James Faulkner
James Faulkner is known for X-Men: First Class (2011), Atomic Blonde (2017), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
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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Questions about James Faulkner
How many James Faulkner films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 74 films with James Faulkner, from 1972 to 2026.
What is the best rated James Faulkner film?
The best rated James Faulkner film in the catalogue is Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018), rated 7.6.
What was the first James Faulkner film?
The first James Faulkner film in the catalogue is Zulu Dawn, from 1979.
Who has James Faulkner worked with the most?
In the catalogue, James Faulkner shares the most credits with Nick Moran (3 films), Olga Kurylenko (3 films) and Andrew Davies (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.3 X-Men: First Class
2011
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6.4 Atomic Blonde
2017
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6.7 Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
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5.9 Underworld: Blood Wars
2016
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6.2 Hitman
2007
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7.2 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
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6.9 The Bank Job
2008
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6.2 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
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6.4 Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
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6.4 The Good Shepherd
2006
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5.6 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
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6.4 The Devil Conspiracy
2023
Coming up
Trivia
- Also works as
- voice actor
- Studied at
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
74 films — 74 in the catalogue
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A Talent for Murder
2026 · Douglas Balfour
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8.0 Manipulation
2026 · Archbishop
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7.2 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Rev. Prentice Wicks
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7.2 The Last Supper
2025 · Caiaphas
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6.3 Chief of Station
2024 · Deputy Director Williams
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5.8 Boudica
2023 · Old Druid
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4.2 Repeater
2023 · Richard Silver
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6.4 The Devil Conspiracy
2023 · Cardinal Vincini
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6.7 Jolly Good Christmas
2022 · Simon
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5.2 Hounded
2022 · Remington Redwick
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7.2 The Surgeon of the Rusty Knife
2022 · Dr. Fritz
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6.3 Never Back Down: Revolt
2021 · Julian
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6.4 All Those Small Things
2021 · Jonathan Robbins
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5.6 As I Am
2019 · Mr. Hurt
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4.8 The Sonata
2018 · Sir Victor Ferdinand
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7.6 Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018 · Paul
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6.0 Final Portrait
2017 · Pierre Matisse
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6.4 Atomic Blonde
2017 · Chief "C"
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5.9 Underworld: Blood Wars
2016 · Cassius
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6.4 Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 · Uncle Geoffrey
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7.3 X-Men: First Class
2011 · Swiss Bank Manager
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5.7 Machotaildrop
2009 · The Baron
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6.3 The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle
2009 · Victor Hugenay
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6.0 Franklyn
2008 · Pastor Bone
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6.9 The Bank Job
2008 · Guy Singer
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6.2 Hitman
2007 · Smith Jamison
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6.2 The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
2007 · Bill/Victor Hugenay
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6.4 The Good Shepherd
2006 · Lord Cooper
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5.9 The Conclave
2006 · Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
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4.4 Day of Wrath
2006 · Friar Anselmo
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5.7 Colour Me Kubrick
2005 · Oliver
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6.2 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · Uncle Geoffrey
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5.6 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004 · Kenworth
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6.7 I Capture the Castle
2003 · Aubrey Fox-Cotton
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4.3 The Piano Player
2002 · Nicholas Farrel
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4.7 The Wolf of the West Coast
2002 · Lew Millar
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6.7 Bridget Jones's Diary
2001 · Uncle Geoffrey
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5.5 Hell Swarm
2000 · Albion
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6.0 All the Little Animals
1999 · Mr. Stuart Whiteside
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6.6 The Octopus
1998 · Thomas
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5.1 Vigo
1998 · Dr. Gerard
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6.0 The Commissioner
1998 · Gordon Cartwright
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6.3 Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998 · John Aspinall
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5.2 A Kid in Aladdin's Palace
1997 · Luxor
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4.3 Crimetime
1996 · Crowley
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10.0
Nuremberg
1996 · Narrator
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3.3 E=MC²
1996 · Dr. Eric Amore
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6.0 The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 · Sir James Hallows
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The Blackheath Poisonings
1992 · Roger Vandervent
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3.9 Carry On Columbus
1992 · Torquemada
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6.1 The Maid
1991 · Laurent Leclair
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5.5 The Yellow Wallpaper
1989 · Charles Stark
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9.0 Just Another Secret
1989 · Markus Vogel
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7.3 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1988 · Stapleton
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5.5 Catherine
1988 · John Dunbar
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8.3
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987 · The Duke of Trent
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Lace 2
1985 · Charles Chazelle
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6.7 Deceptions
1985 · Richard Blackwell
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7.0 Real Life
1984 · Robin
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5.3 Eureka
1983 · Roger
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7.9 Zero Point
1982 · Felix
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5.0 Priest of Love
1981 · Aldous Huxley
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8.0 Flashpoint Africa
1980 · Ramon Funes
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6.1 Zulu Dawn
1979 · Lt. Melvill
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4.0 Albino
1976 · Terrick
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5.9 Conduct Unbecoming
1975 · 2nd Lieutenant Edward Millington
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8.0 Chips with Everything
1975 · Pilot Officer
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5.6 The Abdication
1974 · Magnus
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6.5 Great Expectations
1974 · Bentley Drummle
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Miss Nightingale
1974 · Henry Nicholson
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7.0 The Great Waltz
1972 · Josef Strauss
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8.0 Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
no date
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The Mystery of the Giant Birds
no date · Narrator
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Uncle Douglas
no date · Douglas Phillips
Series and TV shows
31 titles
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7.2
Hotel Costiera
2025 · Aaron Tarsky
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8.0
Slow Horses
2022 · Charles Partner · 2 ep.
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6.9
Tribes of Europa
2021 · General Francis F. Cameron · 6 ep.
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8.2
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020 · King Arthur / Green Knight (voice) · 10 ep.
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6.9
Watership Down
2018 · Frith (voice) · 2 ep.
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7.5
The Alienist
2018 · Cornelius Vanderbilt
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8.5
Game of Thrones
2011 · Randyll Tarly · 5 ep.
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7.4
Death in Paradise
2011 · Frank O'Toole
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8.1
Downton Abbey
2010 · Lord Sinderby · 3 ep.
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6.3
Ben Hur
2010 · Marcellus · 2 ep.
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7.8
The Royal
2003 · Sir Charles
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7.7
Spooks
2002 · Robert Westhouse
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6.8
Relic Hunter
1999 · Guy Rocher
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7.4
La Femme Nikita
1997 · Cast
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7.7
Hamish Macbeth
1995 · Colonel Don Maxwell
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8.3
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Ronald Quicke
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7.6
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Clifford Hastings
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7.2
Heartbeat
1992 · Ronald Meeks
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7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Marcus Constantine
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8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Major Eustace
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7.9
Inspector Morse
1987 · Basilios Vasilakis
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7.4
Lovejoy
1986 · Alfredo Pereira
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8.2
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Stapleton
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6.8
The Bill
1984 · Cast
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7.0
Bergerac
1981 · Anton Charet
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5.6
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Appearance
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7.1
Minder
1979 · Apsimon
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6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Patrick
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7.6
The Professionals
1977 · Major Nairn
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7.8
I, Claudius
1976 · Herod Agrippa · 6 ep.
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6.2
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Rupert Farr
People data: TMDb.
Cast