James Greene (Northern Irish actor)

James Greene (born 19 May 1931 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish actor who has appeared in numerous plays and series on United Kingdom television over a 40-year period. He has often played lawyers, clergymen, army officers and latterly judges.[1]

Greene was a continuity announcer on Ulster Television from 1959 until 1965.

His film and television appearances include:

• Mapp & Lucia (1985-1986) as the Reverend Bartlett,
• Chocky (1984)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• The Bill (1990-2008)
• Janice Beard 45 WPM (1999)
• The Prince and the Pauper (2000) as Archbishop Cranmer
• From Hell (2001)
• Johnny English (released 2003) as Scottish Bishop
• The Sin Eater (2003)
• William and Mary (TV series) (2003-2005) as Arnold McKinnon
• Brothers of the Head (2005)
• Holby City (2005-2013)
• Quest for a Heart (2007) as Narrator
• RocknRolla (2008)
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Love/Loss (2010)
• Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Whole Lotta Sole (2012)
• Doctor Who (2013)
• Shetland (2013) as Andrew Haldane
• Big School (2013–14) as Head of Science, Mr. John Hubble
• Birds of a Feather (2014) as Stanley Barrington Court the Third - 1 episode
• Downton Abbey (2015) as Sir Mark Stiles - final episode.