Actor
James Faulkner
July 18, 1948 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
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.
Notable work
8.5Game of Thrones (2011)
as Randyll Tarly
7.3X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Swiss Bank Manager
6.4Atomic Blonde (2017)
as Chief "C"
6.7Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
as Uncle Geoffrey
5.9Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
as Cassius
6.2Hitman (2007)
as Smith Jamison
6.4Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
as Uncle Geoffrey
6.2Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
as Uncle Geoffrey
7.2Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Rev. Prentice Wicks
6.9The Bank Job (2008)
as Guy Singer
6.4The Good Shepherd (2006)
as Lord Cooper
8.1Downton Abbey (2010)
as Lord Sinderby
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