James Faulkner | |
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 Faulkner in 2018 | |
| Born | 18 July 1948 |
| Education | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Wrekin College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
James Faulkner (born 18 July 1948)[1] is a British actor. He is best known for playing Pope Sixtus IV in the television series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), Randyll Tarly in the television series Game of Thrones (2016–2017), and Saint Paul in the film Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Great Waltz | Josef Strauss | |
| 1974 | The Abdication | Magnus de la Gardie | |
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | 2nd Lt. Edward Millington | |
| 1976 | Whispering Death | Terrick | |
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn | Teignmouth Melvill | |
| 1980 | Flashpoint Africa | Ramon Funes | |
| 1981 | Priest of Love | Aldous Huxley | |
| 1983 | Eureka | Roger | |
| 1989 | The Shadow Trader | ||
| 1992 | Carry On Columbus | Torquemada | |
| 1992 | Lovejoy 'Friends in High Places' | Alfredo Pereira | |
| 1996 | Crimetime | Crowley | |
| 1997 | A Kid in Aladdin's Palace | Luxor | |
| 2001 | Burning Down the House | Hal Lander | |
| Bridget Jones's Diary | Uncle Geoffrey | ||
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle | Aubrey Fox-Cotton | |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Uncle Geoffrey | |
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Lord Duncan Kenworth | ||
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Oliver | |
| 2006 | The Conclave | Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville | |
| The Good Shepherd | Lord Cooper | ||
| Day of Wrath | Friar Anselmo | ||
| 2007 | Hitman | Smith Jamison | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Guy Singer | |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Swiss Bank Manager | |
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Uncle Geoffrey | |
| 2016 | Underworld: Blood Wars | Cassius | |
| 2017 | Final Portrait | Pierre Matisse | |
| 2017 | Atomic Blonde | Chief C | |
| 2018 | Paul, Apostle of Christ | Saint Paul | |
| 2021 | All Those Small Things | Jonathan Robbins | |
| 2022 | The Devil Conspiracy | Cardinal Vincini |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Herod Agrippa | TV serial, 6 episodes |
| 1978 | Hazell | Gordon Gregory | 6 episodes |
| 1985 | The Bill | Sidney Sharman | Episode: Burning the Books |
| 1986 | First Among Equals | Simon Kerslake | TV serial |
| 1988 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Stapleton | Alongside Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke for the Granada TV production |
| 1989 | Frederick Forsyth Presents | Markus Vogel | Just Another Secret (1989) |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Major Eustace | Episode: Murder in the Mews (Series 1 Episode 2) |
| 1992 | The Blackheath Poisonings | Roger Vandervent | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Steven Lander | Episode: The Dead Flautist (Series 1 Episode 2) |
| 1998 | Taggart | Colonel Robert Falkirk | Episode: Dead Reckoning (Series 14 Episode 41) |
| 2010 | Ben Hur | Marcellus | TV mini-series, 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Spooks | Robert Westhouse | Series 9 Episode 2 |
| 2013–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Pope Sixtus IV | 24 episodes |
| 2014 | Downton Abbey | Lord Sinderby | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Game of Thrones | Randyll Tarly | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Life on Earth: A New Prehistory | Narrator | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Frank O'Toole | Episode: Written in Murder (Series 7 Episode 3) |
| 2018 | Watership Down | Frith | Episode: The Journey |
| 2020 | The Alienist | Cornelius Vanderbilt II | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | King Arthur/Green Knight | Main Voice Role |
| 2021 | Tribes of Europa | General Cameron | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Charles Partner | Recurring role - Episodes 2 & 6 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Walking with Beasts: Operation Salvage | Voice | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Professor Severus Snape (voice) | |
| 2012 | Blades of Time | Narrator, Brutal Lich (voices) | |
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Cassandra's Associate (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Turing Test | T.O.M (voice) | |
| 2018 | League of Legends | Swain (voice)[3] |
