James Faulkner

Personal context

Summary

James Faulkner is a British actor known for playing Herod Agrippa in I, Claudius, Lord Sinderby in Downton Abbey, Pope Sixtus IV in Da Vinci’s Demons, Randyll Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Saint Paul in Paul, Apostle of Christ. His film and television work ranges across historical drama, crime, fantasy, and religious stories. He has described his Anglican upbringing and said that playing Paul affected him personally, while hoping the film would reach both Christian and secular audiences. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism are on record.