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.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)
From Hell (2001)
Johnny English (released 2003) as Scottish Bishop
The Sin Eater (2003)
Brothers of the Head (2005)
Holby City (2005-2013)
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.