Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

217

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-08-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Julian Riching

Julian Richings

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

The Red Violin

The Red Violin

The Tape

The Tape

Open Range

Open Range

Honey Bunch

Honey Bunch

Business Ethics

Business Ethics

Dave vs Death

Dave vs Death

Time Traveling Through Time

Time Traveling Through Time

Acting

My Life Without Me

2003

My Life Without Me

as

Dr. Thompson

Cube

1998

Cube

as

Alderson

Saw IV

2007

Saw IV

as

Vagrant

Shoot 'Em Up

2007

Shoot 'Em Up

as

Hertz's Driver

The Last Casino

2004

The Last Casino

as

Orr

1996

Hard Core Logo

as

Buck Haight

The Time Shifters

1999

The Time Shifters

as

Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist

Treed Murray

2001

Treed Murray

as

Homeless Man

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

as

Ferryman

Urban Legend

1998

Urban Legend

as

Weird Janitor

Wrong Turn

2003

Wrong Turn

as

Three Finger

Heritage Minutes: John Cabot

1991

Heritage Minutes: John Cabot

as

King Henry VII

Heritage Minutes: Winnie

1997

Heritage Minutes: Winnie

as

A.A. Milne

The Last Sect

2006

The Last Sect

as

Karpov

The Red Violin

1998

The Red Violin

as

Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Patch Town

2011

Patch Town

as

Child Catcher

Beau Is Afraid

2023

Beau Is Afraid

as

Strange Man

The Claim

2000

The Claim

as

Francis Bellanger

Between Strangers

2002

Between Strangers

as

Nigel

Man of Steel

2013

Man of Steel

as

Lor-Em

Trigger

2010

Trigger

as

Bucky

2010

Hard Core Logo II

as

Bucky Haight

Drive Time Murders

2006

Drive Time Murders

as

'The Doc'

Collaborator

2011

Collaborator

as

Maurice LeFont

The Shamrock Conspiracy

1995

The Shamrock Conspiracy

as

Reader

Two Thousand and None

2000

Two Thousand and None

as

Curator

Salem Witch Trials

2002

Salem Witch Trials

as

Jonathan Walcott

Sea Wolf

2009

Sea Wolf

as

Mugridge

On Their Knees

2001

On Their Knees

as

Pappy

The Conspiracy

2012

The Conspiracy

as

Green Man

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

2013

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

as

Ricky

Ms. Scrooge

1997

Ms. Scrooge

as

Christmas Yet to Come

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

2004

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

as

Self

Moonlight and Valentino

1995

Moonlight and Valentino

as

Hair Stylist

The Song Spinner

1995

The Song Spinner

as

Callo

Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time

1995

Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time

as

Bono

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

1997

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

as

Camier

Once a Thief: Family Business

1998

Once a Thief: Family Business

as

Camier

Detroit Rock City

1999

Detroit Rock City

as

Ticket Taker

The Crossing

2000

The Crossing

as

McKenzie

Century Hotel

2001

Century Hotel

as

Waiter

Prince Charming

2001

Prince Charming

as

Wacktazar

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

2004

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

as

William Cattermole

Being Julia

2004

Being Julia

as

Mr. Turnbull

The Limb Salesman

2004

The Limb Salesman

as

Contact

Skinwalkers

2006

Skinwalkers

as

Sad Looking Man

Elegy

2008

Elegy

as

Actor in Play #1

Toronto Stories

2008

Toronto Stories

as

Leather Jacket

Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween

2008

Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween

as

Mr. Tibers

Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid

2008

Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid

as

Mr. Tibers

The Space Between

2017

The Space Between

as

Stash

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

2017

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

as

Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)

Stardust

2020

Stardust

as

Tony Defries

Salvation

2022

Salvation

as

John

T-Bone

2023

T-Bone

as

Chris

The Hustle

2000

The Hustle

as

Detective Walsh

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

as

Sir George's Servant

Septic Man

2013

Septic Man

as

Phil Prosser

The Colony

2013

The Colony

as

Leland

The Tape

2012

The Tape

as

Jack

Some Things That Stay

2004

Some Things That Stay

as

Minister

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow

2008

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow

as

Kneeling Man

Patch Town

2014

Patch Town

as

Yuri

Relax, I'm from the Future

2023

Relax, I'm from the Future

as

Percy

Giant Steps

1992

Giant Steps

as

Danceband Teacher

Wickensburg

2022

Wickensburg

as

Mr Hexenmeister

Motel

1998

Motel

as

Tenant

Hellmouth

2014

Hellmouth

as

Smiley

Ejecta

2014

Ejecta

as

William Cassidy

Open Range

2003

Open Range

as

Wylie

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

2025

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

as

Horror Film Expert

Oldtimers

2022

Oldtimers

as

Richard

Black Widow

2005

Black Widow

as

Dr. Deadman

Love Child

1995

Love Child

as

Tom Sr.

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

2012

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

as

Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips

Naked Lunch

1991

Naked Lunch

as

Exterminator #4

Charlotte

2022

Charlotte

as

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

Pale Saints

1997

Pale Saints

as

Einstein

Love at Stake

1987

Love at Stake

as

Town Crier

Return to Wickensburg

2024

Return to Wickensburg

as

Mr. Hexenmeister

The Last Halloween

2013

The Last Halloween

as

Chatterbox

She Stoops to Conquer

2015

She Stoops to Conquer

as

A Christmas Horror Story

2015

A Christmas Horror Story

as

Gerhardt

Campton Manor

2024

Campton Manor

as

Edward

Kingdom Hospital

2004

Kingdom Hospital

as

Otto

Prisoner X

2016

Prisoner X

as

Jefferson

The Top of His Head

1989

The Top of His Head

as

Robert (henchman)

The Timekeeper

2009

The Timekeeper

as

Grease

The Witch

2016

The Witch

as

Governor

A Thousand Cuts

2024

A Thousand Cuts

as

Webster

Scared Shitless

2024

Scared Shitless

as

Professor Cummings

Mimic

1997

Mimic

as

Workman

Nature of the Beast

2007

Nature of the Beast

as

Dr. Chamberlain

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

2003

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

as

Satan

Honey Bunch

2025

Honey Bunch

as

Delwyn

Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost

2007

Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost

as

Mr. Tibers

Regression

2015

Regression

as

Tom

Animal Control

2011

Animal Control

as

Larry

The Third Eye

2007

The Third Eye

as

Charlie Rabbit

The Tracey Fragments

2007

The Tracey Fragments

as

Dr. Heker

Blood Hunters

2016

Blood Hunters

as

Father Stewart

Dead Silence

2007

Dead Silence

as

Bos

You Might As Well Live

2009

You Might As Well Live

as

Dr. Pooseby

I Shout Love

2002

I Shout Love

as

Cab Driver

Eloise at Christmastime

2003

Eloise at Christmastime

as

Patrice the Chef

Eloise at the Plaza

2003

Eloise at the Plaza

as

Patrice the Chef

Midnight Confession

2017

Midnight Confession

as

Grass (voice)

Victims

2013

Victims

as

Gatling

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

as

Mutant Theatre Organizer

Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols

2009

Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols

as

Kneeling Man

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

2001

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

as

Brother Clote

Polar

2019

Polar

as

Lomas

All Hallows' Eve 2

2015

All Hallows' Eve 2

as

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

We Are Not Here

2013

We Are Not Here

as

Monday

Sailor

2019

Sailor

as

The Magistrate

Jack and Jill vs. The World

2008

Jack and Jill vs. The World

as

Mr. Smith

The Christmas Temp

2019

The Christmas Temp

as

Luca

True Fiction

2019

True Fiction

as

Lenny Rupert

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

1998

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

as

Bix

Survival of the Dead

2010

Survival of the Dead

as

James O'Flynn

Clarence

1990

Clarence

as

Reynolds

Spare Parts

2020

Spare Parts

as

The Emperor

Vicious Fun

2021

Vicious Fun

as

Fritz

Anything for Jackson

2020

Anything for Jackson

as

Henry Walsh

Business Ethics

2020

Business Ethics

as

Martin Abacus

The Boys Club

1996

The Boys Club

as

Officer Cole

Three Inches

2011

Three Inches

as

Ethan

The Rainbow Kid

2016

The Rainbow Kid

as

Elvis Grimes

Chaos Walking

2021

Chaos Walking

as

Gault

Hall

2020

Hall

as

Julian

Stanleyville

2021

Stanleyville

as

Homunculus

Keeper of the Cup

Keeper of the Cup

as

Rick

Dave vs Death

2011

Dave vs Death

as

Death

Time Traveling Through Time

2022

Time Traveling Through Time

as

Narrator

It Feeds

2025

It Feeds

as

Dr. Ronald Whittaker

The Show: Stories Within a Film

1998

The Show: Stories Within a Film

as

The Lead Actor

The Claim

2000

The Claim

as

Bellanger

Reign

2015

Reign

as

Mr. Ian

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

1986

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

as

The Asylum

The Asylum

as

Dr. Raymond

A Lobster Tale

2006

A Lobster Tale

as

Hank Perkins

Creeped Out

2017

Creeped Out

as

Zephaniah

La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

as

Errol Sparks

Due South

Due South

as

Miles Emery

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

as

Otto

Supernatural

Supernatural

as

Death

Forever Knight

Forever Knight

as

Dr. Paul Dana

Puppets Who Kill

Puppets Who Kill

as

French Painter

Highlander: The Raven

Highlander: The Raven

as

Basil Morgan

XIII

XIII

as

Mr. Cody

Slings & Arrows

Slings & Arrows

as

Reg Mortimer

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

as

Earl Cornell

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

as

Meenom

Finding the Fallen

Finding the Fallen

as

Narrator

Whatever, Linda

Whatever, Linda

as

Aloysius Finkle

Storm Worlds

Storm Worlds

as

Narrator (voice)

Chapelwaite

Chapelwaite

as

Phillip Boone

Orphan Black

Orphan Black

as

Benjamin Kertland

Heritage Minutes

Heritage Minutes

as

A.A. Milne

Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion

as

Tax Man

Counterstrike

Counterstrike

as

Rettie

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

as

Man with Hat

Adderly

Adderly

as

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

as

Logan’s Henchman

Heritage Minutes

Heritage Minutes

as

King Henry VII

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Peter Jay

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Poet

Missing

Missing

as

Doc

Rookie Blue

Rookie Blue

as

Cedric

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Jerome Aland

Amazon

Amazon

as

Elder Malakai

Tracker

as

Max

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Alger Kates

The Zack Files

The Zack Files

as

The Mad Hatter

MythQuest

MythQuest

as

Loki

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

as

Doctor Saul Sprockett

Puppets Who Kill

Puppets Who Kill

as

Mr. Portnoy

Transporter: The Series

Transporter: The Series

as

Edouard Orlande

The Listener

The Listener

as

Miles Mellini

Reginald the Vampire

Reginald the Vampire

as

Logan

At the Hotel

At the Hotel

as

Baby Man

Republic of Doyle

Republic of Doyle

as

Lionel Harris

The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse

as

Barrie

The Border

The Border

as

Professor Adrian Maguire

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil

as

Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.

Wingin' It

Wingin' It

as

William Shakespeare

Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones

as

Elmer Durgin

Grossology

Grossology

as

Darko Crevasse (voice)

Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries

as

Phillip Uxbridge

American Gods

American Gods

as

Iktomi

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

as

SLC Records Clerk

Hannibal

Hannibal

as

Caged Man

Channel Zero

Channel Zero

as

The Gardener

Killjoys

Killjoys

as

Ancient Scarback

Frontier

Frontier

as

Mr. Pickersgill

Patriot

Patriot

as

Peter Icabod

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

as

Adviser to the Witness

Hemlock Grove

Hemlock Grove

as

Swiss Doctor

The Magicians

The Magicians

as

Asteroth

The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

as

Chet Rodo

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

as

Procrustes

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

as

Alien Scientist

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

as

Ardix

Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol

as

Heinrich Von Fuchs

Lost Girl

Lost Girl

as

Arval

Blood & Treasure

Blood & Treasure

as

Alessandro LaLande

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

as

Dooley

Perpetual Grace LTD

Perpetual Grace LTD

as

Jonathan Joy

The Expanse

The Expanse

as

Vargas

Heartland

Heartland

as

Mr. Hanley

Heartland

Heartland

as

Levon Hanley

The Valour and the Horror

The Valour and the Horror

as

John Crocker

Sea Wolf

Sea Wolf

as

Mugridge

Talent Drivers

Talent Drivers

as

Vincent

Carter

Carter

as

Ray Understone

Creeped Out

Creeped Out

as

Zephaniah

The Institute

The Institute

as

Stackhouse

Production

Crew

Directing