Julian Richings

Born: 1956-08-30 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2026

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen as Larry Poole
Honey Bunch as Delwyn
Man Eating Pussy as Freddie
Turn It Up! as Dr. Pretorious

2025

The Institute as Stackhouse
It Feeds as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide as Horror Film Expert
Secrets of Wickensburg as Mr. Hexenmeister

2024

Campton Manor as Edward
Scared Shitless as Professor Cummings
A Thousand Cuts as Webster
Return to Wickensburg as Mr. Hexenmeister

2023

Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Procrustes
Beau Is Afraid as Strange Man
Relax, I'm from the Future as Percy
T-Bone as Chris

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Dooley
Reginald the Vampire as Logan
Charlotte as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
Hall as Julian
Oldtimers as Richard
Wickensburg as Mr Hexenmeister
Time Traveling Through Time as Narrator
Salvation as John

2021

Chapelwaite as Phillip Boone
Chaos Walking as Gault
Vicious Fun as Fritz
Stanleyville as Homunculus

2020

Anything for Jackson as Henry Walsh
Spare Parts as The Emperor
Stardust as Tony Defries
Business Ethics as Martin Abacus

2019

Doom Patrol as Heinrich Von Fuchs
The Umbrella Academy as Chet Rodo
Blood & Treasure as Alessandro LaLande
Polar as Lomas
Perpetual Grace LTD as Jonathan Joy
True Fiction as Lenny Rupert
The Christmas Temp as Luca
Talent Drivers as Vincent
Sailor as The Magistrate

2018

Carter as Ray Understone

2017

American Gods as Iktomi
Creeped Out as Zephaniah
Midnight Confession as Grass (voice)
The Space Between as Stash
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)

2016

Channel Zero as The Gardener
The Witch as Governor
Frontier as Mr. Pickersgill
The Rainbow Kid as Elvis Grimes
Prisoner X as Jefferson
Blood Hunters as Father Stewart

2015

The Expanse as Vargas
The Magicians as Asteroth
12 Monkeys as Adviser to the Witness
Killjoys as Ancient Scarback
Patriot as Peter Icabod
Regression as Tom
Whatever, Linda as Aloysius Finkle
A Christmas Horror Story as Gerhardt
All Hallows' Eve 2 as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
Reign as Mr. Ian
She Stoops to Conquer

2014

Ejecta as William Cassidy
Patch Town as Yuri
Hellmouth as Smiley

2013

Hannibal as Caged Man
Orphan Black as Benjamin Kertland
Man of Steel as Lor-Em
Hemlock Grove as Swiss Doctor
Transporter: The Series as Edouard Orlande
The Colony as Leland
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet as Ricky
Septic Man as Phil Prosser
We Are Not Here as Monday
Victims as Gatling
The Last Halloween as Chatterbox

2012

The Conspiracy as Green Man
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
The Tape as Jack

2011

Hell on Wheels as SLC Records Clerk
Bag of Bones as Elmer Durgin
Dave vs Death as Death
Three Inches as Ethan
Animal Control as Larry
Patch Town as Child Catcher
Collaborator as Maurice LeFont

2010

Republic of Doyle as Lionel Harris
Rookie Blue as Cedric
Lost Girl as Arval
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Ferryman
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil as Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.
Survival of the Dead as James O'Flynn
Wingin' It as William Shakespeare
Trigger as Bucky
Hard Core Logo 2 as Bucky Haight
Storm Worlds as Narrator (voice)

2009

The Listener as Miles Mellini
Sea Wolf as Mugridge
Sea Wolf as Mugridge
The Timekeeper as Grease
You Might As Well Live as Dr. Pooseby
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols as Kneeling Man

2008

Murdoch Mysteries as Phillip Uxbridge
The Border as Professor Adrian Maguire
XIII as Mr. Cody
Elegy as Actor in Play #1
The Trojan Horse as Barrie
Jack and Jill vs. The World as Mr. Smith
Toronto Stories as Leather Jacket
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween as Mr. Tibers
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid as Mr. Tibers
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow as Kneeling Man

2007

Heartland as Mr. Hanley
Dead Silence as Bos
Saw IV as Vagrant
Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz's Driver
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost as Mr. Tibers
Nature of the Beast as Dr. Chamberlain
The Third Eye as Charlie Rabbit
The Tracey Fragments as Dr. Heker

2006

Grossology as Darko Crevasse (voice)
Skinwalkers as Sad Looking Man
The Last Sect as Karpov
A Lobster Tale as Hank Perkins
At the Hotel as Baby Man
X-Men: The Last Stand as Mutant Theatre Organizer
Drive Time Murders as 'The Doc'

2005

Supernatural as Death
Black Widow as Dr. Deadman
Finding the Fallen as Narrator

2004

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital as Otto
Being Julia as Mr. Turnbull
Kingdom Hospital as Otto
Some Things That Stay as Minister
The Last Casino as Orr
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' as Self
The Limb Salesman as Contact
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill as William Cattermole

2003

Missing as Doc
Open Range as Wylie
Wrong Turn as Three Finger
Slings & Arrows as Reg Mortimer
My Life Without Me as Dr. Thompson
Eloise at the Plaza as Patrice the Chef
Eloise at Christmastime as Patrice the Chef
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil as Satan

2002

Puppets Who Kill as French Painter
Salem Witch Trials as Jonathan Walcott
Between Strangers as Nigel
I Shout Love as Cab Driver

2001

A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Jerome Aland
Tracker as Max
MythQuest as Loki
Prince Charming as Wacktazar
Century Hotel as Waiter
Treed Murray as Homeless Man
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Brother Clote
On Their Knees as Pappy

2000

The Zack Files as The Mad Hatter
The Crossing as McKenzie
The Claim as Francis Bellanger
The Hustle as Detective Walsh
Two Thousand and None as Curator

1999

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien as Meenom
Detroit Rock City as Ticket Taker
Amazon as Elder Malakai
The Time Shifters as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist

1998

Highlander: The Raven as Basil Morgan
Cube as Alderson
Urban Legend as Weird Janitor
The Red Violin as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as Bix
Once a Thief: Family Business as Camier
The Show: Stories Within a Film as The Lead Actor
Motel as Tenant

1997

La Femme Nikita as Errol Sparks
Mimic as Workman
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes as Doctor Saul Sprockett
Ms. Scrooge as Christmas Yet to Come
Pale Saints as Einstein
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother as Camier
Heritage Minutes: Winnie as A.A. Milne

1996

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as Earl Cornell
Hard Core Logo as Buck Haight
The Boys Club as Officer Cole

1995

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years as Logan’s Henchman
Moonlight and Valentino as Hair Stylist
Love Child as Tom Sr.
The Shamrock Conspiracy as Reader
The Song Spinner as Callo
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time as Bono

1994

Due South as Miles Emery
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as Sir George's Servant

1992

Forever Knight as Dr. Paul Dana
The Valour and the Horror as John Crocker
Giant Steps as Danceband Teacher

1991

Naked Lunch as Exterminator #4
Heritage Minutes as A.A. Milne
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot as King Henry VII

1990

Counterstrike as Rettie
Maniac Mansion as Tax Man
Clarence as Reynolds

1989

The Top of His Head as Robert (henchman)

1988

War of the Worlds as Man with Hat

1987

Love at Stake as Town Crier