Julian Richings
Known for Acting · 211 credits
- Born
- 1956-08-30 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Julian Riching
Biography
Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956) is a British-Canadian character actor. Richings has appeared in over 225 films and television series. He trained in drama at the University of Exeter and worked as an actor for several years in the United Kingdom before moving to Toronto in 1984. In the popular series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil he played the dual characters of the Hooded Leader and Atticus Murphy Senior. When not on screen, Richings is a busy stage actor. In February of 2016 he appeared in a play titled Mustard by rising star Kat Sandler at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre. He played the role of Peter Icabod in 15 episodes of Patriot between 2015 and 2018.
Known For
TV Shows (68)
Supernatural
2005
as Death
The Expanse
2015
as Vargas
Murdoch Mysteries
2008
as Phillip Uxbridge
Heartland
2007
as Mr. Hanley / Levon Hanley
Hannibal
2013
as Caged Man
The Umbrella Academy
2019
as Chet Rodo
The Magicians
2015
as Asteroth
Doom Patrol
2019
as Heinrich Von Fuchs
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Procrustes
Lost Girl
2010
as Arval
12 Monkeys
2015
as Adviser to the Witness
Rookie Blue
2010
as Cedric
American Gods
2017
as Iktomi
La Femme Nikita
1997
as Errol Sparks
Due South
1994
as Miles Emery
Hell on Wheels
2011
as SLC Records Clerk
The Listener
2009
as Miles Mellini
Orphan Black
2013
as Benjamin Kertland
Missing
2003
as Doc
Hemlock Grove
2013
as Swiss Doctor
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Lionel Harris
Killjoys
2015
as Ancient Scarback
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
as Earl Cornell
War of the Worlds
1988
as Man with Hat / Alien Scientist / Ardix
Counterstrike
1990
as Rettie
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026
as Larry Poole
Channel Zero
2016
as The Gardener
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Poet / Jerome Aland / Peter Jay / Alger Kates
The Institute
2025
as Stackhouse
Blood & Treasure
2019
as Alessandro LaLande
Frontier
2016
as Mr. Pickersgill
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Dooley
Forever Knight
1992
as Dr. Paul Dana
Creeped Out
2017
as Zephaniah
Transporter: The Series
2013
as Edouard Orlande
Patriot
2015
as Peter Icabod
Carter
2018
as Ray Understone
Tracker
2001
as Max
Highlander: The Raven
1998
as Basil Morgan
Grossology
2006
as Darko Crevasse (voice)
Puppets Who Kill
2002
as French Painter / Mr. Portnoy
Wingin' It
2010
as William Shakespeare
Heritage Minutes
1991
as A.A. Milne / King Henry VII
Chapelwaite
2021
as Phillip Boone
Perpetual Grace LTD
2019
as Jonathan Joy
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1997
as Doctor Saul Sprockett
The Border
2008
as Professor Adrian Maguire
Maniac Mansion
1990
as Tax Man
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Otto
The Zack Files
2000
as The Mad Hatter
Adderly
1986
XIII
2008
as Mr. Cody
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
1999
as Meenom
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
2010
as Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.
Reginald the Vampire
2022
as Logan
Slings & Arrows
2003
as Reg Mortimer
Bag of Bones
2011
as Elmer Durgin
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
as Logan’s Henchman
Amazon
1999
as Elder Malakai
The Valour and the Horror
1992
as John Crocker
Movies (143)
Man of Steel
2013
as Lor-Em
The Witch
2016
as Governor
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Ferryman
Polar
2019
as Lomas
Dead Silence
2007
as Bos
Wrong Turn
2003
as Three Finger
Chaos Walking
2021
as Gault
Saw IV
2007
as Vagrant
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Strange Man
The Colony
2013
as Leland
Cube
1998
as Alderson
Mimic
1997
as Workman
Shoot 'Em Up
2007
as Hertz's Driver
Open Range
2003
as Wylie
Urban Legend
1998
as Weird Janitor
Regression
2015
as Tom
Patch Town
2011
as Child Catcher
It Feeds
2025
as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
Honey Bunch
2026
as Delwyn
Skinwalkers
2006
as Sad Looking Man
Patch Town
2014
as Yuri
Naked Lunch
1991
as Exterminator #4
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013
as Ricky
Elegy
2008
as Actor in Play #1
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Ticket Taker
Prince Charming
2001
as Wacktazar
The Red Violin
1998
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Sir George's Servant
Anything for Jackson
2020
as Henry Walsh
My Life Without Me
2003
as Dr. Thompson
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Bix
Survival of the Dead
2010
as James O'Flynn
The Rainbow Kid
2016
as Elvis Grimes
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
as Hair Stylist
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Patrice the Chef
Man Eating Pussy
2026
as Freddie
The Conspiracy
2012
as Green Man
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Patrice the Chef
A Thousand Cuts
2024
as Webster
Salvation
2022
as John
Trigger
2010
as Bucky
Love Child
1995
as Tom Sr.
A Christmas Horror Story
2015
as Gerhardt
GUM
as Brother Skull
All Hallows' Eve 2
2015
as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
The Claim
2000
as Francis Bellanger
Between Strangers
2002
as Nigel
The Tape
2012
as Jack
Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Otto
Scared Shitless
2024
as Professor Cummings
Being Julia
2004
as Mr. Turnbull
Some Things That Stay
2004
as Minister
Prisoner X
2016
as Jefferson
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008
as Mr. Smith
Spare Parts
2020
as The Emperor
The Time Shifters
1999
as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
Vicious Fun
2021
as Fritz
Turn It Up!
2026
as Dr. Pretorious
The Song Spinner
1995
as Callo
You Might As Well Live
2009
as Dr. Pooseby
Business Ethics
2020
as Martin Abacus
Stanleyville
2021
as Homunculus
Treed Murray
2001
as Homeless Man
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
2012
as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
Secrets of Wickensburg
2025
as Mr. Hexenmeister
Hard Core Logo
1996
as Buck Haight
Keeper of the Cup
as Rick
Stardust
2020
as Tony Defries
Septic Man
2013
as Phil Prosser
The Last Sect
2006
as Karpov
Two Thousand and None
2000
as Curator
A Lobster Tale
2006
as Hank Perkins
Hard Core Logo 2
2010
as Bucky Haight
Sea Wolf
2009
as Mugridge
Sailor
2019
as The Magistrate
We Are Not Here
2013
as Monday
The Last Casino
2004
as Orr
Campton Manor
2024
as Edward
Collaborator
2011
as Maurice LeFont
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
Love at Stake
1987
as Town Crier
Three Inches
2011
as Ethan
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995
as Reader
Relax, I'm from the Future
2023
as Percy
I Shout Love
2002
as Cab Driver
The Hustle
2000
as Detective Walsh
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
2007
as Mr. Tibers
Time Traveling Through Time
2022
as Narrator
Century Hotel
2001
as Waiter
The Boys Club
1996
as Officer Cole
True Fiction
2019
as Lenny Rupert
The Crossing
2000
as McKenzie
Return to Wickensburg
2024
as Mr. Hexenmeister
The Space Between
2017
as Stash
The Timekeeper
2009
as Grease
The Tracey Fragments
2007
as Dr. Heker
Ejecta
2014
as William Cassidy
Clarence
1990
as Reynolds
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Ms. Scrooge
1997
as Christmas Yet to Come
Toronto Stories
2008
as Leather Jacket
On Their Knees
2001
as Pappy
Wickensburg
2022
as Mr Hexenmeister
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
2008
as Mr. Tibers
Heritage Minutes: Winnie
1997
as A.A. Milne
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
2009
as Kneeling Man
She Stoops to Conquer
2015
Hall
2022
as Julian
The Christmas Temp
2019
as Luca
Giant Steps
1992
as Danceband Teacher
Hellmouth
2014
as Smiley
Blood Hunters
2016
as Father Stewart
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997
as Camier
Midnight Confession
2017
as Grass (voice)
Charlotte
2022
as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
as Brother Clote
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
as Mutant Theatre Organizer
The Limb Salesman
2004
as Contact
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998
as Camier
The Top of His Head
1989
as Robert (henchman)
About Julian Richings
Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956) is a British-Canadian character actor. Richings has appeared in over 225 films and television series. He trained in drama at the University of Exeter and worked as an actor for several years in the United Kingdom before moving to Toronto in 1984. In the popular series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil he played the dual characters of the Hooded Leader and Atticus Murphy Senior. When not on screen, Richings is a busy stage actor. In February of 2016 he appeared in a play titled Mustard by rising star Kat Sandl… With 211 credits spanning from 1986 to 2026, Julian Richings has appeared in 143 films and 68 TV shows.
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Most Popular Julian Richings Movies
- Man of Steel (2013) — as Lor-Em
- The Witch (2016) — as Governor
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — as Ferryman
- Polar (2019) — as Lomas
- Dead Silence (2007) — as Bos
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