Julian Richings
August 30, 1956 (69 years old) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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.
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- 2025 · The Institute as Stackhouse
- 2025 · It Feeds as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
- 2024 · Scared Shitless as Professor Cummings
- 2023 · Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Procrustes
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Strange Man
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Dooley
- 2021 · Vicious Fun as Fritz
- 2021 · Chapelwaite as Phillip Boone
- 2021 · Chaos Walking as Gault
- 2020 · Stardust as Tony Defries
- 2019 · Perpetual Grace LTD as Jonathan Joy
- 2019 · Blood & Treasure as Alessandro LaLande
- 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 · American Gods as Iktomi
- 2016 · Frontier as Mr. Pickersgill
- 2016 · Channel Zero as The Gardener
- 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 · A Christmas Horror Story as Gerhardt
- 2015 · Killjoys as Ancient Scarback
- 2015 · 12 Monkeys as Adviser to the Witness
- 2014 · Hellmouth as Smiley
- 2013 · The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet as Ricky
- 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 Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
- 2012 · The Conspiracy as Green Man
- 2011 · Bag of Bones as Elmer Durgin
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as SLC Records Clerk
- 2010 · Lost Girl as Arval
- 2010 · Rookie Blue as Cedric
- 2010 · Wingin' It as William Shakespeare
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Ferryman
- 2010 · Republic of Doyle as Lionel Harris
- 2009 · The Listener as Miles Mellini
- 2008 · XIII as Mr. Cody
- 2008 · Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween as Mr. Tibers
- 2008 · Elegy as Actor in Play #1
- 2008 · Murdoch Mysteries as Phillip Uxbridge
- 2008 · The Border as Professor Adrian Maguire
- 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 · The Last Sect as Karpov
- 2005 · Supernatural as Death
- 2004 · Some Things That Stay as Minister
- 2004 · Being Julia as Mr. Turnbull
- 2004 · The Last Casino as Orr
- 2004 · Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Otto
- 2004 · Kingdom Hospital as Otto
- 2003 · Eloise at Christmastime as Patrice the Chef
- 2003 · Slings & Arrows as Reg Mortimer
- 2003 · Open Range as Wylie
- 2003 · Missing as Doc
- 2003 · Wrong Turn as Three Finger
- 2003 · Eloise at the Plaza as Patrice the Chef
- 2003 · My Life Without Me as Dr. Thompson
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as French Painter
- 2002 · Puppets Who Kill as Mr. Portnoy
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Brother Clote
- 2001 · Tracker as Max
- 2001 · MythQuest as Loki
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Poet
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Jerome Aland
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Peter Jay
- 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
- 2000 · The Crossing as McKenzie
- 1999 · The Time Shifters as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
- 1999 · Amazon as Elder Malakai
- 1999 · Detroit Rock City as Ticket Taker
- 1998 · The Red Violin as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
- 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
- 1997 · Mimic as Workman
- 1997 · The Adventures of Shirley Holmes as Doctor Saul Sprockett
- 1997 · La Femme Nikita as Errol Sparks
- 1996 · Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Earl Cornell
- 1995 · Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years as Logan’s Henchman
- 1994 · Due South as Miles Emery
- 1992 · Forever Knight as Dr. Paul Dana
- 1991 · Naked Lunch as Exterminator #4
- 1990 · Maniac Mansion as Tax Man
- 1990 · Counterstrike as Rettie
- 1989 · The Top of His Head as Robert (henchman)
- 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
- Future · The Asylum as Dr. Raymond
- 2026 · Honey Bunch as Delwyn
- 2025 · The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
- 2024 · Return to Wickensburg as Mr. Hexenmeister
- 2024 · A Thousand Cuts as Webster
- 2024 · Campton Manor as Edward
- 2023 · Relax, I'm from the Future as Percy
- 2023 · T-Bone as Chris
- 2022 · Time Traveling Through Time as Narrator
- 2022 · Reginald the Vampire as Logan
- 2022 · Oldtimers as Richard
- 2022 · Wickensburg as Mr Hexenmeister
- 2022 · Salvation as John
- 2022 · Charlotte as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
- 2021 · Stanleyville as Homunculus
- 2020 · Business Ethics as Martin Abacus
- 2020 · Hall as Julian
- 2020 · Spare Parts as The Emperor
- 2020 · Anything for Jackson as Henry Walsh
- 2019 · The Christmas Temp as Luca
- 2019 · Sailor as The Magistrate
- 2019 · True Fiction as Lenny Rupert
- 2019 · Talent Drivers as Vincent
- 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 · The Space Between as Stash
- 2016 · Blood Hunters as Father Stewart
- 2016 · The Rainbow Kid as Elvis Grimes
- 2016 · Prisoner X as Jefferson
- 2015 · All Hallows' Eve 2 as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
- 2015 · She Stoops to Conquer as
- 2015 · Reign as Mr. Ian
- 2015 · Whatever, Linda as Aloysius Finkle
- 2014 · Ejecta as William Cassidy
- 2014 · Patch Town as Yuri
- 2013 · The Last Halloween as Chatterbox
- 2013 · We Are Not Here as Monday
- 2013 · Septic Man as Phil Prosser
- 2013 · Victims as Gatling
- 2012 · The Tape as Jack
- 2011 · Three Inches as Ethan
- 2011 · Collaborator as Maurice LeFont
- 2011 · Patch Town as Child Catcher
- 2011 · Dave vs Death as Death
- 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 · Trigger as Bucky
- 2010 · Storm Worlds as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Survival of the Dead as James O'Flynn
- 2009 · Sea Wolf as Mugridge
- 2009 · Sea Wolf as Mugridge
- 2009 · Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols as Kneeling Man
- 2009 · The Timekeeper as Grease
- 2009 · You Might As Well Live as Dr. Pooseby
- 2008 · The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow as Kneeling Man
- 2008 · Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid as Mr. Tibers
- 2008 · Jack and Jill vs. The World as Mr. Smith
- 2008 · The Trojan Horse as Barrie
- 2008 · Toronto Stories as Leather Jacket
- 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 · X-Men: The Last Stand as Mutant Theatre Organizer
- 2006 · Skinwalkers as Sad Looking Man
- 2006 · At the Hotel as Baby Man
- 2006 · A Lobster Tale as Hank Perkins
- 2006 · Drive Time Murders as 'The Doc'
- 2005 · Black Widow as Dr. Deadman
- 2005 · Finding the Fallen as Narrator
- 2004 · The Limb Salesman as Contact
- 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 · Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil as Satan
- 2002 · Salem Witch Trials as Jonathan Walcott
- 2002 · Between Strangers as Nigel
- 2002 · I Shout Love as Cab Driver
- 2001 · On Their Knees as Pappy
- 2001 · Treed Murray as Homeless Man
- 2001 · Century Hotel as Waiter
- 2001 · Prince Charming as Wacktazar
- 2000 · Two Thousand and None as Curator
- 2000 · The Hustle as Detective Walsh
- 1999 · I Was a Sixth Grade Alien as Meenom
- 1998 · Motel as Tenant
- 1998 · The Show: Stories Within a Film as The Lead Actor
- 1998 · Once a Thief: Family Business as Camier
- 1997 · Ms. Scrooge as Christmas Yet to Come
- 1997 · Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother as Camier
- 1997 · Pale Saints as Einstein
- 1997 · Heritage Minutes: Winnie as A.A. Milne
- 1996 · Hard Core Logo as Buck Haight
- 1996 · The Boys Club as Officer Cole
- 1995 · The Shamrock Conspiracy as Reader
- 1995 · The Song Spinner as Callo
- 1995 · Moonlight and Valentino as Hair Stylist
- 1992 · Giant Steps as Danceband Teacher
- 1992 · The Valour and the Horror as John Crocker
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes as A.A. Milne
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes as King Henry VII
- 1990 · Clarence as Reynolds
- 1987 · Love at Stake as Town Crier
- Future · Keeper of the Cup as Rick
- 1995 · Love Child as Tom Sr.
- 1995 · Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time as Bono
- 1994 · Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as Sir George's Servant
- 1991 · Heritage Minutes: John Cabot as King Henry VII
- 1986 · The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as