James Sebastian Faulkner (born 18 July 1948) is a British actor.

He is best known for playing Pope Sixtus IV in the television series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), Randyll Tarly in the television series Game of Thrones (2016–2017), and Saint Paul in the film Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018).

He attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he studied acting and graduated from after three years.

In 1972, Faulkner made his acting debut as Josef Strauss in the musical film The Great Waltz at the age of 24.

[3][4] In 2018, Faulkner has portrayed the title character in the Christian film Paul, Apostle of Christ.