Bio
James Faulkner is an English actor best known for his many various appearance on television and in films, usually in supporting roles, including playing Lt. Teignmouth Melvill in Zulu Dawn, which he co-produced.
He is also known for his starring role as Pop Sixtus IV (originally Cardinal Francesco Della Rovere), who was elected Pope by colleagues who believed he was an unworldly mystic who could be easily controlled, in the historical fantasy drama television series Da Vinci's Demons.
Born in London, James is widely recognised for playing Uncle Geoffrey alongside Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones' Diary. He is a veteran of television whose credits include many guest lead appearances in major UK series including Spooks, Inspector Morse, Hamish Macbeth, Lovejoy, Minder, Wycliffe, Taggart and Poirot.
James has been seen in numerous US television series including Baron Mullens in ABC's Covington Cross, The Martian Chronicles, The Bourne Identity, Deceptions, Guinevere, Highlander, McKenna, La Femme Nikita, Relic Hunter, The Monkey King and the part of Marcellus Agrippa in ABC's epic remake of Ben Hur.
James has appeared on international television with roles in Germany's popular Der Bibel Code, France's Napoleon, Italy's Genghis Khan and title roles in New Zealand's The Shadow Trader and Israel's Big Man, Small Country.
Films include Matthew Vaughan's 2010 blockbuster X-Men First Class, The Good Shepherd starring Robert de Niro, Disney's The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle, and The Three Investigators and the Secret Of Skeleton Island as well as playing Uncle Geoffrey in the smash hit film adaptation of Bridget Jones' Diary and its sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
Theatre roles include the Player in Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead for the English Touring Theatre, Casti Piani in Lulu at the Almeida, Lenin in Lenin in Love, Kunz in the RSC's A Patriot for Me and the Count in Simon Callow's production of Les Enfants du Paradis.
James has narrated over 40 documentaries and is also the voice of ITN News.