Julian Richings
September 8, 1956 (68 years old) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Julian Richings is a British-Canadian character actor. He 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, Julian 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
Credits
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2025 · The Institute as
- 2025 · It Feeds as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
- 2024 · Campton Manor as Edward
- 2023 · Relax, I'm from the Future as Percy
- 2022 · Wickensburg as Mr Hexenmeister
- 2022 · Charlotte as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
- 2021 · Vicious Fun as Fritz
- 2020 · Stardust as Tony Defries
- 2020 · Business Ethics as Martin Abacus
- 2020 · Hall as Julian
- 2020 · Anything for Jackson as Henry Walsh
- 2019 · The Christmas Temp as Luca
- 2019 · True Fiction as Lenny Rupert
- 2016 · Prisoner X as Jefferson
- 2015 · All Hallows' Eve 2 as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
- 2014 · Ejecta as William Cassidy
- 2013 · Victims as Gatling
- 2012 · The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
- 2012 · The Conspiracy as Green Man
- 2011 · Three Inches as Ethan
- 2010 · Trigger as Bucky
- 2009 · Sea Wolf as Mugridge
- 2009 · The Timekeeper as Grease
- 2008 · Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid as Mr. Tibers
- 2008 · Jack and Jill vs. The World as Mr. Smith
- 2007 · Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost as Mr. Tibers
- 2007 · Nature of the Beast as Dr. Chamberlain
- 2007 · The Tracey Fragments as Dr. Heker
- 2007 · The Third Eye as Charlie Rabbit
- 2006 · The Last Sect as Karpov
- 2006 · X-Men: The Last Stand as Mutant Theatre Organizer
- 2004 · Some Things That Stay as Minister
- 2004 · The Limb Salesman as Contact
- 2004 · The Last Casino as Orr
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Otto
- 2003 · Eloise at Christmastime as Patrice the Chef
- 2003 · Eloise at the Plaza as Patrice the Chef
- 2002 · Salem Witch Trials as Jonathan Walcott
- 2002 · Between Strangers as Nigel
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Brother Clote
- 2001 · Treed Murray as Homeless Man
- 2001 · Prince Charming as Wacktazar
- 2000 · Two Thousand and None as Curator
- 2000 · The Hustle as Detective Walsh
- 2000 · The Crossing as McKenzie
- 1999 · The Time Shifters as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
- 1997 · Ms. Scrooge as Christmas Yet to Come
- 1996 · Hard Core Logo as Buck Haight
- 1996 · The Boys Club as Officer Cole
- 1995 · The Song Spinner as Callo
- 1994 · Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as Sir George's Servant
- 1992 · Giant Steps as Danceband Teacher
- 1990 · Clarence as Reynolds
- 1987 · Love at Stake as Town Crier
- Future · Keeper of the Cup as Rick
- 2025 · Honey Bunch as Delwyn
- 2024 · Return to Wickensburg as Mr. Hexenmeister
- 2024 · A Thousand Cuts as Webster
- 2024 · Scared Shitless as Professor Cummings
- 2023 · Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Procrustes
- 2023 · T-Bone as Chris
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Strange Man
- 2022 · Time Traveling Through Time as Narrator
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Dooley
- 2022 · Reginald the Vampire as Logan
- 2022 · Oldtimers as Richard
- 2022 · Salvation as John
- 2021 · Chapelwaite as Phillip Boone
- 2021 · Stanleyville as Homunculus
- 2021 · Chaos Walking as Gault
- 2020 · Spare Parts as The Emperor
- 2019 · Sailor as The Magistrate
- 2019 · Perpetual Grace LTD as Jonathan Joy
- 2019 · Blood & Treasure as Alessandro LaLande
- 2019 · Talent Drivers as Vincent
- 2019 · Doom Patrol as Heinrich Von Fuchs
- 2019 · The Umbrella Academy as Chet Rodo
- 2019 · Polar as Lomas
- 2018 · Carter as Ray Understone
- 2017 · Creeped Out as Zephaniah
- 2017 · Midnight Confession as Grass (voice)
- 2017 · Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
- 2017 · American Gods as Iktomi
- 2017 · The Space Between as Stash
- 2016 · Frontier as Mr. Pickersgill
- 2016 · Channel Zero as The Gardener
- 2016 · Blood Hunters as Father Stewart
- 2016 · The Rainbow Kid as Elvis Grimes
- 2016 · The Witch as Governor
- 2015 · The Magicians as Asteroth
- 2015 · The Expanse as Vargas
- 2015 · Patriot as Peter Icabod
- 2015 · Regression as Tom
- 2015 · She Stoops to Conquer as
- 2015 · A Christmas Horror Story as Gerhardt
- 2015 · Killjoys as Ancient Scarback
- 2015 · Reign as Mr. Ian
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Aloysius Finkle
- 2015 · 12 Monkeys as Adviser to the Witness
- 2014 · Hellmouth as Smiley
- 2014 · Patch Town as Yuri
- 2013 · The Last Halloween as Chatterbox
- 2013 · We Are Not Here as Monday
- 2013 · The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet as Ricky
- 2013 · Septic Man as Phil Prosser
- 2013 · Man of Steel as Lor-Em
- 2013 · Hemlock Grove as Swiss Doctor
- 2013 · The Colony as Leland
- 2013 · Hannibal as Caged Man
- 2013 · Orphan Black as Benjamin Kertland
- 2013 · Transporter: The Series as Edouard Orlande
- 2012 · The Tape as Jack
- 2011 · Bag of Bones as Elmer Durgin
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as SLC Records Clerk
- 2011 · Collaborator as Maurice LeFont
- 2011 · Patch Town as Child Catcher
- 2011 · Animal Control as Larry
- 2010 · Hard Core Logo II as Bucky Haight
- 2010 · Todd and the Book of Pure Evil as Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.
- 2010 · Lost Girl as Arval
- 2010 · Rookie Blue as Cedric
- 2010 · Storm Worlds as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Survival of the Dead as James
- 2010 · Wingin' It as William Shakespeare
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Ferryman
- 2010 · Republic of Doyle as Lionel Harris
- 2009 · Sea Wolf as Mugridge
- 2009 · Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols as Kneeling Man
- 2009 · The Listener as Miles Mellini
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Dr. Pooseby
- 2008 · XIII as Mr. Cody
- 2008 · Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween as Mr. Tibers
- 2008 · Elegy as Actor in Play #1
- 2008 · The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow as Kneeling Man
- 2008 · The Trojan Horse as Barrie
- 2008 · Murdoch Mysteries as Phillip Uxbridge
- 2008 · The Border as Professor Adrian Maguire
- 2008 · Toronto Stories as Leather Jacket
- 2007 · Saw IV as Vagrant
- 2007 · Heartland as Mr. Hanley
- 2007 · Heartland as Levon Hanley
- 2007 · Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz's Driver
- 2007 · Dead Silence as Bos
- 2006 · Grossology as Darko Crevasse (voice)
- 2006 · Skinwalkers as Sad Looking Man
- 2006 · At the Hotel as Baby Man
- 2006 · Drive Time Murders as 'The Doc'
- 2005 · Supernatural as Death
- 2005 · Finding the Fallen as Narrator
- 2005 · Black Widow as Dr. Deadman
- 2004 · Being Julia as Mr. Turnbull
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Otto
- 2004 · Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill as William Cattermole
- 2004 · Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' as Self
- 2003 · Slings & Arrows as Reg Mortimer
- 2003 · Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil as Satan
- 2003 · Open Range as Wylie
- 2003 · Missing as Doc
- 2003 · Wrong Turn as Three Finger
- 2003 · My Life Without Me as Dr. Thompson
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as French Painter
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as Mr. Portnoy
- 2002 · I Shout Love as Cab Driver
- 2001 · On Their Knees as Pappy
- 2001 · Tracker as Max
- 2001 · Century Hotel as Waiter
- 2001 · MythQuest as Loki
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Peter Jay
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Poet
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Jerome Aland
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Alger Kates
- 2000 · The Claim as Francis Bellanger
- 2000 · The Claim as Bellanger
- 2000 · The Zack Files as The Mad Hatter
- 1999 · Amazon as Elder Malakai
- 1999 · Detroit Rock City as Ticket Taker
- 1999 · I Was a Sixth Grade Alien as Meenom
- 1998 · The Red Violin as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
- 1998 · Motel as Tenant
- 1998 · Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as Bix
- 1998 · Highlander: The Raven as Basil Morgan
- 1998 · Urban Legend as Weird Janitor
- 1998 · Cube as Alderson
- 1998 · Once a Thief: Family Business as Camier
- 1998 · The Show: Stories Within a Film as The Lead Actor
- 1997 · Mimic as Workman
- 1997 · Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother as Camier
- 1997 · The Adventures of Shirley Holmes as Doctor Saul Sprockett
- 1997 · La Femme Nikita as Errol Sparks
- 1997 · Pale Saints as Einstein
- 1997 · Heritage Minutes: Winnie as A.A. Milne
- 1996 · Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Earl Cornell
- 1995 · The Shamrock Conspiracy as Reader
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Hair Stylist
- 1995 · Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years as Logan’s Henchman
- 1995 · Love Child as Tom Sr.
- 1995 · Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time as Bono
- 1994 · Due South as Miles Emery
- 1992 · Forever Knight as Dr. Paul Dana
- 1992 · The Valour and the Horror as John Crocker
- 1991 · Naked Lunch as Exterminator #4
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes as A.A. Milne
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes as King Henry VII
- 1989 · The Top of His Head as Robert (henchman)
- Future · Dave vs Death as Death
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes: John Cabot as King Henry VII
- 1990 · Maniac Mansion as Tax Man
- 1990 · Counterstrike as Rettie
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as Man with Hat
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as Alien Scientist
- 1988 · War of the Worlds as Ardix
- 1986 · Adderly as