Portrait of Julian Richings

Julian Richings

Acting

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.

Born: August 30, 1956

Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Filmography

2026
Honey Bunch

as Delwyn

2025
The Institute

as Stackhouse

2025
It Feeds

as Dr. Ronald Whittaker

2024
Return to Wickensburg

as Mr. Hexenmeister

2024
A Thousand Cuts

as Webster

2024
Scared Shitless

as Professor Cummings

2024
Campton Manor

as Edward

2023
T-Bone

as Chris

2023
Beau Is Afraid

as Strange Man

2022
Wickensburg

as Mr Hexenmeister

2022
Salvation

as John

2022
Charlotte

as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)

2021
Vicious Fun

as Fritz

2021
Chapelwaite

as Phillip Boone

2021
Stanleyville

as Homunculus

2021
2020
Stardust

as Tony Defries

2020
Business Ethics

as Martin Abacus

2020
Hall

as Julian

2020
Spare Parts

as The Emperor

2020
Anything for Jackson

as Henry Walsh

2019
Sailor

as The Magistrate

2019
Perpetual Grace LTD

as Jonathan Joy

2019
True Fiction

as Lenny Rupert

2019
Blood & Treasure

as Alessandro LaLande

2019
Talent Drivers

as Vincent

2019
2019
Doom Patrol

as Heinrich Von Fuchs

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
2016
Frontier

as Mr. Pickersgill

2016
Channel Zero

as The Gardener

2016
Blood Hunters

as Father Stewart

2016
Prisoner X

as Jefferson

2016
The Witch

as Governor

2015
The Magicians

as Asteroth

2015
The Expanse

as Vargas

2015
Patriot

as Peter Icabod

2015
All Hallows' Eve 2

as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)

2015
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
Ejecta

as William Cassidy

2014
Patch Town

as Yuri

2013
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
Victims

as Gatling

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

2012
The Tape

as Jack

2011
Three Inches

as Ethan

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
2011
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
Trigger

as Bucky

2010
Rookie Blue

as Cedric

2010
Storm Worlds

as Narrator (voice)

2010
Survival of the Dead

as James O'Flynn

2010
Wingin' It

as William Shakespeare

2010
Republic of Doyle

as Lionel Harris

2009
Sea Wolf

as Mugridge

2009
Sea Wolf

as Mugridge

2009
2009
The Listener

as Miles Mellini

2009
2008
XIII

as Mr. Cody

2008
Elegy

as Actor in Play #1

2008
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
Nature of the Beast

as Dr. Chamberlain

2007
Heartland

as Mr. Hanley

2007
Heartland

as Levon Hanley

2007
2007
Shoot 'Em Up

as Hertz's Driver

2007
2007
The Third Eye

as Charlie Rabbit

2006
Grossology

as Darko Crevasse (voice)

2006
The Last Sect

as Karpov

2006
X-Men: The Last Stand

as Mutant Theatre Organizer

2006
Skinwalkers

as Sad Looking Man

2006
A Lobster Tale

as Hank Perkins

2006
Drive Time Murders

as 'The Doc'

2005
Supernatural

as Death

2005
2004
2004
2004
Being Julia

as Mr. Turnbull

2004
2004
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
Salem Witch Trials

as Jonathan Walcott

2002
Puppets Who Kill

as French Painter

2002
Puppets Who Kill

as Mr. Portnoy

2002
2002
I Shout Love

as Cab Driver

2001
Tracker

as Max

2001
Treed Murray

as Homeless Man

2001
Century Hotel

as Waiter

2001
MythQuest

as Loki

2001
Prince Charming

as Wacktazar

2001
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

2000
2000
The Hustle

as Detective Walsh

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
Motel

as Tenant

1998
Highlander: The Raven

as Basil Morgan

1998
Urban Legend

as Weird Janitor

1998
Cube

as Alderson

1997
Ms. Scrooge

as Christmas Yet to Come

1997
Mimic

as Workman

1997
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

as Doctor Saul Sprockett

1997
La Femme Nikita

as Errol Sparks

1997
1996
Hard Core Logo

as Buck Haight

1996
The Boys Club

as Officer Cole

1995
1995
1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

as Logan’s Henchman

1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

as Sir George's Servant

1994
Due South

as Miles Emery

1992
Giant Steps

as Danceband Teacher

1992
Forever Knight

as Dr. Paul Dana

1992
1991
Naked Lunch

as Exterminator #4

1991
Heritage Minutes

as A.A. Milne

1991
Heritage Minutes

as King Henry VII

1991
1990
Clarence

as Reynolds

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
1987
Love at Stake

as Town Crier