Person
Julian Richings
Acting · Born 1956-08-30 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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
Supernatural
Death
Murdoch Mysteries
Phillip Uxbridge
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Procrustes
The Expanse
Vargas
Hannibal
Caged Man
Heartland
Mr. Hanley
The Umbrella Academy
Chet Rodo
Doom Patrol
Heinrich Von Fuchs
The Magicians
Asteroth
Due South
Miles Emery
Filmography
- 2026Turn It Up!Dr. Pretorious
- 2026Something Very Bad Is Going to HappenLarry Poole
- 2026Man Eating PussyFreddie
- 2026Honey BunchDelwyn
- 2025Secrets of WickensburgMr. Hexenmeister
- 2025The Evolution of Horror Cinema WorldwideHorror Film Expert
- 2025The InstituteStackhouse
- 2025It FeedsDr. Ronald Whittaker
- 2024Return to WickensburgMr. Hexenmeister
- 2024A Thousand CutsWebster
- 2024Scared ShitlessProfessor Cummings
- 2024Campton ManorEdward
- 2023Percy Jackson and the OlympiansProcrustes
- 2023Relax, I'm from the FuturePercy
- 2023T-BoneChris
- 2023Beau Is AfraidStrange Man
- 2022Time Traveling Through TimeNarrator
- 2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesDooley
- 2022Reginald the VampireLogan
- 2022OldtimersRichard
- 2022WickensburgMr Hexenmeister
- 2022SalvationJohn
- 2022CharlotteDr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
- 2022HallJulian
- 2021Vicious FunFritz
- 2021ChapelwaitePhillip Boone
- 2021StanleyvilleHomunculus
- 2021Chaos WalkingGault
- 2020StardustTony Defries
- 2020Business EthicsMartin Abacus
- 2020Spare PartsThe Emperor
- 2020Anything for JacksonHenry Walsh
- 2019The Christmas TempLuca
- 2019SailorThe Magistrate
- 2019Perpetual Grace LTDJonathan Joy
- 2019True FictionLenny Rupert
- 2019Blood & TreasureAlessandro LaLande
- 2019Talent DriversVincent
- 2019The Umbrella AcademyChet Rodo
- 2019Doom PatrolHeinrich Von Fuchs
- 2019PolarLomas
- 2018CarterRay Understone
- 2017Creeped OutZephaniah
- 2017Midnight ConfessionGrass (voice)
- 2017Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the EndHooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
- 2017American GodsIktomi
- 2017The Space BetweenStash
- 2016FrontierMr. Pickersgill
- 2016Channel ZeroThe Gardener
- 2016Blood HuntersFather Stewart
- 2016The Rainbow KidElvis Grimes
- 2016Prisoner XJefferson
- 2016The WitchGovernor
- 2015The MagiciansAsteroth
- 2015The ExpanseVargas
- 2015PatriotPeter Icabod
- 2015All Hallows' Eve 2Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
- 2015RegressionTom
- 2015She Stoops to Conquer
- 2015A Christmas Horror StoryGerhardt
- 2015KilljoysAncient Scarback
- 2015ReignMr. Ian
- 2015Whatever, LindaAloysius Finkle
- 201512 MonkeysAdviser to the Witness
- 2014HellmouthSmiley
- 2014EjectaWilliam Cassidy
- 2014Patch TownYuri
- 2013The Last HalloweenChatterbox
- 2013We Are Not HereMonday
- 2013The Young and Prodigious T.S. SpivetRicky
- 2013Septic ManPhil Prosser
- 2013Man of SteelLor-Em
- 2013Hemlock GroveSwiss Doctor
- 2013The ColonyLeland
- 2013HannibalCaged Man
- 2013Orphan BlackBenjamin Kertland
- 2013VictimsGatling
- 2013Transporter: The SeriesEdouard Orlande
- 2012The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind LeighRahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
- 2012The ConspiracyGreen Man
- 2012The TapeJack
- 2011Three InchesEthan
- 2011Bag of BonesElmer Durgin
- 2011Hell on WheelsSLC Records Clerk
- 2011CollaboratorMaurice LeFont
- 2011Patch TownChild Catcher
- 2011Dave vs DeathDeath
- 2011Animal ControlLarry
- 2010Hard Core Logo 2Bucky Haight
- 2010Todd and the Book of Pure EvilHooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.
- 2010TriggerBucky
- 2010Lost GirlArval
- 2010Rookie BlueCedric
- 2010Storm WorldsNarrator (voice)
- 2010Survival of the DeadJames O'Flynn
- 2010Wingin' ItWilliam Shakespeare
- 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFerryman
- 2010Republic of DoyleLionel Harris
- 2009Sea WolfMugridge
- 2009Sea WolfMugridge
- 2009Curious Stories, Crooked SymbolsKneeling Man
- 2009The TimekeeperGrease
- 2009The ListenerMiles Mellini
- 2009You Might As Well LiveDr. Pooseby
- 2008Toronto StoriesLeather Jacket
- 2008XIIIMr. Cody
- 2008Roxy Hunter and the Horrific HalloweenMr. Tibers
- 2008ElegyActor in Play #1
- 2008The Facts in the Case of Mister HollowKneeling Man
- 2008Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the MermaidMr. Tibers
- 2008Jack and Jill vs. The WorldMr. Smith
- 2008The Trojan HorseBarrie
- 2008Murdoch MysteriesPhillip Uxbridge
- 2008The BorderProfessor Adrian Maguire
- 2007Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody GhostMr. Tibers
- 2007Saw IVVagrant
- 2007Nature of the BeastDr. Chamberlain
- 2007HeartlandMr. Hanley
- 2007The Tracey FragmentsDr. Heker
- 2007Shoot 'Em UpHertz's Driver
- 2007Dead SilenceBos
- 2007The Third EyeCharlie Rabbit
- 2006GrossologyDarko Crevasse (voice)
- 2006The Last SectKarpov
- 2006X-Men: The Last StandMutant Theatre Organizer
- 2006SkinwalkersSad Looking Man
- 2006At the HotelBaby Man
- 2006Drive Time Murders'The Doc'
- 2006A Lobster TaleHank Perkins
- 2005SupernaturalDeath
- 2005Black WidowDr. Deadman
- 2005Finding the FallenNarrator
- 2004Some Things That StayMinister
- 2004The Limb SalesmanContact
- 2004Being JuliaMr. Turnbull
- 2004The Last CasinoOrr
- 2004Kingdom HospitalOtto
- 2004Stephen King's Kingdom HospitalOtto
- 2004Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr TraillWilliam Cattermole
- 2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'Self
- 2003Eloise at ChristmastimePatrice the Chef
- 2003Slings & ArrowsReg Mortimer
- 2003Todd And The Book Of Pure EvilSatan
- 2003Open RangeWylie
- 2003MissingDoc
- 2003Wrong TurnThree Finger
- 2003Eloise at the PlazaPatrice the Chef
- 2003My Life Without MeDr. Thompson
- 2002Puppets Who KillFrench Painter
- 2002Between StrangersNigel
- 2002I Shout LoveCab Driver
- 2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBrother Clote
- 2001On Their KneesPappy
- 2001TrackerMax
- 2001Treed MurrayHomeless Man
- 2001Century HotelWaiter
- 2001MythQuestLoki
- 2001Prince CharmingWacktazar
- 2001A Nero Wolfe MysteryPeter Jay
- 2000The ClaimFrancis Bellanger
- 2000The Zack FilesThe Mad Hatter
- 2000Two Thousand and NoneCurator
- 2000The HustleDetective Walsh
- 2000The CrossingMcKenzie
- 1999The Time ShiftersMurray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
- 1999AmazonElder Malakai
- 1999Detroit Rock CityTicket Taker
- 1999I Was a Sixth Grade AlienMeenom
- 1998The Red ViolinNicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
- 1998MotelTenant
- 1998Universal Soldier II: Brothers in ArmsBix
- 1998Highlander: The RavenBasil Morgan
- 1998Urban LegendWeird Janitor
- 1998CubeAlderson
- 1998Once a Thief: Family BusinessCamier
- 1998The Show: Stories Within a FilmThe Lead Actor
- 1997Ms. ScroogeChristmas Yet to Come
- 1997Pale SaintsEinstein
- 1997MimicWorkman
- 1997Once a Thief: Brother Against BrotherCamier
- 1997The Adventures of Shirley HolmesDoctor Saul Sprockett
- 1997La Femme NikitaErrol Sparks
- 1997Heritage Minutes: WinnieA.A. Milne
- 1996Hard Core LogoBuck Haight
- 1996Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalEarl Cornell
- 1996The Boys ClubOfficer Cole
- 1995The Shamrock ConspiracyReader
- 1995The Song SpinnerCallo
- 1995Moonlight and ValentinoHair Stylist
- 1995Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsLogan’s Henchman
- 1995Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter TimeBono
- 1995Love ChildTom Sr.
- 1994Squanto: A Warrior's TaleSir George's Servant
- 1994Due SouthMiles Emery
- 1992Giant StepsDanceband Teacher
- 1992Forever KnightDr. Paul Dana
- 1992The Valour and the HorrorJohn Crocker
- 1991Naked LunchExterminator #4
- 1991Heritage Minutes: John CabotKing Henry VII
- 1991Heritage MinutesA.A. Milne
- 1990ClarenceReynolds
- 1990Maniac MansionTax Man
- 1990CounterstrikeRettie
- 1989The Top of His HeadRobert (henchman)
- 1988War of the WorldsMan with Hat
- 1987Love at StakeTown Crier
- 1986Adderly
- 1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
- —Keeper of the CupRick
- —The AsylumDr. Raymond
- —GUMBrother Skull
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