest of Love.

In 1988 he portrayed one of the biggest enemies of Sherlock Holmes, 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 Anglo-American 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.

Faulkner played Cardinal Rhades in the German thriller Bibelkode (The Bible Code) 2008. James Faulkner was cast as Pope Sixtus IV - Francesco & Alessandro della Rovere in BBC Worldwide's historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons in 2013. He was also cast to play Lord Daniel Sinderby in the highly acclaimed Edwardian costume drama Downton Abbey produced by ITV in 2014.

In 2016 he will join the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Randyll Tarly, the father of Samwell Tarly.

Biography

Bien qu'il ait amorcé sa carrière d'acteur de télévision et de cinéma dès 1971, on le découvre en 1976 dans la série télévisée britannique Moi Claude empereur (I, Claudius), où il incarne Hérode Agrippa. En 1989, il est l'inquiétant professeur Stapleton opposé au Sherlock Holmes interprété par Jeremy Brett dans Le Chien des Baskerville, un téléfilm de la série télévisée Sherlock Holmes. En 1989, il joue le major Eustace dans Meurtre par procuration de la série Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christhie's Poirot), où David Suchet incarne le petit policier belge.

En 2001, il devient l'oncle Geoffrey dans Le Journal de Bridget Jones, un rôle qu'il reprend trois ans plus tard dans Bridget Jones : L'Âge de raison.

Usually with

Dolly Wells
Dolly Wells
(4 films)
Simon Hayes
Simon Hayes
(4 films)
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Faulkner (42 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2018Paul, Apostle of ChristActorPaul
2017Atomic BlondeActorChief "C"
2017Final PortraitActorPierre Matisse
2016Underworld: Blood WarsActorCassius
2016Bridget Jones's BabyActorUncle Geoffrey
2011X-Men: First ClassActorSwiss Bank Manager
2008The Bank JobActorGuy Singer
2008FranklynActorPastor Bone
2007HitmanActorSmith Jamison
2006Colour Me KubrickActorOliver
2006The Good ShepherdActorLord Cooper
2006The ConclaveActorCardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
2004Lady DeathActorGeneral Utuk Xul
2004Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination LondonActorKenworth
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonActorUncle Geoffrey
2003I Capture the CastleActorAubrey Fox-Cotton
2002The Piano PlayerActorNicholas Farrel
2002The Wolf of the West CoastActorLew Millar
2001Bridget Jones's DiaryActorUncle Geoffrey
2001The Lost EmpireActor
1999All the Little AnimalsActorMr. Stuart Whiteside
1998The CommissionerActorGordon Cartwright
1998The OctopusActorThomas
1998VigoActorDr. Gerard
1996CrimetimeActorCrowley
1992Carry On ColumbusActorTorquemada
1991The MaidActorLaurent Leclair
1990DeceptionsActor
1988The Bourne IdentityActorD'Anjou
1988The Hound of the BaskervillesActorStapleton
1988Meurtre par procurationActor
1985DeceptionsActorRichard Blackwell
1984LaceActor
1983EurekaActorRoger
1981Priest of LoveActorAldous Huxley
1979Zulu DawnActor, Co-ProducerLt. Melvill
1976AlbinoActorTerrick
1975Conduct UnbecomingActorTenente Edward Millington
1975Conduct UnbecomingActorTenente Edward Millington
1974The AbdicationActorMagnus
1974Great ExpectationsActorBentley Drummle
1972The Great WaltzActorJosef Strauss