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Julian Richings

Acting

Born: 1956-08-30
From: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.4

Also Known As

Julian Riching

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Acting202 titles

The Rainbow Kid
10.0
Movie

The Rainbow Kid

2016Drama
The Song Spinner
9.0
Movie

The Song Spinner

1995Drama
The Umbrella Academy
8.5
Series

The Umbrella Academy

2019-2024Action
Supernatural
8.3
Series

Supernatural

2005-2020Drama
Hannibal
8.3
Series

Hannibal

2013-2015Drama
Heartland
8.3
Series

Heartland

2007 - ...Drama
The Expanse
8.1
Series

The Expanse

2015-2022Drama
Drive Time Murders
8.0
Movie

Drive Time Murders

2006Comedy
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
8.0
Movie

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

2004Documentary
The Tape
8.0
Movie

The Tape

2012Drama
Giant Steps
8.0
Movie

Giant Steps

1992Drama
Dave vs Death
8.0
Movie

Dave vs Death

2011Comedy
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
8.0
Series

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

1999-2001Comedy
Amazon
7.9
Series

Amazon

1999-2000Drama
Orphan Black
7.8
Series

Orphan Black

2013-2017Drama
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
7.8
Series

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2001-2002Drama
Murdoch Mysteries
7.7
Series

Murdoch Mysteries

2008 - ...Thriller
Lost Girl
7.7
Series

Lost Girl

2010-2015Sci-Fi
Due South
7.6
Series

Due South

1994-1999Drama
Rookie Blue
7.6
Series

Rookie Blue

2010-2015Drama
Hell on Wheels
7.6
Series

Hell on Wheels

2011-2016Action
Patriot
7.6
Series

Patriot

2015-2018Comedy
The Magicians
7.6
Series

The Magicians

2015-2020Drama
The Institute
7.6
Series

The Institute

2025 - ...Thriller
Time Traveling Through Time
7.5
Movie

Time Traveling Through Time

2022Comedy
La Femme Nikita
7.5
Series

La Femme Nikita

1997-2001Action
Heritage Minutes
7.5
Series

Heritage Minutes

1991 - ...Documentary
Doom Patrol
7.5
Series

Doom Patrol

2019-2023Sci-Fi
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
7.5
Series

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022Drama
Grossology
7.4
Cartoon

Grossology

2006-2009Animation
12 Monkeys
7.4
Series

12 Monkeys

2015-2018Sci-Fi
Perpetual Grace LTD
7.4
Series

Perpetual Grace LTD

2019Drama
The Red Violin
7.3
Movie

The Red Violin

1998Drama
Business Ethics
7.3
Movie

Business Ethics

2020Comedy
Slings & Arrows
7.3
Series

Slings & Arrows

2003-2006Drama
Chapelwaite
7.3
Series

Chapelwaite

2021Drama
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
7.3
Series

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2023 - ...Action
Open Range
7.2
Movie

Open Range

2003Action
The Zack Files
7.2
Series

The Zack Files

2000-2002Sci-Fi
MythQuest
7.2
Series

MythQuest

2001Action
Creeped Out
7.2
Series

Creeped Out

2017-2019Sci-Fi
American Gods
7.1
Series

American Gods

2017-2021Drama
Hemlock Grove
7.1
Series

Hemlock Grove

2013-2015Thriller
The Last Casino
7.0
Movie

The Last Casino

2004Drama
Patch Town
7.0
Movie

Patch Town

2011Sci-Fi
Prince Charming
7.0
Movie

Prince Charming

2001Action
The Space Between
7.0
Movie

The Space Between

2017Drama
Naked Lunch
7.0
Movie

Naked Lunch

1991Thriller
The Witch
7.0
Movie

The Witch

2016Horror
Animal Control
7.0
Movie

Animal Control

2011Drama
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
7.0
Movie

Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols

2009Horror
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
7.0
Series

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

2004Thriller
Adderly
7.0
Series

Adderly

1986-1988Action
Counterstrike
7.0
Series

Counterstrike

1990-1993Action
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
7.0
Series

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

1997-2000Drama
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
7.0
Series

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil

2010-2012Comedy
Republic of Doyle
7.0
Series

Republic of Doyle

2010-2014Comedy
Channel Zero
7.0
Series

Channel Zero

2016-2018Drama
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
6.9
Movie

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

2013Action
Forever Knight
6.9
Series

Forever Knight

1992-1996Drama
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
6.9
Series

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996-2000Sci-Fi
Missing
6.9
Series

Missing

2003-2006Action
The Listener
6.9
Series

The Listener

2009-2014Action
Killjoys
6.9
Series

Killjoys

2015-2019Action
Cube
6.8
Movie

Cube

1998Thriller
Treed Murray
6.8
Movie

Treed Murray

2001Thriller
Detroit Rock City
6.8
Movie

Detroit Rock City

1999Comedy
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
6.8
Movie

Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween

2008Drama
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
6.8
Movie

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994Action
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
6.8
Movie

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

2001Drama
A Lobster Tale
6.8
Movie

A Lobster Tale

2006Drama
Frontier
6.8
Series

Frontier

2016-2018Action
Beau Is Afraid
6.7
Movie

Beau Is Afraid

2023Comedy
Man of Steel
6.7
Movie

Man of Steel

2013Action
Anything for Jackson
6.7
Movie

Anything for Jackson

2020Horror
It Feeds
6.7
Movie

It Feeds

2025Horror
Blood & Treasure
6.7
Series

Blood & Treasure

2019-2022Drama
Carter
6.7
Series

Carter

2018-2019Drama
Hard Core Logo
6.6
Movie

Hard Core Logo

1996Drama
Hellmouth
6.6
Movie

Hellmouth

2014Horror
Puppets Who Kill
6.6
Cartoon

Puppets Who Kill

2002-2006Animation
Tracker
6.6
Series

Tracker

2001-2002Sci-Fi
Shoot 'Em Up
6.5
Movie

Shoot 'Em Up

2007Action
Campton Manor
6.5
Movie

Campton Manor

2024Horror
Dead Silence
6.5
Movie

Dead Silence

2007Horror
Chaos Walking
6.5
Movie

Chaos Walking

2021Sci-Fi
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
New6.5
Series

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

2026Drama
Wrong Turn
6.4
Movie

Wrong Turn

2003Horror
Being Julia
6.4
Movie

Being Julia

2004Comedy
The Crossing
6.4
Movie

The Crossing

2000Drama
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
6.4
Cartoon

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

2017Comedy
Kingdom Hospital
6.4
Movie

Kingdom Hospital

2004Horror
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.4
Movie

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006Action
Polar
6.4
Movie

Polar

2019Action
Vicious Fun
6.4
Movie

Vicious Fun

2021Comedy
War of the Worlds
6.4
Series

War of the Worlds

1988-1990Drama
Elegy
6.3
Movie

Elegy

2008Drama
Charlotte
6.3
Cartoon

Charlotte

2022Animation
The Last Halloween
6.3
Movie

The Last Halloween

2013Horror
She Stoops to Conquer
6.3
Movie

She Stoops to Conquer

2015Sci-Fi
Eloise at Christmastime
6.3
Movie

Eloise at Christmastime

2003Drama
Saw IV
6.2
Movie

Saw IV

2007Horror
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
6.2
Movie

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010Action
Eloise at the Plaza
6.2
Movie

Eloise at the Plaza

2003Comedy
My Life Without Me
6.1
Movie

My Life Without Me

2003Drama
Salem Witch Trials
6.1
Movie

Salem Witch Trials

2002Drama
Mimic
6.1
Movie

Mimic

1997Horror
XIII
6.1
Series

XIII

2008Action
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
6.1
Series

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

1995-1996Action
The Claim
6.0
Movie

The Claim

2000Drama
The Shamrock Conspiracy
6.0
Movie

The Shamrock Conspiracy

1995Drama
The Conspiracy
6.0
Movie

The Conspiracy

2012Thriller
Relax, I'm from the Future
6.0
Movie

Relax, I'm from the Future

2023Comedy
Honey Bunch
New6.0
Movie

Honey Bunch

2026Sci-Fi
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
6.0
Movie

Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost

2007Drama
The Tracey Fragments
6.0
Movie

The Tracey Fragments

2007Drama
The Border
6.0
Series

The Border

2008-2010Drama
Transporter: The Series
6.0
Series

Transporter: The Series

2013-2014Action
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
5.9
Cartoon

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow

2008Horror
Bag of Bones
5.9
Series

Bag of Bones

2011Drama
The Time Shifters
5.8
Movie

The Time Shifters

1999Sci-Fi
Between Strangers
5.8
Movie

Between Strangers

2002Drama
Sea Wolf
5.8
Movie

Sea Wolf

2009Action
Ms. Scrooge
5.8
Movie

Ms. Scrooge

1997Drama
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
5.8
Movie

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

1997Action
The Limb Salesman
5.8
Movie

The Limb Salesman

2004Drama
A Christmas Horror Story
5.8
Movie

A Christmas Horror Story

2015Horror
Hall
5.8
Movie

Hall

2022Horror
Wingin' It
5.8
Series

Wingin' It

2010-2012Comedy
Urban Legend
5.7
Movie

Urban Legend

1998Horror
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
5.7
Movie

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

2003Drama
The Boys Club
5.7
Movie

The Boys Club

1996Drama
Moonlight and Valentino
5.6
Movie

Moonlight and Valentino

1995Comedy
Love at Stake
5.6
Movie

Love at Stake

1987Sci-Fi
Regression
5.6
Movie

Regression

2015Horror
The Colony
5.5
Movie

The Colony

2013Action
Prisoner X
5.5
Movie

Prisoner X

2016Thriller
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
5.5
Movie

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

1986Drama
Scared Shitless
5.4
Movie

Scared Shitless

2024Comedy
Highlander: The Raven
5.4
Series

Highlander: The Raven

1998-1999Drama
Once a Thief: Family Business
5.3
Movie

Once a Thief: Family Business

1998Action
Return to Wickensburg
5.3
Movie

Return to Wickensburg

2024Action
I Shout Love
5.3
Movie

I Shout Love

2002Drama
Jack and Jill vs. The World
5.3
Movie

Jack and Jill vs. The World

2008Comedy
The Christmas Temp
5.3
Movie

The Christmas Temp

2019Romance
Clarence
5.3
Movie

Clarence

1990Comedy
Blood Hunters
5.2
Movie

Blood Hunters

2016Thriller
Three Inches
5.2
Movie

Three Inches

2011Drama
Reginald the Vampire
5.2
Series

Reginald the Vampire

2022-2024Comedy
Skinwalkers
5.1
Movie

Skinwalkers

2006Sci-Fi
Nature of the Beast
5.1
Movie

Nature of the Beast

2007Comedy
Two Thousand and None
5.0
Movie

Two Thousand and None

2000Drama
Wickensburg
5.0
Movie

Wickensburg

2022Action
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
5.0
Movie

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

2012Horror
A Thousand Cuts
5.0
Movie

A Thousand Cuts

2024Thriller
Spare Parts
5.0
Movie

Spare Parts

2020Horror
Some Things That Stay
4.9
Movie

Some Things That Stay

2004Drama
True Fiction
4.9
Movie

True Fiction

2019Horror
Survival of the Dead
4.9
Movie

Survival of the Dead

2010Horror
Trigger
4.8
Movie

Trigger

2010Drama
Collaborator
4.8
Movie

Collaborator

2011Comedy
You Might As Well Live
4.8
Movie

You Might As Well Live

2009Comedy
Stanleyville
4.8
Movie

Stanleyville

2021Comedy
Sea Wolf
4.8
Series

Sea Wolf

2009Drama
Patch Town
4.7
Movie

Patch Town

2014Drama
The Top of His Head
4.7
Movie

The Top of His Head

1989Romance
All Hallows' Eve 2
4.7
Movie

All Hallows' Eve 2

2015Horror
Maniac Mansion
4.7
Series

Maniac Mansion

1990-1993Comedy
Hard Core Logo 2
4.6
Movie

Hard Core Logo 2

2010Comedy
The Timekeeper
4.5
Movie

The Timekeeper

2009Action
Century Hotel
4.4
Movie

Century Hotel

2001Drama
Septic Man
4.4
Movie

Septic Man

2013Horror
The Hustle
4.3
Movie

The Hustle

2000Thriller
Motel
4.3
Movie

Motel

1998Drama
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
4.3
Movie

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

1998Action
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
4.2
Movie

Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid

2008Comedy
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
4.0
Movie

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

2004Drama
The Trojan Horse
4.0
Series

The Trojan Horse

2008Drama
Talent Drivers
4.0
Series

Talent Drivers

2019Drama
Stardust
3.9
Movie

Stardust

2020Drama
Ejecta
3.8
Movie

Ejecta

2014Sci-Fi
The Last Sect
3.7
Movie

The Last Sect

2006Horror
We Are Not Here
3.7
Movie

We Are Not Here

2013Drama
Victims
3.6
Movie

Victims

2013Drama
Toronto Stories
3.5
Movie

Toronto Stories

2008Drama
The Third Eye
3.0
Movie

The Third Eye

2007Thriller
Midnight Confession
3.0
Movie

Midnight Confession

2017Comedy
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot
0
Movie

Heritage Minutes: John Cabot

1991Drama
Heritage Minutes: Winnie
0
Movie

Heritage Minutes: Winnie

1997Drama
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time
0
Movie

Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time

1995Drama
T-Bone
0
Movie

T-Bone

2023Drama
Salvation
0
Movie

Salvation

2022Thriller
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
0
Movie

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

2025Documentary
Sailor
0
Movie

Sailor

2019Drama
Keeper of the Cup
0
Movie

Keeper of the Cup

2024Comedy
Reign
0
Movie

Reign

2015Drama
Secrets of Wickensburg
0
Movie

Secrets of Wickensburg

2025Drama
Man Eating Pussy
New0
Movie

Man Eating Pussy

2026Drama
Turn It Up!
New0
Movie

Turn It Up!

2026Horror
Finding the Fallen
0
Series

Finding the Fallen

2005-2009Drama
Storm Worlds
0
Series

Storm Worlds

2010Documentary
The Valour and the Horror
0
Series

The Valour and the Horror

1992 - ...Documentary