James Faulkner (actor)
{{Short description|British actor (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = James Faulkner
| image = James Faulkner 2021.jpg
| caption = Faulkner at German Comic Con 2021
| birth_name = James Sebastian Faulkner
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1948|7|18}}
| birth_place = Hampstead, London, England, UK
| education = Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active= 1970–present
| spouse = Kate Faulkner (m. 1976)
| children = 2
}}
James Sebastian Faulkner (born 18 July 1948) 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).
Early life
James Faulkner was born in Hampstead, on 18 July 1948. For three years, he studied acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cssd.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/high-profile-alumni|title=Central School of Speech and Drama High Profile Alumni|work=cssd.ac.uk|access-date=3 March 2025|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220506015319/https://www.cssd.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/high-profile-alumni|url-status=live}}
Career
In 1972, Faulkner made his acting debut as Josef Strauss in the musical film The Great Waltz at the age of 24.
In 2016, Faulkner was cast as Randyll Tarly, the strict father of Samwell Tarly, in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, for the show's sixth season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/17/game-of-thrones-casts-samwell-tarlys-father-for-season-6|title=Game of Thrones Casts Samwell Tarly's Father for Season 6|last=Fowler|first=Matt|date=17 September 2015|publisher=IGN|website=www.ign.com|access-date=28 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/news/guess-which-downton-abbey-star-is-crossing-over-into-westeros-6131/|title=Guess Which Downton Abbey Star Is Crossing Over Into Westeros|date=18 September 2015|publisher=Elle|website=www.elle.com.au|access-date=28 July 2024}} In 2018, Faulkner has portrayed the title character in the Christian film Paul, Apostle of Christ.{{cite web|url=https://www.christianlearning.com/actor-who-played-the-apostle-paul-reveals-he-was-filled-by-the-holy-spirit-while-filming/|title=Actor Who Played The Apostle Paul Reveals He Was Filled By The Holy Spirit While Filming|last=Gayle|first=Rhoda|date=13 April 2019|publisher=Christian Learning|website=www.christianlearning.com|access-date=28 July 2024}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| 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 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2001 | Hal Lander | ||
| Bridget Jones's Diary | Uncle Geoffrey | ||
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle | Aubrey Fox-Cotton | |
| rowspan="2"| 2004 | Uncle Geoffrey | ||
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Lord Duncan Kenworth | ||
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Oliver | |
| rowspan="3"| 2006 | 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 | |
| rowspan="2"|2018 | Paul, Apostle of Christ | Saint Paul | |
| The Sonata | Sir Victor Ferdinand | ||
| 2021 | All Those Small Things | Jonathan Robbins | |
| 2022 | The Devil Conspiracy | Cardinal Vincini | |
| 2023 | Awareness | El Americano | |
| 2024 | Chief of Station | Deputy Director Williams | |
| 2025 | The Last Supper | Caiaphas |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| 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 |
| 1985 | Minder on the Orient Express | Ted Moore | TV Film spin off. |
| 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) |
| 1991 | Inspector Morse | Basilios Vasilakis | Episode: Greeks Bearing Gifts (Series 5 Episode 4) |
| 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 |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable"
!Title !Role !Notes |
| 2001
|Walking with Beasts: Operation Salvage |Voice | |
| 2009
|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |Professor Severus Snape (voice) | |
| 2012
|Narrator, Brutal Lich (voices) | |
| 2014
|Cassandra's Associate (voice) | |
| 2016
|T.O.M (voice) | |
| 2018
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References
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male voice actors
Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Category:People educated at Wrekin College
Category:Male actors from London