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James Faulkner(I)

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James Faulkner
Featuring roles from 'All Those Small Things', 'Downton Abbey', 'Game of Thrones', 'Tribes of Europa', 'Atomic Blonde', 'Underworld', 'Paul: Apostle of Christ' and 'Da Vinci's Demons'.
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James Faulkner is an English actor best known for his roles as Pope Sixtus IV in the historical fantasy series Da Vinci's Demons, and as Randyll Tarly in the HBO series, Game of Thrones.

When at school, Faulkner was never deemed as an academically minded student, however compensated by immersing himself into the arts, training as a chorister and taking part in every house play, school play and choral society concert available. Accepted into the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Faulkner studied exhaustively for three years, and won the lead role in the final graduation production of Kiss Me Kate. A promising start to the industry saw his stage presence transform dramatically, being cast in productions including Much Ado About Nothing, Dear Antoine, and The Bacchae, until it became clear that it was his time to enter the film industry.

In 1972, Faulkner made his big screen debut, being cast as Josef Strauss in MGM's musical, The Great Waltz. Without question, a cavalcade of roles soon followed, appearing in films such as Whispering Death, Murder on the Orient Express, and Priest of Love. In 1988, he appeared opposite Jeremy Brett as one of the biggest enemies of Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Some of his more notable appearances include roles in I Claudius, Underworld: Blood Wars, The Three Investigators, and the Bridget Jones films.

Over a long career in front on the lens, Faulkner has also lent his voice to a number of video games, including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, voicing Severus Snape, and additional voices in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Most recently, he voices Swain in the world-renowned League of Legends.

Announced in 2016, Faulkner joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones, portraying Randyll Tarly, a character mentioned frequently throughout the duration of the show. His lifespan, though short, is one of the more memorable, as it was his harsh and ruthless ways that led him to his untimely death.

Most recently, James Faulkner has appeared in the films Atomic Blonde and Final Portrait, and as Saint Paul in Paul, Apostle of Christ, as well as voicing Frith in the BBC-Netflix adaptation of Watership Down.
BornJuly 18, 1948
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James Faulkner in Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
James Faulkner in Atomic Blonde (2017)
James Faulkner and Andrew Hyatt in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Jim Caviezel and James Faulkner in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
James Faulkner in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Jim Caviezel and James Faulkner in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
James Faulkner in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
James Faulkner and Tom Hopper in Game of Thrones (2011)
James Faulkner and Tom Hopper in Game of Thrones (2011)
James Faulkner and Tom Hopper in Game of Thrones (2011)
James Faulkner in Game of Thrones (2011)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, James Faulkner, and Jerome Flynn in Game of Thrones (2011)

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Jim Caviezel and James Faulkner in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Paul, Apostle of Christ
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  • Paul
  • 2018
Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
Downton Abbey
8.7
TV Series
  • Lord Sinderby
Game of Thrones (2011)
Game of Thrones
9.2
TV Series
  • Randyll Tarly
Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde (2017)
Atomic Blonde
6.7
  • Chief 'C'
  • 2017

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Actor

  • Boudica
    • Old Druid
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Enliven
    • The Godfather (voice)
    • Pre-production
    • Short
  • Kristanna Loken, Nick Moran, and Paul Sidhu in Repeater (2022)
    Repeater
    • Richard Silver
    • 2022
  • Jolly Good Christmas (2022)
    Jolly Good Christmas
    • Simon Fitzsimmons
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • The Devil Conspiracy (2022)
    The Devil Conspiracy
    • Cardinal Vincini
    • 2022
  • Samantha Bond, James Lance, Louis Walwyn, and Malachi Pullar-Latchman in Hounded (2022)
    Hounded
    • Remington Redwick
    • 2022
  • Gary Oldman, Dustin Demri-Burns, Jack Lowden, Olivia Cooke, and Rosalind Eleazar in Slow Horses (2022)
    Slow Horses
    • Charles Partner
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Danton Mello and Juliana Paes in A Dangerous Practice (2022)
    A Dangerous Practice
    • Dr. Fritz
    • 2022
  • Brooke Johnston, Michael Bisping, and Olivia Popica in Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)
    Never Back Down: Revolt
    • Julian
    • 2021
  • James Faulkner in All Those Small Things (2021)
    All Those Small Things
    • Jonathan Robbins
    • 2021
  • Tribes of Europa (2021)
    Tribes of Europa
    • General Cameron
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Wizards (2020)
    Wizards
    • King Arthur
    • Green Knight (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
    The Alienist
    • Cornelius Vanderbilt
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Beach Jackals (2020)
    Beach Jackals
    • 2020
  • Legends of Runeterra (2020)
    Legends of Runeterra
    • Swain (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2020
  • As I Am (2019)
    As I Am
    • Mr. Hurt
    • 2019
  • Timothy Spall, Keeley Hawes, and Toby Stephens in Summer of Rockets (2019)
    Summer of Rockets
    • General Sir Reginald Maddox
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019

Producer

  • Flashpoint Africa (1980)
    Flashpoint Africa
    • co-producer
    • 1980
  • Zulu Dawn (1979)
    Zulu Dawn
    • co-producer
    • 1979

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Philophobia
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Paul, Apostle of Christ
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Blades of Time (VG)
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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • July 18, 1948
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Kate? - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Guy Faulkner
  • Other works
    He acted in Simon Callow's adaptation of Jacques Prevert's story, "Les Enfants Du Paradis", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Barbican Theatre in London, England with Colin Farrell, James Purefoy, Helen McCrory, Joseph Fiennes, Rupert Graves, Colin George, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Robert Demeger, Maggie Wells, Peter Sproule and James Ellis in the cast. Simon Callow was the director.

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    • Male

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    Father of Guy Faulkner and Leo Faulkner.

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