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Julian Richings

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Julian Richings

Born August 30, 1956 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK140 films

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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Filmography

140 films as actor
  1. TBAKeeper of the CupRick
  2. TBAThe AsylumDr. Raymond
  3. TBAGUMBrother Skull
  4. 2026Junction Row
  5. 2026Turn It Up!Dr. Pretorious
  6. 2026Man Eating PussyFreddie
  7. 2026Honey BunchDelwyn
  8. 2025Secrets of WickensburgMr. Hexenmeister
  9. 2025It FeedsDr. Ronald Whittaker
  10. 2024Return to WickensburgMr. Hexenmeister
  11. 2024A Thousand CutsWebster
  12. 2024Scared ShitlessProfessor Cummings
  13. 2024Campton ManorEdward
  14. 2023Relax, I'm from the FuturePercy
  15. 2023T-BoneChris
  16. 2023Beau Is AfraidStrange Man
  17. 2022Time Traveling Through TimeNarrator
  18. 2022OldtimersRichard
  19. 2022WickensburgMr Hexenmeister
  20. 2022SalvationJohn
  21. 2022CharlotteDr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
  22. 2022HallJulian
  23. 2021Vicious FunFritz
  24. 2021StanleyvilleHomunculus
  25. 2021Chaos WalkingGault
  26. 2020StardustTony Defries
  27. 2020Business EthicsMartin Abacus
  28. 2020Spare PartsThe Emperor
  29. 2020Anything for JacksonHenry Walsh
  30. 2019The Christmas TempLuca
  31. 2019SailorThe Magistrate
  32. 2019True FictionLenny Rupert
  33. 2019PolarLomas
  34. 2017Midnight ConfessionGrass (voice)
  35. 2017Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the EndHooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
  36. 2017The Space BetweenStash
  37. 2016Blood HuntersFather Stewart
  38. 2016The Rainbow KidElvis Grimes
  39. 2016Prisoner XJefferson
  40. 2016The WitchGovernor
  41. 2015RegressionTom
  42. 2015She Stoops to Conquer
  43. 2015A Christmas Horror StoryGerhardt
  44. 2015ReignMr. Ian
  45. 2014HellmouthSmiley
  46. 2014EjectaWilliam Cassidy
  47. 2014Patch TownYuri
  48. 2013The Last HalloweenChatterbox
  49. 2013We Are Not HereMonday
  50. 2013The Young and Prodigious T.S. SpivetRicky
  51. 2013Septic ManPhil Prosser
  52. 2013Man of SteelLor-Em
  53. 2013The ColonyLeland
  54. 2013VictimsGatling
  55. 2012The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind LeighRahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
  56. 2012The ConspiracyGreen Man
  57. 2012The TapeJack
  58. 2011Three InchesEthan
  59. 2011CollaboratorMaurice LeFont
  60. 2011Patch TownChild Catcher
  61. 2011Dave vs DeathDeath
  62. 2011Animal ControlLarry
  63. 2010Hard Core Logo 2Bucky Haight
  64. 2010TriggerBucky
  65. 2010Survival of the DeadJames O'Flynn
  66. 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFerryman
  67. 2009Sea WolfMugridge
  68. 2009Curious Stories, Crooked SymbolsKneeling Man
  69. 2009The TimekeeperGrease
  70. 2009You Might As Well LiveDr. Pooseby
  71. 2008Toronto StoriesLeather Jacket
  72. 2008Roxy Hunter and the Horrific HalloweenMr. Tibers
  73. 2008ElegyActor in Play #1
  74. 2008The Facts in the Case of Mister HollowKneeling Man
  75. 2008Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the MermaidMr. Tibers
  76. 2008Jack and Jill vs. The WorldMr. Smith
  77. 2007Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody GhostMr. Tibers
  78. 2007Saw IVVagrant
  79. 2007Nature of the BeastDr. Chamberlain
  80. 2007The Tracey FragmentsDr. Heker
  81. 2007Shoot 'Em UpHertz's Driver
  82. 2007Dead SilenceBos
  83. 2007The Third EyeCharlie Rabbit
  84. 2006The Last SectKarpov
  85. 2006X-Men: The Last StandMutant Theatre Organizer
  86. 2006SkinwalkersSad Looking Man
  87. 2006Drive Time Murders'The Doc'
  88. 2006A Lobster TaleHank Perkins
  89. 2005Black WidowDr. Deadman
  90. 2004Some Things That StayMinister
  91. 2004The Limb SalesmanContact
  92. 2004Being JuliaMr. Turnbull
  93. 2004The Last CasinoOrr
  94. 2004Kingdom HospitalOtto
  95. 2004Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr TraillWilliam Cattermole
  96. 2003Eloise at ChristmastimePatrice the Chef
  97. 2003Todd And The Book Of Pure EvilSatan
  98. 2003Open RangeWylie
  99. 2003Wrong TurnThree Finger
  100. 2003Eloise at the PlazaPatrice the Chef
  101. 2003My Life Without MeDr. Thompson
  102. 2002Between StrangersNigel
  103. 2002I Shout LoveCab Driver
  104. 2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBrother Clote
  105. 2001On Their KneesPappy
  106. 2001Treed MurrayHomeless Man
  107. 2001Century HotelWaiter
  108. 2001Prince CharmingWacktazar
  109. 2000The ClaimFrancis Bellanger
  110. 2000Two Thousand and NoneCurator
  111. 2000The HustleDetective Walsh
  112. 2000The CrossingMcKenzie
  113. 1999The Time ShiftersMurray Trevor
  114. 1999Detroit Rock CityTicket Taker
  115. 1998The Red ViolinNicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
  116. 1998MotelTenant
  117. 1998Universal Soldier II: Brothers in ArmsBix
  118. 1998Urban LegendWeird Janitor
  119. 1998CubeAlderson
  120. 1998Once a Thief: Family BusinessCamier