<P> In 2008 Faulkner played Cardinal Rhades in the German thriller Der Bibelcode (The Bible Code). </P> <P> Faulkner was cast as Pope Sixtus IV in BBC Worldwide's historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons in 2013 . </P> <P> He was also cast to play Lord Daniel Sinderby in the highly acclaimed Edwardian costume drama Downton Abbey produced by ITV in 2014 . </P> <P> In 2015, Faulkner played the lead antagonist, T.O.M, of philosophical puzzle game The Turing Test . </P>

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