Julian Richings

Julian Richings

Known for
Acting
Born
August 30, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

Photos

Julian Richings photoJulian Richings photoJulian Richings photoJulian Richings photoJulian Richings photoJulian Richings photo

Filmography

—
Keeper of the Cup poster

Keeper of the Cup

Movie · as Rick

—
The Asylum

The Asylum

Movie · as Dr. Raymond

—
GUM

GUM

Movie · as Brother Skull

2026
Honey Bunch poster

Honey Bunch

Movie · as Delwyn

2026
Man Eating Pussy poster

Man Eating Pussy

Movie · as Freddie

2026
Turn It Up! poster

Turn It Up!

Movie · as Dr. Pretorious

2026
Junction Row poster

Junction Row

Movie

2026
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen poster

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

TV · as Larry Poole · 1 ep

2026
Eternally Yours poster

Eternally Yours

TV · as Vlad · 1 ep

2025
It Feeds poster

It Feeds

Movie · as Dr. Ronald Whittaker

2025
Secrets of Wickensburg poster

Secrets of Wickensburg

Movie · as Mr. Hexenmeister

2025
The Institute poster

The Institute

TV · as Stackhouse · 8 eps

2024
Return to Wickensburg poster

Return to Wickensburg

Movie · as Mr. Hexenmeister

2024
Campton Manor poster

Campton Manor

Movie · as Edward

2024
A Thousand Cuts poster

A Thousand Cuts

Movie · as Webster

2024
Scared Shitless poster

Scared Shitless

Movie · as Professor Cummings

2023
Beau Is Afraid poster

Beau Is Afraid

Movie · as Strange Man

2023
T-Bone poster

T-Bone

Movie · as Chris

2023
Relax, I'm from the Future poster

Relax, I'm from the Future

Movie · as Percy

2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians poster

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

TV · as Procrustes · 1 ep

2022
Salvation poster

Salvation

Movie · as John

2022
Wickensburg poster

Wickensburg

Movie · as Mr Hexenmeister

2022
Oldtimers

Oldtimers

Movie · as Richard

2022
Charlotte poster

Charlotte

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

2022
Hall poster

Hall

Movie · as Julian

2022
Time Traveling Through Time poster

Time Traveling Through Time

Movie · as Narrator

2022
Reginald the Vampire poster

Reginald the Vampire

TV · as Logan · 2 eps

2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities poster

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

TV · as Dooley · 1 ep

2021
Vicious Fun poster

Vicious Fun

Movie · as Fritz

2021
Chaos Walking poster

Chaos Walking

Movie · as Gault

2021
Stanleyville poster

Stanleyville

Movie · as Homunculus

2021
Chapelwaite poster

Chapelwaite

TV · as Phillip Boone · 5 eps

2020
Stardust poster

Stardust

Movie · as Tony Defries

2020
Spare Parts poster

Spare Parts

Movie · as The Emperor

2020
Anything for Jackson poster

Anything for Jackson

Movie · as Henry Walsh

2020
Business Ethics poster

Business Ethics

Movie · as Martin Abacus

2019
Polar poster

Polar

Movie · as Lomas

2019
Sailor poster

Sailor

Movie · as The Magistrate

2019
The Christmas Temp poster

The Christmas Temp

Movie · as Luca

2019
True Fiction poster

True Fiction

Movie · as Lenny Rupert

2019
The Umbrella Academy poster

The Umbrella Academy

TV · as Chet Rodo · 8 eps

2019
Doom Patrol poster

Doom Patrol

TV · as Heinrich Von Fuchs · 2 eps

2019
Blood & Treasure poster

Blood & Treasure

TV · as Alessandro LaLande · 4 eps

2019
Perpetual Grace LTD poster

Perpetual Grace LTD

TV · as Jonathan Joy · 4 eps

2019
Talent Drivers poster

Talent Drivers

TV · as Vincent · 1 ep

2018
Carter poster

Carter

TV · as Ray Understone · 1 ep

2017
The Space Between poster

The Space Between

Movie · as Stash

2017
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End poster

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End

Movie · as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)

2017
Midnight Confession poster

Midnight Confession

Movie · as Grass (voice)

2017
American Gods poster

American Gods

TV · as Iktomi · 1 ep

2017
Creeped Out poster

Creeped Out

TV · as Zephaniah · 2 eps

2016
Prisoner X poster

Prisoner X

Movie · as Jefferson

2016
The Witch poster

The Witch

Movie · as Governor

2016
Blood Hunters poster

Blood Hunters

Movie · as Father Stewart

2016
The Rainbow Kid poster

The Rainbow Kid

Movie · as Elvis Grimes

2016
Frontier poster

Frontier

TV · as Mr. Pickersgill · 1 ep

2016
Channel Zero poster

Channel Zero

TV · as The Gardener · 3 eps

2015
She Stoops to Conquer poster

She Stoops to Conquer

Movie

2015
A Christmas Horror Story poster

A Christmas Horror Story

Movie · as Gerhardt

2015
Regression poster

Regression

Movie · as Tom

2015
All Hallows' Eve 2 poster

All Hallows' Eve 2

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

2015
Reign poster

Reign

Movie · as Mr. Ian

2015
Whatever, Linda

Whatever, Linda

TV · as Aloysius Finkle · 10 eps

2015
Killjoys poster

Killjoys

TV · as Ancient Scarback · 1 ep

2015
Patriot poster

Patriot

TV · as Peter Icabod · 15 eps

2015
12 Monkeys poster

12 Monkeys

TV · as Adviser to the Witness · 5 eps

2015
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

TV · as Asteroth · 1 ep

2015
The Expanse poster

The Expanse

TV · as Vargas · 1 ep

2014
Patch Town poster

Patch Town

Movie · as Yuri

2014
Hellmouth poster

Hellmouth

Movie · as Smiley

2014
Ejecta poster

Ejecta

Movie · as William Cassidy

2013
Man of Steel poster

Man of Steel

Movie · as Lor-Em

2013
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet poster

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Movie · as Ricky

2013
Septic Man poster

Septic Man

Movie · as Phil Prosser

2013
The Colony poster

The Colony

Movie · as Leland

2013
The Last Halloween poster

The Last Halloween

Movie · as Chatterbox

2013
Victims poster

Victims

Movie · as Gatling

2013
We Are Not Here poster

We Are Not Here

Movie · as Monday

2013
Orphan Black poster

Orphan Black

TV · as Benjamin Kertland · 7 eps

2013
Hannibal poster

Hannibal

TV · as Caged Man · 1 ep

2013
Transporter: The Series poster

Transporter: The Series

TV · as Edouard Orlande · 4 eps

2013
Hemlock Grove poster

Hemlock Grove

TV · as Swiss Doctor · 1 ep

2012
The Conspiracy poster

The Conspiracy

Movie · as Green Man

2012
The Tape poster

The Tape

Movie · as Jack

2012
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh poster

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

Movie · as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips

2011
Patch Town poster

Patch Town

Movie · as Child Catcher

2011
Collaborator poster

Collaborator

Movie · as Maurice LeFont

2011
Animal Control poster

Animal Control

Movie · as Larry

2011
Three Inches poster

Three Inches

Movie · as Ethan

2011
Dave vs Death poster

Dave vs Death

Movie · as Death

2011
Bag of Bones poster

Bag of Bones

TV · as Elmer Durgin · 1 ep

2011
Hell on Wheels poster

Hell on Wheels

TV · as SLC Records Clerk · 1 ep

2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief poster

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Movie · as Ferryman

2010
Trigger poster

Trigger

Movie · as Bucky

2010
Hard Core Logo 2 poster

Hard Core Logo 2

Movie · as Bucky Haight

2010
Survival of the Dead poster

Survival of the Dead

Movie · as James O'Flynn

2010
Storm Worlds poster

Storm Worlds

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

2010
Wingin' It poster

Wingin' It

TV · as William Shakespeare · 1 ep

2010
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil poster

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil

TV · as Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr. · 14 eps

2010
Republic of Doyle poster

Republic of Doyle

TV · as Lionel Harris · 1 ep

2010
Rookie Blue poster

Rookie Blue

TV · as Cedric · 1 ep

2010
Lost Girl poster

Lost Girl

TV · as Arval · 1 ep

2009
Sea Wolf poster

Sea Wolf

Movie · as Mugridge

2009
The Timekeeper poster

The Timekeeper

Movie · as Grease

2009
You Might As Well Live poster

You Might As Well Live

Movie · as Dr. Pooseby

2009
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols poster

Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols

Movie · as Kneeling Man

2009
The Listener poster

The Listener

TV · as Miles Mellini · 1 ep

2009
Sea Wolf poster

Sea Wolf

TV · as Mugridge · 1 ep

2008
Toronto Stories poster

Toronto Stories

Movie · as Leather Jacket

2008
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween poster

Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween

Movie · as Mr. Tibers

2008
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid poster

Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid

Movie · as Mr. Tibers

2008
Elegy poster

Elegy

Movie · as Actor in Play #1

2008
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow poster

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow

Movie · as Kneeling Man

2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World poster

Jack and Jill vs. The World

Movie · as Mr. Smith

2008
XIII poster

XIII

TV · as Mr. Cody · 2 eps

2008
Murdoch Mysteries poster

Murdoch Mysteries

TV · as Phillip Uxbridge · 1 ep

2008
The Border poster

The Border

TV · as Professor Adrian Maguire · 1 ep

2008
The Trojan Horse poster

The Trojan Horse

TV · as Barrie · 1 ep

2007
Saw IV poster

Saw IV

Movie · as Vagrant

2007
Shoot 'Em Up poster

Shoot 'Em Up

Movie · as Hertz's Driver

2007
Nature of the Beast poster

Nature of the Beast

Movie · as Dr. Chamberlain

2007
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost poster

Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost

Movie · as Mr. Tibers

2007
The Third Eye poster

The Third Eye

Movie · as Charlie Rabbit

2007
The Tracey Fragments poster

The Tracey Fragments

Movie · as Dr. Heker

2007
Dead Silence poster

Dead Silence

Movie · as Bos

2007
Heartland poster

Heartland

TV · as Mr. Hanley, Levon Hanley · 1 ep

2006
The Last Sect poster

The Last Sect

Movie · as Karpov

2006
Drive Time Murders poster

Drive Time Murders

Movie · as 'The Doc'

2006
Skinwalkers poster

Skinwalkers

Movie · as Sad Looking Man

2006
X-Men: The Last Stand poster

X-Men: The Last Stand

Movie · as Mutant Theatre Organizer

2006
A Lobster Tale poster

A Lobster Tale

Movie · as Hank Perkins

2006
At the Hotel

At the Hotel

TV · as Baby Man · 1 ep

2006
Grossology poster

Grossology

TV · as Darko Crevasse (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Black Widow

Black Widow

Movie · as Dr. Deadman

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Death · 5 eps

2005
Finding the Fallen poster

Finding the Fallen

TV · as Narrator · 13 eps

2004
The Last Casino poster

The Last Casino

Movie · as Orr

2004
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' poster

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

Movie · as Self

2004
The Limb Salesman poster

The Limb Salesman

Movie · as Contact

2004
Being Julia poster

Being Julia

Movie · as Mr. Turnbull

2004
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill poster

Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

Movie · as William Cattermole

2004
Some Things That Stay poster

Some Things That Stay

Movie · as Minister

2004
Kingdom Hospital poster

Kingdom Hospital

Movie · as Otto

2004
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital poster

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

TV · as Otto · 13 eps

2003
My Life Without Me poster

My Life Without Me

Movie · as Dr. Thompson

2003
Wrong Turn poster

Wrong Turn

Movie · as Three Finger

2003
Open Range poster

Open Range

Movie · as Wylie

2003
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil poster

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Movie · as Satan

2003
Eloise at Christmastime poster

Eloise at Christmastime

Movie · as Patrice the Chef

2003
Eloise at the Plaza poster

Eloise at the Plaza

Movie · as Patrice the Chef

2003
Slings & Arrows poster

Slings & Arrows

TV · as Reg Mortimer · 1 ep

2003
Missing poster

Missing

TV · as Doc · 2 eps

2002
Between Strangers poster

Between Strangers

Movie · as Nigel

2002
I Shout Love poster

I Shout Love

Movie · as Cab Driver

2002
Puppets Who Kill poster

Puppets Who Kill

TV · as French Painter, Mr. Portnoy · 1 ep

2001
Treed Murray poster

Treed Murray

Movie · as Homeless Man

2001
On Their Knees

On Their Knees

Movie · as Pappy

2001
Century Hotel poster

Century Hotel

Movie · as Waiter

2001
Prince Charming poster

Prince Charming

Movie · as Wacktazar

2001
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted poster

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Movie · as Brother Clote

2001
Tracker poster

Tracker

TV · as Max · 1 ep

2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery poster

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

TV · as Jerome Aland, Peter Jay, Alger Kates, Poet · 1 ep

2001
MythQuest poster

MythQuest

TV · as Loki · 1 ep

2000
The Claim poster

The Claim

Movie · as Francis Bellanger

2000
Two Thousand and None poster

Two Thousand and None

Movie · as Curator

2000
The Crossing poster

The Crossing

Movie · as McKenzie

2000
The Hustle poster

The Hustle

Movie · as Detective Walsh

2000
The Zack Files poster

The Zack Files

TV · as The Mad Hatter · 1 ep

1999
The Time Shifters poster

The Time Shifters

Movie · as Murray Trevor

1999
Detroit Rock City poster

Detroit Rock City

Movie · as Ticket Taker

1999
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien! poster

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!

TV · as Meenom · 44 eps

1999
Amazon poster

Amazon

TV · as Elder Malakai · 10 eps

1998
Cube poster

Cube

Movie · as Alderson

1998
Urban Legend poster

Urban Legend

Movie · as Weird Janitor

1998
The Red Violin poster

The Red Violin

Movie · as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

1998
Once a Thief: Family Business poster

Once a Thief: Family Business

Movie · as Camier

1998
Motel poster

Motel

Movie · as Tenant

1998
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms poster

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

Movie · as Bix

1998
The Show: Stories Within a Film

The Show: Stories Within a Film

Movie · as The Lead Actor

1998
Highlander: The Raven poster

Highlander: The Raven

TV · as Basil Morgan · 2 eps

1997
Heritage Minutes: Winnie poster

Heritage Minutes: Winnie

Movie · as A.A. Milne

1997
Ms. Scrooge poster

Ms. Scrooge

Movie · as Christmas Yet to Come

1997
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother poster

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

Movie · as Camier

1997
Pale Saints

Pale Saints

Movie · as Einstein

1997
Mimic poster

Mimic

Movie · as Workman

1997
La Femme Nikita poster

La Femme Nikita

TV · as Errol Sparks · 2 eps

1997
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes poster

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

TV · as Doctor Saul Sprockett · 1 ep

1996
Hard Core Logo poster

Hard Core Logo

Movie · as Buck Haight

1996
The Boys Club poster

The Boys Club

Movie · as Officer Cole

1996
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal poster

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

TV · as Earl Cornell · 1 ep

1995
The Shamrock Conspiracy poster

The Shamrock Conspiracy

Movie · as Reader

1995
Moonlight and Valentino poster

Moonlight and Valentino

Movie · as Hair Stylist

1995
The Song Spinner poster

The Song Spinner

Movie · as Callo

1995
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time poster

Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time

Movie · as Bono

1995
Love Child

Love Child

Movie · as Tom Sr.

1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years poster

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

TV · as Logan’s Henchman · 1 ep

1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale poster

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Movie · as Sir George's Servant

1994
Due South poster

Due South

TV · as Miles Emery · 1 ep

1992
Giant Steps poster

Giant Steps

Movie · as Danceband Teacher

1992
Forever Knight poster

Forever Knight

TV · as Dr. Paul Dana · 1 ep

1992
The Valour and the Horror poster

The Valour and the Horror

TV · as John Crocker · 1 ep

1991
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot poster

Heritage Minutes: John Cabot

Movie · as King Henry VII

1991
Naked Lunch poster

Naked Lunch

Movie · as Exterminator #4

1991
Heritage Minutes poster

Heritage Minutes

TV · as A.A. Milne, Roi Henri VII · 1 ep

1990
Clarence poster

Clarence

Movie · as Reynolds

1990
Maniac Mansion poster

Maniac Mansion

TV · as Tax Man · 1 ep

1990
Counterstrike poster

Counterstrike

TV · as Rettie · 1 ep

1989
The Top of His Head poster

The Top of His Head

Movie · as Robert (henchman)

1988
War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds

TV · as Man with Hat, Ardix, Alien Scientist · 1 ep

1987
Love at Stake poster

Love at Stake

Movie · as Town Crier

1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood poster

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Movie

1986
Adderly poster

Adderly

TV · 1 ep