Julian Richings | |
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 Richings at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon | |
| Born | 30 August 1956 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956) [1] [2] [3] is a British-Canadian character actor. [4] He has appeared in over 225 films and television series.
After touring the United States with a British stage production, Richings moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984.[ citation needed ] Within five years, he had become a regular on the second season of the War of the Worlds TV series. In the 1996 film Hard Core Logo , he played the bitter, aging, punk rock legend Bucky Haight. He appeared in the iconic opening of the 1997 film Cube . [4] In 1999, he appeared in the science fiction film Thrill Seekers .
In 2000, he appeared as Bellanger in The Claim , and earned a Genie Award nomination for best supporting actor. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV original series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02). He played the role of Death in The CW's show Supernatural, beginning in its fifth season, and appearing again in sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth seasons. He was also Death in the short film Dave v. Death (2011). [5]
Richings performed in heavy makeup as Three Finger in Wrong Turn (2003), and nearly-blind security guard Otto in Stephen King's 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital . [6] Dramatic roles include stagehand Mr. Turnbull in the 2004 film Being Julia . [4] He appeared as Orr, a cruel loan shark in the 2004 Canadian film The Last Casino . In 2006, he appeared in a brief speaking role as the Mutant Theatre Organiser in X-Men: The Last Stand , and played a vampire killer alongside in the direct-to-DVD horror film The Last Sect.
In 2007, Richings played a driver in the film Shoot 'Em Up , [4] a dissipated and aging punk rocker in The Third Eye, transvestite psychologist Dr. Heker in The Tracey Fragments , and a number of small roles in other films, including Skinwalkers and Saw IV . [4] He appeared in the 2008 film The Timekeeper. Richings continues to be active in short films and television series, mostly in Canada. He was presented with two Dora Awards in the late 1980s, and continues[ when? ] to perform professionally in the Toronto area with a number of theatre groups.[ citation needed ]
In 2008, Richings was nominated for another Dora Award for his performance in The Palace of the End. He said that he had a part in the 2013 Superman film Man of Steel . [4] When told about a campaign to see him become the next Doctor in Doctor Who , one of his favorite childhood TV shows, he said he was flattered by the idea. [7] In 2014, he starred in the science fiction film Ejecta. [8] In 2015, he appeared in the horror film The Witch and the drama film Reign. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Love at Stake | Town Crier | |
| 1989 | The Top of His Head | Robert | |
| 1991 | Naked Lunch | Exterminator | |
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Sir George's Servant | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | Hair Stylist | |
| 1996 | Hard Core Logo | Haight | |
| 1997 | Mimic | Workman | |
| 1997 | The Boys Club | Officer Cole | |
| 1997 | Cube | Alderson | |
| 1997 | Ms. Scrooge | Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come | |
| 1997 | Pale Saints | Einstein | |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Weird Janitor | |
| 1998 | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | Bix | |
| 1998 | Red Violin | Nicolas Olsberg | |
| 1999 | Detroit Rock City | Ticket Taker | |
| 1999 | Thrill Seekers | Murray Trevor | |
| 2000 | The Crossing | McKenzie | |
| 2000 | The Claim | Bellanger | |
| 2001 | Century Hotel | Waiter | |
| 2001 | I Shout Love | Cab driver | |
| 2001 | Treed Murray | Homeless Man | |
| 2001 | Prince Charming | Wacktazar | Television film |
| 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | Brother Clote | |
| 2002 | Between Strangers | Nigel | |
| 2003 | Eloise at the Plaza | Patrice | |
| 2003 | Open Range | Wylie | |
| 2003 | My Life Without Me | Dr. Thompson | |
| 2003 | Wrong Turn | Three Finger | |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Mr. Turnbull | |
| 2004 | The Last Casino | The Usurer | |
| 2005 | Black Widow | Dr. Deadman | |
| 2006 | Skinwalkers | Sad-Looking Man | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Mutant Organiser | |
| 2007 | Shoot 'Em Up | Hertz's Driver | |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Vagrant | |
| 2007 | The Third Eye | Charlie Rabbit | |
| 2007 | Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost | Mr. Tibers | |
| 2007 | The Tracey Fragments | Dr. Heker | |
| 2008 | Heartland | Mr. Hanley | |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid | Mr. Tibers | |
| 2008 | Jack and Jill vs. the World | Mr. Smith | |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman | Mr. Tibers | |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Leather Jacket | |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween | Mr. Tibers | |
| 2008 | Elegy | Actor in Play | |
| 2009 | The Timekeeper | Grease | |
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live | Dr. Pooseby | |
| 2009 | Survival of the Dead | James O'Flynn | |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Charon | |
| 2010 | Hard Core Logo 2 | Bucky Haight | |
| 2010 | Trigger | Bucky | |
| 2010 | Collaborator | Maurice LeFont | |
| 2011 | Three Inches | Ethan | |
| 2013 | Man of Steel | Lor-Em | |
| 2013 | The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | Rahn Brothers | |
| 2013 | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Ricky | |
| 2013 | The Colony | Leyland | |
| 2013 | Septic Man | Phil Prosser | |
| 2014 | Ejecta | William Cassidy | |
| 2014 | Patch Town | Yuri | |
| 2014 | Hellmouth | Smiley | |
| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Gerhardt | |
| 2015 | The Rainbow Kid | Elvis Grimes | |
| 2015 | The Witch | Governor | |
| 2015 | Regression | Tom | |
| 2015 | She Stoops to Conquer | ||
| 2016 | Blood Hunters | Father Stewart | |
| 2016 | Prisoner X | Jefferson | |
| 2017 | The Space Between | Stash | |
| 2019 | Polar | Lomas | |
| 2020 | Stardust | Tony DeFries | |
| 2020 | Anything for Jackson | Henry Walsh | |
| 2020 | Hall | Julian | |
| 2020 | Vicious Fun | Fritz | |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking | Gault | |
| 2021 | Charlotte | Dr. Kurt Singer/Policeman #1/SS Soldier #2 | Voice |
| 2021 | Stanleyville | Homunculus | |
| 2022 | Relax, I'm from the Future | Percy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1990 | War of the Worlds | Ardix Alien Scientist Man with Hat | 15 episodes |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Harold Cooper-Haye Rolan Atkinson | 1 episode 1 episode |
| 1993–1994 | Ready or Not | Mr. Boyle | 3 episodes |
| 1996–2000 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Earl Cornel | 1 episode |
| 1997–1998 | Once a Thief | Camier | 11 episodes |
| 1997–1999 | La Femme Nikita | Errol Sparks | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Basil Morgan | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | I Was a Sixth Grade Alien | Meenom | 3 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Amazon | Elder Malakai | 9 episodes |
| 2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Poet Jerome Åland Peter Jay Alger Kates | |
| 2003 | Slings and Arrows | Reg Mortimer | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Otto | 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Puppets Who Kill | French Painter | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Puppets Who Kill | Mr. Portnoy | 1 episode |
| 2008 | XIII | Mr. Cody | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Heartland | Levon Hanley | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Wingin' It | William Shakespeare | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | Arval | 1 episode |
| 2010–2012 | Todd and the Book of Pure Evil | Hooded Leader Atticus Murphy Sr. | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2015 | Supernatural | Death | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Republic of Doyle | Lionel Harris | Episode: "3x11" |
| 2012 | Transporter: The Series | 5 episodes | |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Phillip Uxbridge | Episode: "5x3" |
| 2014–2016 | Orphan Black | Benjamin Kertland | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Hell on Wheels | SLC Records Clerk | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Hannibal | Caged Man | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Expanse | Vargas | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Patriot | Peter Icabod | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | The Magicians | Asteroth | 1 episodes |
| 2017 | Channel Zero | The Gardener | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | 12 Monkeys | The Adviser | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Creeped Out | Zephaniah | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Doom Patrol | Sturmbannführer Heinrich Von Fuchs | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | American Gods | Iktomi | Episode: "Muninn" |
| 2022 | The Umbrella Academy | Chet | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | Dooley | Episode: "Graveyard Rats" |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Starlink: Battle for Atlas | Grax |
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