Faulkner, James 1948–

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FAULKNER, James 1948–

PERSONAL

Born July 18, 1948, in Hampstead, London, England; married Kate (a sculptor); children: Guy (an actor), Leo (an actor). Education: Attended Central School of Speech and Drama.

Addresses:

Contact—Jonathan Altaras Associates, 2nd Floor, 13 Short's Gardens, WC2H 9A London, England.

Career:

Actor and producer. Provided voice for Chivas Regal, 1995.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Josef Strauss, The Great Waltz, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1972.

Magnus de la Gardie, The Abdication, Warner Bros., 1974.

2nd Lieutenant Edward Millington, Conduct Unbecoming, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1975.

Terrick, Albino (also known as Death in the Sun, Der Fluesternde Tod, The Night of the Askari, and Whispering Death), 1976.

Ich bin dein Killer (also known as Nullpunkt), 1979.

Lieutenant Melvill, Zulu Dawn, American Cinema, 1979.

Aldous Huxley, Priest of Love, Filmways, 1981.

Robin, Real Life, 1983.

Roger, Eureka, United Artists, 1984.

Megazone 23 (animated; also known as Robotech: The Movie—The Untold Story), 1985.

Megazone 23 Part II (animated), 1987.

Laurent Leclair, The Maid (also known as Un amour de banquier), 1991.

Torquemada, Carry on Columbus, 1992.

Crowley, Crimetime, Trimark Pictures, 1996.

Dr. Eric Amore, E=mc2 (also known as Wavelength), 1996.

John Aspinall, Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord, 1997.

Luxor, A Kid in Aladdin's Palace, 1998 Stuart Whiteside, All the Little Animals, Lions Gate Films, 1998.

Dr. Gerard, Vigo (also known as Vigo, histoire d'une passion and Vigo: A Passion for Life), 1998.

Thomas, Le poulpe, Bac Films, 1998.

Uncle Geoffrey Alconbury, Bridget Jones's Diary (also known as Le journal de Bridget Jones), Universal, 2001.

Lew Millar, Le loup de la Cote Quest (also known as El lobo de la Costa Oeste and The Wolf of the West Coast), 2002.

(English version) Voice of Puppet Master, Parasite Dolls (animated), ADV Films, 2002.

Aubrey Fox–Cotton, I Capture the Castle, TradMark Films, 2003.

Douglas Phillips, Uncle Douglas (short film), 2003.

Kenworth, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2004.

Oliver, Colour Me Kubrick, 2005.

Also appeared in Megazone 23 Part III.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Zulu Dawn, American Cinema, 1979.

Television Appearances; Series:

Gordon Gregory, Hazell, ITV, 1978.

Maurice Taylor, Muck and Brass, 1982.

Sir John Mullens, Covington Cross (also known as Charring Cross), ITV and ABC 1992.

Rudy Lorimer, Demob, 1993.

(English version) Voice of Tyan, Nowaru (animated; also known as Noir), 2001.

(English version) Voice of Franc, Najica (animated), 2001.

(English version) Voice of Jean–Patrick Shapplin, Rah-Xephon (animated), 2002.

(English version) Voice of policeman, Kaleido Star (animated), 2003–2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Herod Agrippa, I, Claudius, PBS and BBC, 1976.

Mr. K., The Martian Chronicles, NBC, 1980.

Menahem, Peter and Paul, CBS, 1981.

Charles Chazelle, Lace II, ABC, 1985.

Richard Blackwell, Deceptions, NBC, 1985.

Simon Kerslake, First Among Equals, PBS and syndicated, 1986.

Charles Mawby, The Contract, YTV, 1988.

D'Anjou, The Bourne Identity, ABC, 1988.

Dr. Alex Mair, Devices and Desires, PBS and ITV, 1991.

Napoleon et l'Europe, 1991.

Roger Vandervent, The Blackheath Poisonings, PBS, 1992.

Sir Alexander Strong, The Apocalypse Watch (also known as Robert Ludlum's The Apocalypse Watch), ABC, 1997.

Marcus Harding, The Lost Empire (also known as Monkey King—Ein Krieger zwischen den Welten), NBC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Bentley Drummle, Great Expectations, NBC, 1974.

Ramon, Flashpoint Africa (also known as Die Rebellen), 1984.

William, Duke of Trent, Still Crazy Like a Fox (also known as Crazy Like a Fox: The Movie), CBS, 1987.

Catherine (also known as An Anorexic's Tale: The Brief Life of Catherine), 1988.

Charles Stark, The Yellow Wallpaper, BBC and PBS, 1989.

Marcus Vogel, Just Another Secret, USA Network, 1989.

Basilios Vasilakis, Inspector Morse, Series VII: Greeks Bearing Gifts, ITV and PBS, 1991.

Guinevere (also known as Bound in Blood), Lifetime, 1994.

Francis Headly, Strike Force, YTV, 1995.

Gordon Cartwright, The Commissioner (also known as Der Commisioner–Im zentrum der Macht), Showtime, 1998.

Voice of Guardian Deity, Slayers Premium (animated), 2001.

Farrell, The Piano Player (also known as The Target), 2002.

The Super Milk–chan Show (animated), 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Major Eustace, Murder in the Mews, PBS, 1990.

Narrator, Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms (documentary), 1995.

Narrator, Nuremberg (documentary), The Discovery Channel, 1996.

Narrator, Stockpile: The Nuclear Menace (documentary), The Discovery Channel, 2001.

Sforza, Leonardo (documentary), BBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Rollo, "Away Match," The View from Daniel Pike, BBC, 1973.

Patrick, "A Girl Can't Always Have Everything," Tales of the Unexpected, syndicated and ITV1, 1980.

Major Nairn, "Kickback," The Professionals, ITV, 1980.

Alas Smith & Jones, BBC, 1984, 1997.

Apsimon, "The Car Lot Baggers," Minder, ITV, 1984.

Ted Moore, "Murder on the Orient Express," Minder, ITV, 1985.

Sidney Sharman, "Burning the Books," The Bill, ITV1, 1985.

Stapleton, "The Hound of the Baskervilles," The Return of Sherlock Holmes, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1988.

Major Eustace, "Murder in the Mews," Poirot, ITV, 1989.

Anton Charet, "Weekend Off," Bergerac, BBC, 1989.

Alfredo Pereira, "Friends in High Places," Lovejoy, BBC, 1992.

Marcus Constantine, "Pharoah's Daughter," Highlander, syndicated, 1994.

Steven Lander, "The Dead Flautist," Wycliffe, ITV, 1994.

Colonel Maxwell, "A Bit of an Epic," Hamish Macbeth, BBC, 1995.

Clifford Hastings, "Fun Times for Swingers," A Touch of Frost, ITV, 1996.

Ronald Quickie, "Cutting the Mustard," Pie in the Sky, 1997.

Dominic/Inquisitor, "War," La Femme Nikita, USA Network, 1997.

"Cat and Mouse," La Femme Nikita, USA Network, 1999.

Guy Rocher, "Memories of Montmartre," Relic Hunter, syndicated, 2000.

Ronald Meeks, "Consequences," Heartbeat, ITV, 2001.

Jaten Sarat, "Heir and the Spare," Starhunter, 2004.

Television Work; Movies:

Coproducer, Flashpoint Africa (also known as Die Rebellen), 1984.

Stage Appearances:

Angelo Verona, On the Spot, Albery Theatre, London, 1984.

Judge Advocate Jaroslav Kunz, A Patriot for Me, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, London, 1995.

Count, Les Enfants du Paradis, Barbican Theatre, 1996.

Title role, Lenin in Love, London, 2000.

The Marquis Casti–Piani, Lulu, Almeida King's Cross, London, 2001.

Also appeared as Pertinax Surly, The Alchemsit, Lyric Hammersmith, London; Di Nolli, Henry IV, Her Majesty's Theatre, London; John Middleton, The Constant Wife, Malcolm, Macbeth, and in Work, all Theatre Clwyd, Chichester, Birmingham, England; in Dear Antoine, Piccadilly Theatre, London.

Major Tours:

Appeared as Freddy, The Deep Blue Sea; Pentheus, The Bacchae, U.K. cities; in Venice Preserv'd, U.K. cities; Boswell's Life of Johnson, U.K. cities; Much Ado about Nothing, U.K. cities.