Julian Richings
Richings at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon
Born (1956-08-30) 30 August 1956
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956)[1][2][3] is a British-Canadian character actor.[4] He has appeared in over 225 films and television series.

Career

After touring the United States with a British stage production, Richings moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984. Within five years, he had become a regular on the second season of the War of the Worlds TV series. In the 1996 film Hard Core Logo, he played the bitter, aging, punk rock legend Bucky Haight. He appeared in the iconic opening of the 1997 film Cube.[4] In 1999, he appeared in the science fiction film Thrill Seekers.

In 2000, he appeared as Bellanger in The Claim, and earned a Genie Award nomination for best supporting actor. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV original series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02). He played the role of Death in The CW's show Supernatural, beginning in its fifth season, and appearing again in sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth seasons. He was also Death in the short film Dave v. Death (2011).[5]

Richings performed in heavy makeup as Three Finger in Wrong Turn (2003), and nearly-blind security guard Otto in Stephen King's 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital.[6] Dramatic roles include stagehand Mr. Turnbull in the 2004 film Being Julia.[4] He appeared as Orr, a cruel loan shark in the 2004 Canadian film The Last Casino. In 2006, he appeared in a brief speaking role as the Mutant Theatre Organiser in X-Men: The Last Stand, and played a vampire killer alongside in the direct-to-DVD horror film The Last Sect.

In 2007, Richings played a driver in the film Shoot 'Em Up,[4] a dissipated and aging punk rocker in The Third Eye, transvestite psychologist Dr. Heker in The Tracey Fragments, and a number of small roles in other films, including Skinwalkers and Saw IV.[4] He appeared in the 2008 film The Timekeeper. Richings continues to be active in short films and television series, mostly in Canada. He was presented with two Dora Awards in the late 1980s, and continues to perform professionally in the Toronto area with a number of theatre groups.

In 2008, Richings was nominated for another Dora Award for his performance in The Palace of the End. He said that he had a part in the 2013 Superman film Man of Steel.[4] When told about a campaign to see him become the next Doctor in Doctor Who, one of his favorite childhood TV shows, he said he was flattered by the idea.[7] In 2014, he starred in the science fiction film Ejecta.[8] In 2015, he appeared in the horror film The Witch and the drama film Reign.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Love at Stake Town Crier
1989 The Top of His Head Robert
1991 Naked Lunch Exterminator
1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Sir George's Servant
1995 Moonlight and Valentino Hair Stylist
1996 Hard Core Logo Haight
1997 Mimic Workman
1997 The Boys Club Officer Cole
1997 Cube Alderson
1997 Ms. Scrooge Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Television film
1997 Pale Saints Einstein
1998 Urban Legend Weird Janitor
1998 Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms Bix
1998 Red Violin Nicolas Olsberg
1999 Detroit Rock City Ticket Taker
1999 Thrill Seekers Murray Trevor
2000 The Crossing McKenzie
2000 The Claim Bellanger
2001 Century Hotel Waiter
2001 I Shout Love Cab driver
2001 Treed Murray Homeless Man
2001 Prince Charming Wacktazar Television film
2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted Brother Clote
2002 Between Strangers Nigel
2003 Eloise at the Plaza Patrice
2003 Open Range Wylie
2003 My Life Without Me Dr. Thompson
2003 Wrong Turn Three Finger
2004 Being Julia Mr. Turnbull
2004 The Last Casino The Usurer
2005 Black Widow Dr. Deadman
2006 Skinwalkers Sad-Looking Man
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Mutant Organiser
2007 Shoot 'Em Up Hertz's Driver
2007 Saw IV Vagrant
2007 The Third Eye Charlie Rabbit
2007 Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost Mr. Tibers
2007 The Tracey Fragments Dr. Heker
2008 Heartland Mr. Hanley
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid Mr. Tibers
2008 Jack and Jill vs. the World Mr. Smith
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman Mr. Tibers
2008 Toronto Stories Leather Jacket
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween Mr. Tibers
2008 Elegy Actor in Play
2009 The Timekeeper Grease
2009 You Might as Well Live Dr. Pooseby
2009 Survival of the Dead James O'Flynn
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Charon
2010 Hard Core Logo 2 Bucky Haight
2010 Trigger Bucky
2010 Collaborator Maurice LeFont
2011 Three Inches Ethan Television film
2012 The Conspiracy Green Man
2013 Man of Steel Lor-Em
2013 The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh Rahn Brothers
2013 The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Ricky
2013 The Colony Leyland
2013 Septic Man Phil Prosser
2014 Ejecta William Cassidy
2014 Patch Town Yuri
2014 Hellmouth Smiley
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Gerhardt
2015 The Rainbow Kid Elvis Grimes
2015 The Witch Governor
2015 Regression Tom
2015 She Stoops to Conquer
2016 Blood Hunters Father Stewart
2016 Prisoner X Jefferson
2016 The Space Between Stash
2019 Polar Lomas
2020 Stardust Tony DeFries
2020 Anything for Jackson Henry Walsh
2020 Hall Julian
2020 Vicious Fun Fritz
2021 Chaos Walking Gault
2021 Charlotte Dr. Kurt Singer/Policeman #1/SS Soldier #2 Voice
2021 Stanleyville Homunculus
2022 Relax, I'm from the Future Percy
2023 Beau Is Afraid Strange Man

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989–1990 War of the Worlds Ardix
Alien Scientist
Man with Hat		 15 episodes
1990 Heritage Minutes - Winnie A.A. Milne Canadian short
1993 Street Legal Harold Cooper-Haye
Rolan Atkinson		 1 episode
1 episode
1993–1994 Ready or Not Mr. Boyle 3 episodes
1996–2000 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Earl Cornel 1 episode
1997–1998 Once a Thief Camier 11 episodes
1997–1999 La Femme Nikita Errol Sparks 2 episodes
1998 Highlander: The Raven Basil Morgan 2 episodes
1999 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Meenom 3 episodes
1999–2000 Amazon Elder Malakai 9 episodes
2002 A Nero Wolfe Mystery Poet
Jerome Åland
Peter Jay
Alger Kates
2003 Slings and Arrows Reg Mortimer 1 episode
2004 Kingdom Hospital Otto 13 episodes
2004 Puppets Who Kill French Painter 1 episode
2006 Puppets Who Kill Mr. Portnoy 1 episode
2008 XIII Mr. Cody 2 episodes
2009–2010 Heartland Levon Hanley 2 episodes
2010 Wingin' It William Shakespeare 1 Episode
2010 Lost Girl Arval 1 episode
2010–2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil Hooded Leader
Atticus Murphy Sr.		 2 episodes
2010–2015 Supernatural Death 5 episodes
2012 Republic of Doyle Lionel Harris Episode: "3x11"
2012 Transporter: The Series 5 episodes
2012 Murdoch Mysteries Phillip Uxbridge Episode: "5x3"
2014–2016 Orphan Black Benjamin Kertland 7 episodes
2014 Hell on Wheels SLC Records Clerk 1 episode
2015 Hannibal Caged Man 1 episode
2015 The Expanse Vargas 1 episode
2017 Patriot Peter Icabod 10 episodes
2017 The Magicians Asteroth 1 episodes
2017 Channel Zero The Gardener 3 episodes
2018 12 Monkeys The Adviser 5 episodes
2018 Creeped Out Zephaniah 2 episodes
2019 Doom Patrol Sturmbannführer Heinrich Von Fuchs 2 episodes
2019 American Gods Iktomi Episode: "Muninn"
2022 The Umbrella Academy Chet Recurring role (season 3)
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Dooley Episode: "Graveyard Rats"

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2018 Starlink: Battle for Atlas Grax

References

  1. ↑ "Julian Richings on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
  2. ↑ @JulianRichings (30 August 2022). "Yes today is the real one..." Twitter.
  3. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at Ancestry.com
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Julian Richings". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Bravofact.com Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ ""Ejecta"'s Julian Richings Talks "Wrong Turn", Romero, Del Toro and More". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Video on YouTube
  8. ↑ IFC Midnight Dates ‘Wyrmwood’ and ‘Ejecta’
  9. ↑ "EJECTA" Star and Canadian Horror Veteran Julian Richings
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