Julian Richings
Acting1956Oxford, 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
Acting History
Future
Keeper of the Cup
as Rick
The Asylum
as Dr. Raymond
2026
Honey Bunch
as Delwyn
Man Eating Pussy
as Freddie
2025
It Feeds
as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
Secrets of Wickensburg
as Mr. Hexenmeister
The Institute
TVas Stackhouse• 8 eps
2024
Scared Shitless
as Professor Cummings
Campton Manor
as Edward
Return to Wickensburg
as Mr. Hexenmeister
A Thousand Cuts
as Webster
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TVas Procrustes• 1 eps
2023
2022
Hall
as Julian
Charlotte
as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
Wickensburg
as Mr Hexenmeister
Salvation
as John
Time Traveling Through Time
as Narrator
Oldtimers
as Richard
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
TVas Dooley• 1 eps
Reginald the Vampire
TVas Logan
The Umbrella Academy
TVas Chet Rodo• 8 eps
2021
2020
Anything for Jackson
as Henry Walsh
Spare Parts
as The Emperor
Business Ethics
as Martin Abacus
Stardust
as Tony Defries
2019
Polar
as Lomas
The Christmas Temp
as Luca
True Fiction
as Lenny Rupert
Sailor
as The Magistrate
American Gods
TVas Iktomi• 1 eps
Blood & Treasure
TVas Alessandro LaLande• 4 eps
Perpetual Grace LTD
TVas Jonathan Joy
Doom Patrol
TVas Heinrich Von Fuchs• 2 eps
Talent Drivers
TVas Vincent
Carter
TVas Ray Understone• 1 eps
2018
12 Monkeys
TVas Adviser to the Witness• 5 eps
Frontier
TVas Mr. Pickersgill• 1 eps
Channel Zero
TVas The Gardener• 3 eps
Creeped Out
TVas Zephaniah• 2 eps
The Magicians
TVas Asteroth• 1 eps
2017
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
Midnight Confession
as Grass (voice)
The Space Between
as Stash
2016
The Witch
as Governor
Blood Hunters
as Father Stewart
Prisoner X
as Jefferson
The Rainbow Kid
as Elvis Grimes
Killjoys
TVas Ancient Scarback• 1 eps
2015
A Christmas Horror Story
as Gerhardt
Regression
as Tom
All Hallows' Eve 2
as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
Reign
as Mr. Ian
Patriot
TVas Peter Icabod• 15 eps
The Expanse
TVas Vargas• 1 eps
Whatever, Linda
TVas Aloysius Finkle
Hannibal
TVas Caged Man• 1 eps
2014
Hellmouth
as Smiley
Ejecta
as William Cassidy
Patch Town
as Yuri
The Listener
TVas Miles Mellini• 1 eps
Orphan Black
TVas Benjamin Kertland• 7 eps
Hell on Wheels
TVas SLC Records Clerk• 1 eps
2013
The Colony
as Leland
Septic Man
as Phil Prosser
Victims
as Gatling
The Last Halloween
as Chatterbox
We Are Not Here
as Monday
Man of Steel
as Lor-Em
Rookie Blue
TVas Cedric• 1 eps
Transporter: The Series
TVas Edouard Orlande• 4 eps
Hemlock Grove
TVas Swiss Doctor• 1 eps
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
Republic of Doyle
TVas Lionel Harris• 1 eps
Murdoch Mysteries
TVas Phillip Uxbridge• 1 eps
2011
Dave vs Death
as Death
Three Inches
as Ethan
Collaborator
as Maurice LeFont
Animal Control
as Larry
Patch Town
as Child Catcher
Bag of Bones
TVas Elmer Durgin
2010
Survival of the Dead
as James O'Flynn
Trigger
as Bucky
Hard Core Logo 2
as Bucky Haight
Supernatural
TVas Death• 5 eps
Lost Girl
TVas Arval• 1 eps
Heartland
TVas Mr. Hanley / Levon Hanley• 1 eps
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
TVas Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.
Wingin' It
TVas William Shakespeare
Storm Worlds
TVas Narrator (voice)
2009
The Timekeeper
as Grease
You Might As Well Live
as Dr. Pooseby
Sea Wolf
as Mugridge
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
as Kneeling Man
Sea Wolf
TVas Mugridge
2008
Jack and Jill vs. The World
as Mr. Smith
Toronto Stories
as Leather Jacket
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
as Mr. Tibers
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
as Mr. Tibers
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
as Kneeling Man
Elegy
as Actor in Play #1
The Border
TVas Professor Adrian Maguire
The Trojan Horse
TVas Barrie
XIII
TVas Mr. Cody
2007
Saw IV
as Vagrant
Nature of the Beast
as Dr. Chamberlain
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
as Mr. Tibers
Dead Silence
as Bos
The Tracey Fragments
as Dr. Heker
The Third Eye
as Charlie Rabbit
Shoot 'Em Up
as Hertz's Driver
2006
The Last Sect
as Karpov
Skinwalkers
as Sad Looking Man
A Lobster Tale
as Hank Perkins
Drive Time Murders
as 'The Doc'
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Mutant Theatre Organizer
Grossology
TVas Darko Crevasse (voice)
At the Hotel
TVas Baby Man
2005
2004
Being Julia
as Mr. Turnbull
The Last Casino
as Orr
Kingdom Hospital
as Otto
Some Things That Stay
as Minister
The Limb Salesman
as Contact
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
as William Cattermole
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
TVas Otto• 13 eps
2003
My Life Without Me
as Dr. Thompson
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
as Satan
Eloise at Christmastime
as Patrice the Chef
Eloise at the Plaza
as Patrice the Chef
Wrong Turn
as Three Finger
Open Range
as Wylie
Slings & Arrows
TVas Reg Mortimer
2002
Between Strangers
as Nigel
Salem Witch Trials
as Jonathan Walcott
I Shout Love
as Cab Driver
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
TVas Alger Kates / Poet / Jerome Aland / Peter Jay• 2 eps
Tracker
TVas Max• 1 eps
Puppets Who Kill
TVas Mr. Portnoy / French Painter
2001
Prince Charming
as Wacktazar
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Brother Clote
Treed Murray
as Homeless Man
On Their Knees
as Pappy
Century Hotel
as Waiter
MythQuest
TVas Loki
2000
The Crossing
as McKenzie
The Claim
as Bellanger
Two Thousand and None
as Curator
The Hustle
as Detective Walsh
The Zack Files
TVas The Mad Hatter
1999
The Time Shifters
as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
Detroit Rock City
as Ticket Taker
Amazon
TVas Elder Malakai
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
TVas Meenom
1998
Cube
as Alderson
Urban Legend
as Weird Janitor
The Show: Stories Within a Film
as The Lead Actor
Once a Thief: Family Business
as Camier
Motel
as Tenant
The Red Violin
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Highlander: The Raven
TVas Basil Morgan
1997
Pale Saints
as Einstein
Ms. Scrooge
as Christmas Yet to Come
Mimic
as Workman
Heritage Minutes: Winnie
as A.A. Milne
La Femme Nikita
TVas Errol Sparks• 1 eps
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TVas Earl Cornell• 1 eps
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
TVas Doctor Saul Sprockett
1996
1995
Moonlight and Valentino
as Hair Stylist
The Song Spinner
as Callo
Love Child
as Tom Sr.
The Shamrock Conspiracy
as Reader
Forever Knight
TVas Dr. Paul Dana• 1 eps
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
TVas Logan’s Henchman
1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Sir George's Servant
1992
Giant Steps
as Danceband Teacher
The Valour and the Horror
TVas John Crocker
1991
Naked Lunch
as Exterminator #4
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot
as King Henry VII
Heritage Minutes
TVas A.A. Milne / King Henry VII
1990
1989
The Top of His Head
as Robert (henchman)
War of the Worlds
TVas Ardix / Man with Hat / Alien Scientist• 1 eps
1987
Love at Stake
as Town Crier