Julian Richings
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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
Credits
Man of Steel (2013)
as Lor-Em
Urban Legend (1998)
as Weird Janitor
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
as Hertz's Driver
The Witch (2016)
as Governor
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
as Ferryman
Dead Silence (2007)
as Bos
Wrong Turn (2003)
as Three Finger
Polar (2019)
as Lomas
Saw IV (2007)
as Vagrant
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Strange Man
Regression (2015)
as Tom
Chaos Walking (2021)
as Gault
Cube (1998)
as Alderson
It Feeds (2025)
as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
Mimic (1997)
as Workman
Skinwalkers (2006)
as Sad Looking Man
Open Range (2003)
as Wylie
Prince Charming (2001)
as Wacktazar
Elegy (2008)
as Actor in Play #1
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
as Bix
Naked Lunch (1991)
as Exterminator #4
The Colony (2013)
as Leland
Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)
as Percy
The Red Violin (1998)
as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Sir George's Servant
Anything for Jackson (2020)
as Henry Walsh
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
as Ricky
Jack and Jill vs. The World (2008)
as Mr. Smith
Detroit Rock City (1999)
as Ticket Taker
Survival of the Dead (2010)
as James O'Flynn
My Life Without Me (2003)
as Dr. Thompson
Patch Town (2014)
as Yuri
Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
as Patrice the Chef
Stanleyville (2021)
as Homunculus
Charlotte (2022)
as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
Patch Town (2011)
as Child Catcher
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
as Gerhardt
Hard Core Logo (1996)
as Buck Haight
Junction Row (2026)
Actor
Being Julia (2004)
as Mr. Turnbull
Spare Parts (2020)
as The Emperor
Trigger (2010)
as Bucky
Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
as Patrice the Chef
The Claim (2000)
as Francis Bellanger
Stardust (2020)
as Tony Defries
Treed Murray (2001)
as Homeless Man
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001)
as Brother Clote
Vicious Fun (2021)
as Fritz
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (2007)
as Mr. Tibers
Secrets of Wickensburg (2025)
as Mr. Hexenmeister
GUM (—)
as Brother Skull
Scared Shitless (2024)
as Professor Cummings
Between Strangers (2002)
as Nigel
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
as Hair Stylist
All Hallows' Eve 2 (2015)
as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
Hard Core Logo 2 (2010)
as Bucky Haight
Turn It Up! (2026)
as Dr. Pretorious
The Time Shifters (1999)
as Murray Trevor
Honey Bunch (2026)
as Delwyn
Love at Stake (1987)
as Town Crier
The Song Spinner (1995)
as Callo
Return to Wickensburg (2024)
as Mr. Hexenmeister
True Fiction (2019)
as Lenny Rupert
The Crossing (2000)
as McKenzie
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)
as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
Wickensburg (2022)
as Mr Hexenmeister
The Christmas Temp (2019)
as Luca
Love Child (1995)
as Tom Sr.
Man Eating Pussy (2026)
as Freddie
Some Things That Stay (2004)
as Minister
The Last Sect (2006)
as Karpov
The Conspiracy (2012)
as Green Man
The Boys Club (1996)
as Officer Cole
A Thousand Cuts (2024)
as Webster
Prisoner X (2016)
as Jefferson
The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995)
as Reader
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols (2009)
as Kneeling Man
Time Traveling Through Time (2022)
as Narrator
Hall (2022)
as Julian
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
as Dr. Heker
Two Thousand and None (2000)
as Curator
Campton Manor (2024)
as Edward
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008)
as Mr. Tibers
Business Ethics (2020)
as Martin Abacus
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill (2004)
as William Cattermole
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' (2004)
as Self
Hellmouth (2014)
as Smiley
The Last Casino (2004)
as Orr
The Tape (2012)
as Jack
We Are Not Here (2013)
as Monday
Oldtimers (2022)
as Richard
Three Inches (2011)
as Ethan
Clarence (1990)
as Reynolds
Sailor (2019)
as The Magistrate
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
as Otto
The Hustle (2000)
as Detective Walsh
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot (1991)
as King Henry VII
Nature of the Beast (2007)
as Dr. Chamberlain
You Might As Well Live (2009)
as Dr. Pooseby
The Rainbow Kid (2016)
as Elvis Grimes
A Lobster Tale (2006)
as Hank Perkins
Once a Thief: Family Business (1998)
as Camier
I Shout Love (2002)
as Cab Driver
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween (2008)
as Mr. Tibers
Ejecta (2014)
as William Cassidy
The Space Between (2017)
as Stash
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
as Christmas Yet to Come
Keeper of the Cup (—)
as Rick
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood (1986)
Actor
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother (1997)
as Camier
The Top of His Head (1989)
as Robert (henchman)
Heritage Minutes: Winnie (1997)
as A.A. Milne
The Limb Salesman (2004)
as Contact
Salvation (2022)
as John
Victims (2013)
as Gatling
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End (2017)
as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
She Stoops to Conquer (2015)
Actor
Century Hotel (2001)
as Waiter
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil (2003)
as Satan
Drive Time Murders (2006)
as 'The Doc'
Collaborator (2011)
as Maurice LeFont
Reign (2015)
as Mr. Ian
The Show: Stories Within a Film (1998)
as The Lead Actor
Toronto Stories (2008)
as Leather Jacket
Septic Man (2013)
as Phil Prosser
Sea Wolf (2009)
as Mugridge
Blood Hunters (2016)
as Father Stewart
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time (1995)
as Bono
Motel (1998)
as Tenant
On Their Knees (2001)
as Pappy
Animal Control (2011)
as Larry
Giant Steps (1992)
as Danceband Teacher
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as Mutant Theatre Organizer
The Last Halloween (2013)
as Chatterbox
The Timekeeper (2009)
as Grease
The Asylum (—)
as Dr. Raymond
Midnight Confession (2017)
as Grass (voice)
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow (2008)
as Kneeling Man
Dave vs Death (2011)
as Death
Black Widow (2005)
as Dr. Deadman
Pale Saints (1997)
as Einstein
The Third Eye (2007)
as Charlie Rabbit
T-Bone (2023)
as Chris