James Faulkner

Actor. Born 18 July 1948 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

Title on Fi1m

Born

18 July 1948, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Biography

James Sebastian Faulkner is a British actor. Born on 18 July 1948 in Hampstead, London, he trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

He made his screen debut in the 1972 film The Great Waltz. Faulkner is known for his television roles as Herod Agrippa in I, Claudius (1976), Lord Sinderby in Downton Abbey (2014), Pope Sixtus IV in Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015) and Randyll Tarly in Game of Thrones (2016–2017). Film credits include Uncle Geoffrey in the Bridget Jones series (2001–2016) and Saint Paul in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018).

Compiled from published sources (en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com) · 13 September 2026How we write and check

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, James Faulkner is known for Game of Thrones (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), Atomic Blonde (2017), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Hitman (2007), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).

I, Claudius

1976 · as Herod Agrippa