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
Destination London.
References
External links
- at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database
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