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
Hannibal
2013
as Caged Man
Heartland
2007
as Mr. Hanley / Levon Hanley
Due South
1994
as Miles Emery
Doom Patrol
2019
as Heinrich Von Fuchs
Lost Girl
2010
as Arval
Hell on Wheels
2011
as SLC Records Clerk
The Umbrella Academy
2019
as Chet Rodo
Rookie Blue
2010
as Cedric
The Magicians
2015
as Asteroth
Orphan Black
2013
as Benjamin Kertland
The Listener
2009
as Miles Mellini
Missing
2003
as Doc
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Procrustes
12 Monkeys
2015
as Adviser to the Witness
American Gods
2017
as Iktomi
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
as Earl Cornell
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Lionel Harris
Hemlock Grove
2013
as Swiss Doctor
La Femme Nikita
1997
as Errol Sparks
Killjoys
2015
as Ancient Scarback
War of the Worlds
1988
as Man with Hat / Ardix / Alien Scientist
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026
as Larry Poole
Forever Knight
1992
as Dr. Paul Dana
Blood & Treasure
2019
as Alessandro LaLande
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Dooley
Transporter: The Series
2013
as Edouard Orlande
Frontier
2016
as Mr. Pickersgill
Channel Zero
2016
as The Gardener
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Jerome Aland / Peter Jay / Alger Kates / Poet
Creeped Out
2017
as Zephaniah
The Institute
2025
as Stackhouse
Counterstrike
1990
as Rettie
Patriot
2015
as Peter Icabod
Carter
2018
as Ray Understone
Chapelwaite
2021
as Phillip Boone
Perpetual Grace LTD
2019
as Jonathan Joy
Tracker
2001
as Max
The Border
2008
as Professor Adrian Maguire
Highlander: The Raven
1998
as Basil Morgan
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1997
as Doctor Saul Sprockett
Puppets Who Kill
2002
as French Painter / Mr. Portnoy
MythQuest
2001
as Loki
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Otto
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
1999
as Meenom
Adderly
1986
Maniac Mansion
1990
as Tax Man
Bag of Bones
2011
as Elmer Durgin
Slings & Arrows
2003
as Reg Mortimer
XIII
2008
as Mr. Cody
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
as Logan’s Henchman
Wingin' It
2010
as William Shakespeare
Amazon
1999
as Elder Malakai
Grossology
2006
as Darko Crevasse (voice)
The Zack Files
2000
as The Mad Hatter
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
2010
as Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.
Reginald the Vampire
2022
as Logan
Sea Wolf
2009
as Mugridge
Movies (143)
Man of Steel
2013
as Lor-Em
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Ferryman
Wrong Turn
2003
as Three Finger
The Witch
2016
as Governor
Dead Silence
2007
as Bos
Polar
2019
as Lomas
Chaos Walking
2021
as Gault
The Colony
2013
as Leland
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Strange Man
Saw IV
2007
as Vagrant
Cube
1998
as Alderson
Urban Legend
1998
as Weird Janitor
Shoot 'Em Up
2007
as Hertz's Driver
Mimic
1997
as Workman
Elegy
2008
as Actor in Play #1
Naked Lunch
1991
as Exterminator #4
It Feeds
2025
as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
Open Range
2003
as Wylie
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013
as Ricky
Regression
2015
as Tom
Anything for Jackson
2020
as Henry Walsh
The Red Violin
1998
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Ticket Taker
Skinwalkers
2006
as Sad Looking Man
The Claim
2000
as Francis Bellanger
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
as Patrice the Chef
Between Strangers
2002
as Nigel
Being Julia
2004
as Mr. Turnbull
My Life Without Me
2003
as Dr. Thompson
Wickensburg
2022
as Mr Hexenmeister
Spare Parts
2020
as The Emperor
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
as Hair Stylist
Survival of the Dead
2010
as James O'Flynn
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Sir George's Servant
Stardust
2020
as Tony Defries
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Bix
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
as Patrice the Chef
Prince Charming
2001
as Wacktazar
The Hustle
2000
as Detective Walsh
A Christmas Horror Story
2015
as Gerhardt
Pale Saints
1997
as Einstein
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
Sea Wolf
2009
as Mugridge
The Time Shifters
1999
as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
Some Things That Stay
2004
as Minister
Charlotte
2022
as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
You Might As Well Live
2009
as Dr. Pooseby
The Crossing
2000
as McKenzie
The Conspiracy
2012
as Green Man
Vicious Fun
2021
as Fritz
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995
as Reader
Kingdom Hospital
2004
as Otto
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001
as Brother Clote
Hall
2022
as Julian
Honey Bunch
2026
as Delwyn
The Last Sect
2006
as Karpov
A Lobster Tale
2006
as Hank Perkins
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Century Hotel
2001
as Waiter
Clarence
1990
as Reynolds
Salem Witch Trials
2002
as Jonathan Walcott
Black Widow
2005
as Dr. Deadman
Toronto Stories
2008
as Leather Jacket
Man Eating Pussy
2026
as Freddie
All Hallows' Eve 2
2015
as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
The Tracey Fragments
2007
as Dr. Heker
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997
as Camier
Love at Stake
1987
as Town Crier
Time Traveling Through Time
2022
as Narrator
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008
as Mr. Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
2012
as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
On Their Knees
2001
as Pappy
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
2007
as Mr. Tibers
Trigger
2010
as Bucky
Ms. Scrooge
1997
as Christmas Yet to Come
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998
as Camier
Prisoner X
2016
as Jefferson
Hard Core Logo
1996
as Buck Haight
The Last Casino
2004
as Orr
Scared Shitless
2024
as Professor Cummings
Business Ethics
2020
as Martin Abacus
Return to Wickensburg
2024
as Mr. Hexenmeister
True Fiction
2019
as Lenny Rupert
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
as Mutant Theatre Organizer
The Timekeeper
2009
as Grease
Campton Manor
2024
as Edward
The Boys Club
1996
as Officer Cole
The Space Between
2017
as Stash
Relax, I'm from the Future
2023
as Percy
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
2017
as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
The Third Eye
2007
as Charlie Rabbit
Nature of the Beast
2007
as Dr. Chamberlain
Salvation
2022
as John
Septic Man
2013
as Phil Prosser
The Christmas Temp
2019
as Luca
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
2008
as Kneeling Man
Blood Hunters
2016
as Father Stewart
Ejecta
2014
as William Cassidy
Collaborator
2011
as Maurice LeFont
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004
as Self
Keeper of the Cup
as Rick
The Song Spinner
1995
as Callo
Treed Murray
2001
as Homeless Man
Victims
2013
as Gatling
Patch Town
2014
as Yuri
The Rainbow Kid
2016
as Elvis Grimes
The Limb Salesman
2004
as Contact
Stanleyville
2021
as Homunculus
The Show: Stories Within a Film
1998
as The Lead Actor
A Thousand Cuts
2024
as Webster
Two Thousand and None
2000
as Curator
Secrets of Wickensburg
2025
as Mr. Hexenmeister
Giant Steps
1992
as Danceband Teacher
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
2008
as Mr. Tibers
Oldtimers
2022
as Richard
Three Inches
2011
as Ethan
Hellmouth
2014
as Smiley
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
2008
as Mr. Tibers
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
2004
as William Cattermole
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
2003
as Satan
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
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — as Ferryman
- Wrong Turn (2003) — as Three Finger
- The Witch (2016) — as Governor
- Dead Silence (2007) — as Bos
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