Julian Richings

Personal Info

Birthday

September 8, 1956

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Julian Riching

جولیان ریچینگز

Julian Richings

Biography

Julian Richings (born September 8, 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

The Expanse

Murdoch Mysteries

The Institute

Heartland

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

Hannibal

Orphan Black

Filmography

2025
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
It Feeds
as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
Honey Bunch
as Delwyn
2024
Return to Wickensburg
as Mr. Hexenmeister
A Thousand Cuts
as Webster
Scared Shitless
as Professor Cummings
Campton Manor
as Edward
2023
Relax, I'm from the Future
as Percy
T-Bone
as Chris
Beau Is Afraid
as Strange Man
2022
Time Traveling Through Time
as Narrator
Oldtimers
as Richard
Wickensburg
as Mr Hexenmeister
Salvation
as John
Charlotte
as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
2021
Vicious Fun
as Fritz
Stanleyville
as Homunculus
Chaos Walking
as Gault
2020
Stardust
as Tony Defries
Business Ethics
as Martin Abacus
Hall
as Julian
Spare Parts
as The Emperor
Anything for Jackson
as Henry Walsh
2019
The Christmas Temp
as Luca
Sailor
as The Magistrate
True Fiction
as Lenny Rupert
Polar
as Lomas
2017
Midnight Confession
as Grass (voice)
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
The Space Between
as Stash
2016
Blood Hunters
as Father Stewart
The Rainbow Kid
as Elvis Grimes
Prisoner X
as Jefferson
The Witch
as Governor
2015
All Hallows' Eve 2
as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
Regression
as Tom
A Christmas Horror Story
as Gerhardt
Reign
as Mr. Ian
2014
Hellmouth
as Smiley
Ejecta
as William Cassidy
Patch Town
as Yuri
2013
The Last Halloween
as Chatterbox
We Are Not Here
as Monday
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
as Ricky
Septic Man
as Phil Prosser
Man of Steel
as Lor-Em
The Colony
as Leland
Victims
as Gatling
2012
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
The Conspiracy
as Green Man
The Tape
as Jack
2011
Three Inches
as Ethan
Collaborator
as Maurice LeFont
Dave vs Death
as Death
Animal Control
as Larry
2010
Hard Core Logo II
as Bucky Haight
Trigger
as Bucky
Survival of the Dead
as James O'Flynn
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Ferryman
2009
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
as Kneeling Man
The Timekeeper
as Grease
You Might As Well Live
as Dr. Pooseby
2008
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
as Mr. Tibers
Elegy
as Actor in Play #1
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
as Kneeling Man
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
as Mr. Tibers
Jack and Jill vs. The World
as Mr. Smith
Toronto Stories
as Leather Jacket
2007
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
as Mr. Tibers
Saw IV
as Vagrant
Nature of the Beast
as Dr. Chamberlain
The Tracey Fragments
as Dr. Heker
Shoot 'Em Up
as Hertz's Driver
Dead Silence
as Bos
The Third Eye
as Charlie Rabbit
2006
The Last Sect
as Karpov
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Mutant Theatre Organizer
Skinwalkers
as Sad Looking Man
Drive Time Murders
as 'The Doc'
2005
Black Widow
as Dr. Deadman
2004
Some Things That Stay
as Minister
The Limb Salesman
as Contact
Being Julia
as Mr. Turnbull
The Last Casino
as Orr
Kingdom Hospital
as Otto
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
as William Cattermole
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
as Self
2003
Eloise at Christmastime
as Patrice the Chef
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
as Satan
Open Range
as Wylie
Wrong Turn
as Three Finger
Eloise at the Plaza
as Patrice the Chef
My Life Without Me
as Dr. Thompson
2002
Salem Witch Trials
as Jonathan Walcott
Between Strangers
as Nigel
I Shout Love
as Cab Driver
2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Brother Clote
On Their Knees
as Pappy
Treed Murray
as Homeless Man
Century Hotel
as Waiter
Prince Charming
as Wacktazar
2000
The Claim
as Francis Bellanger
Two Thousand and None
as Curator
The Hustle
as Detective Walsh
The Crossing
as McKenzie
1999
The Time Shifters
as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
Detroit Rock City
as Ticket Taker
1998
The Red Violin
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Motel
as Tenant
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
as Bix
Urban Legend
as Weird Janitor
Cube
as Alderson
Once a Thief: Family Business
as Camier
The Show: Stories Within a Film
as The Lead Actor
1997
Ms. Scrooge
as Christmas Yet to Come
Mimic
as Workman
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
as Camier
Pale Saints
as Einstein
Heritage Minutes: Winnie
as A.A. Milne
1996
Hard Core Logo
as Buck Haight
The Boys Club
as Officer Cole
1995
The Shamrock Conspiracy
as Reader
The Song Spinner
as Callo
Moonlight and Valentino
as Hair Stylist
Love Child
as Tom Sr.
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time
as Bono
1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Sir George's Servant
1992
Giant Steps
as Danceband Teacher
1991
Naked Lunch
as Exterminator #4
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot
as King Henry VII
1990
Clarence
as Reynolds
1989
The Top of His Head
as Robert (henchman)
1987
Love at Stake
as Town Crier