Julian Richings

August 30, 1956 (age 69) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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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.

His titles like Man of Steel, The Witch, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/101
Weighted avg: 6.05 /10
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    Man of Steel
    2013June 2013 by Zack Snyder
    Minor role as Lor-Em
    Minor role as Lor-Em
    6.21 Good--
  • 2
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    The Witch
    2016February 2016 by Robert Eggers
    Supporting as Governor
    Supporting as Governor
    6.59 Good
  • 3
    3
    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
    2010February 2010 by Chris Columbus
    Minor role as Ferryman
    Minor role as Ferryman
    5.73 Okay+
  • 4
    4
    Cube
    1998July 1998 by Vincenzo Natali
    Supporting as Alderson
    Supporting as Alderson
    6.39 Good-
  • 5
    5
    Wrong Turn
    2003May 2003 by Rob Schmidt
    Supporting as Three Finger
    Supporting as Three Finger
    5.94 Okay++
  • 6
    6
    Shoot 'Em Up
    2007July 2007 by Michael Davis
    Supporting as Hertz's Driver
    Supporting as Hertz's Driver
    6.05 Okay++
  • 7
    7
    Dead Silence
    2007March 2007 by James Wan
    Minor role as Bos
    Minor role as Bos
    5.99 Okay++
  • 8
    8
    Chaos Walking
    2021February 2021 by Doug Liman
    Minor role as Gault
    Minor role as Gault
    6.09 Okay++
  • 9
    9
    Polar
    2019January 2019 by Jonas Åkerlund
    Minor role as Lomas
    Minor role as Lomas
    5.93 Okay++
  • 10
    10
    Urban Legend
    1998September 1998 by Jamie Blanks
    Minor role as Weird Janitor
    Minor role as Weird Janitor
    5.24 Okay-
  • 11
    11
    Regression
    2015October 2015 by Alejandro Amenábar
    Minor role as Tom
    Minor role as Tom
    5.08 Okay--
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    12
    Beau Is Afraid
    2023April 2023 by Ari Aster
    Minor role as Strange Man
    Minor role as Strange Man
    6.29 Good--
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    13
    The Colony
    2013April 2013 by Jeff Renfroe
    Minor role as Leland
    Minor role as Leland
    4.97 Mediocre++
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    14
    Open Range
    2003August 2003 by Kevin Costner
    Minor role as Wylie
    Minor role as Wylie
    6.80 Good+
  • 15
    15
    Mimic
    1997August 1997 by Guillermo del Toro
    Minor role as Workman
    Minor role as Workman
    5.61 Okay
  • 16
    16
    The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
    2013October 2013 by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    Minor role as Ricky
    Minor role as Ricky
    6.43 Good-
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    Naked Lunch
    1991December 1991 by David Cronenberg
    Minor role as Exterminator #4
    Minor role as Exterminator #4
    6.56 Good
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    Anything for Jackson
    2020April 2020 by Justin G. Dyck
    Starring as Henry Walsh
    Starring as Henry Walsh
    6.22 Good--
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    19
    My Life Without Me
    2003March 2003 by Isabel Coixet
    Supporting as Dr. Thompson
    Supporting as Dr. Thompson
    5.67 Okay+
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    20
    Survival of the Dead
    2010May 2010 by George A. Romero
    Minor role as James O'Flynn
    Minor role as James O'Flynn
    4.43 Mediocre
  • 21
    21
    A Christmas Horror Story
    2015July 2015 by Steven Hoban
    Minor role as Gerhardt
    Minor role as Gerhardt
    5.34 Okay-
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    It Feeds
    2025April 2025 by Chad Archibald
    Supporting as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
    Supporting as Dr. Ronald Whittaker
    6.27 Good--
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    23
    Spare Parts
    2020July 2020 by Andrew Thomas Hunt
    Lead role as The Emperor
    Lead role as The Emperor
    5.07 Okay--
  • 24
    24
    Skinwalkers
    2006March 2006 by James Isaac
    Minor role as Sad Looking Man
    Minor role as Sad Looking Man
    4.78 Mediocre++
  • 25
    25
    Elegy
    2008August 2008 by Isabel Coixet
    Minor role as Actor in Play #1
    Minor role as Actor in Play #1
    5.85 Okay+
  • 26
    26
    The Institute
    Airing since 2025 by Benjamin Cavell
    Supporting as Stackhouse
    Supporting as Stackhouse
    6.60 Good
  • 27
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    The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
    2012November 2012 by Rodrigo Gudiño
    Starring as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
    Starring as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips
    4.90 Mediocre++
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    28
    Vicious Fun
    2021November 2021 by Cody Calahan
    Supporting as Fritz
    Supporting as Fritz
    5.98 Okay++
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    29
    The Conspiracy
    2012August 2012 by Christopher MacBride
    Minor role as Green Man
    Minor role as Green Man
    5.54 Okay
  • 30
    30
    Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
    2004 by Lars von Trier
    Supporting as Otto
    Supporting as Otto
    6.02 Okay++
  • 31
    31
    XIII
    2008 by Philippe Lyon
    Minor role as Mr. Cody
    Minor role as Mr. Cody
    5.24 Okay-
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    32
    All Hallows' Eve 2
    2015October 2015 by Bryan Norton
    Minor role as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
    Minor role as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)
    4.65 Mediocre+
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    Ejecta
    2014September 2014 by Chad Archibald
    Lead role as William Cassidy
    Lead role as William Cassidy
    4.72 Mediocre+
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    34
    The Claim
    2000December 2000 by Michael Winterbottom
    Supporting as Francis Bellanger
    Supporting as Francis Bellanger
    5.66 Okay
  • 35
    35
    Hall
    2022February 2022 by Francesco Giannini
    Supporting as Julian
    Supporting as Julian
    5.56 Okay
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    36
    The Tracey Fragments
    2007September 2007 by Bruce McDonald
    Minor role as Dr. Heker
    Minor role as Dr. Heker
    5.58 Okay
  • 37
    37
    Prince Charming
    2001July 2001 by Allan Arkush
    Supporting as Wacktazar
    Supporting as Wacktazar
    6.30 Good--
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    38
    Prisoner X
    2016April 2016 by Gaurav Seth
    Lead role as Jefferson
    Lead role as Jefferson
    5.66 Okay
  • 39
    39
    The Time Shifters
    1999October 1999 by Mario Azzopardi
    Supporting as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
    Supporting as Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling Tourist
    5.62 Okay
  • 40
    40
    Relax, I'm from the Future
    2023September 2023 by Luke Higginson
    Starring as Percy
    Starring as Percy
    5.77 Okay+
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    41
    Moonlight and Valentino
    1995September 1995 by David Anspaugh
    Minor role as Hair Stylist
    Minor role as Hair Stylist
    5.43 Okay-
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    42
    Kingdom Hospital
    2004March 2004 by Craig R. Baxley
    Supporting as Otto
    Supporting as Otto
    5.97 Okay++
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    43
    Jack and Jill vs. The World
    2008April 2008 by Vanessa Parise
    Minor role as Mr. Smith
    Minor role as Mr. Smith
    5.27 Okay-
  • 44
    44
    The Last Casino
    2004June 2004 by Pierre Gill
    Supporting as Orr
    Supporting as Orr
    6.25 Good--
  • 45
    45
    Stardust
    2020November 2020 by Gabriel Range
    Supporting as Tony Defries
    Supporting as Tony Defries
    4.75 Mediocre+
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    True Fiction
    2019May 2019 by Braden Croft
    Supporting as Lenny Rupert
    Supporting as Lenny Rupert
    5.33 Okay-
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    47
    Honey Bunch
    2026January 2026 by Dusty Mancinelli
    Supporting as Delwyn
    Supporting as Delwyn
    5.85 Okay+
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    48
    Hard Core Logo
    1996October 1996 by Bruce McDonald
    Supporting as Buck Haight
    Supporting as Buck Haight
    6.06 Okay++
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    49
    The Last Sect
    2006September 2006 by Jonathan Dueck
    Supporting as Karpov
    Supporting as Karpov
    4.95 Mediocre++
  • 50
    50
    Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
    1994October 1994 by Xavier Koller
    Minor role as Sir George's Servant
    Minor role as Sir George's Servant
    6.16 Good--
  • 51
    51
    Patch Town
    2014January 2014 by Craig Goodwill
    Starring as Yuri
    Starring as Yuri
    5.49 Okay
  • 52
    52
    Septic Man
    2013September 2013 by Jesse Thomas Cook
    Supporting as Phil Prosser
    Supporting as Phil Prosser
    5.22 Okay-
  • 53
    53
    Trigger
    2010September 2010 by Bruce McDonald
    Supporting as Bucky
    Supporting as Bucky
    5.42 Okay-
  • 54
    54
    Blood Hunters
    2016October 2016 by Tricia Lee
    Supporting as Father Stewart
    Supporting as Father Stewart
    5.62 Okay
  • 55
    55
    Between Strangers
    2002August 2002 by Edoardo Ponti
    Supporting as Nigel
    Supporting as Nigel
    5.76 Okay+
  • 56
    56
    Collaborator
    2011October 2011 by Martin Donovan
    Supporting as Maurice LeFont
    Supporting as Maurice LeFont
    5.58 Okay
  • 57
    57
    Scared Shitless
    2024August 2024 by Vivieno Caldinelli
    Supporting as Professor Cummings
    Supporting as Professor Cummings
    5.70 Okay+
  • 58
    58
    Hard Core Logo 2
    2010December 2010 by Bruce McDonald
    Starring as Bucky Haight
    Starring as Bucky Haight
    5.60 Okay
  • 59
    59
    The Christmas Temp
    2019December 2019 by Bill Corcoran
    Starring as Luca
    Starring as Luca
    5.75 Okay+
  • 60
    60
    Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
    2003August 2003 by Craig David Wallace
    Starring as Satan
    Starring as Satan
    5.87 Okay+
  • 61
    61
    Treed Murray
    2001September 2001 by William Phillips
    Supporting as Homeless Man
    Supporting as Homeless Man
    6.09 Okay++
  • 62
    62
    The Boys Club
    1996September 1996 by John Fawcett
    Minor role as Officer Cole
    Minor role as Officer Cole
    5.75 Okay+
  • 63
    63
    Charlotte
    2022April 2022 by Tahir Rana
    Minor role as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
    Minor role as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)
    5.98 Okay++
  • 64
    64
    Hellmouth
    2014October 2014 by John Geddes
    Supporting as Smiley
    Supporting as Smiley
    6.04 Okay++
  • 65
    65
    The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
    2001December 2001 by Frederick King Keller
    Minor role as Brother Clote
    Minor role as Brother Clote
    6.11 Good--
  • 66
    66
    Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
    2007October 2007 by Eleanore Lindo
    Supporting as Mr. Tibers
    Supporting as Mr. Tibers
    5.90 Okay++
  • 67
    67
    The Last Halloween
    2013December 2013 by Marc Roussel
    Supporting as Chatterbox
    Supporting as Chatterbox
    5.97 Okay++
  • 68
    68
    Business Ethics
    2020October 2020 by Nick Wernham
    Supporting as Martin Abacus
    Supporting as Martin Abacus
    6.21 Good--
  • 69
    69
    Wickensburg
    2022July 2022 by Richard Boddington
    Starring as Mr Hexenmeister
    Starring as Mr Hexenmeister
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Sea Wolf
    2009December 2009 by Mike Barker
    Minor role as Mugridge
    Minor role as Mugridge
    5.82 Okay+
  • 71
    71
    Three Inches
    2011December 2011 by Jace Alexander
    Minor role as Ethan
    Minor role as Ethan
    5.69 Okay+
  • 72
    72
    Love at Stake
    1987August 1987 by John Moffitt
    Minor role as Town Crier
    Minor role as Town Crier
    5.77 Okay+
  • 73
    73
    Victims
    2013March 2013 by Chris Abell
    Supporting as Gatling
    Supporting as Gatling
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    You Might As Well Live
    2009January 2009 by Simon Ennis
    Minor role as Dr. Pooseby
    Minor role as Dr. Pooseby
    5.66 Okay
  • 75
    75
    Dave vs Death
    2011September 2011 by Patrick Hagarty
    Lead role as Death
    Lead role as Death
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    She Stoops to Conquer
    2015September 2015 by Zachary Russell
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Two Thousand and None
    2000July 2000 by Arto Paragamian
    Supporting as Curator
    Supporting as Curator
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    A Lobster Tale
    2006January 2006 by Adam Massey
    Minor role as Hank Perkins
    Minor role as Hank Perkins
    6.09 Okay++
  • 79
    79
    Ms. Scrooge
    1997December 1997 by John Korty
    Minor role as Christmas Yet to Come
    Minor role as Christmas Yet to Come
    5.87 Okay+
  • 80
    80
    Stanleyville
    2021August 2021 by Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
    Starring as Homunculus
    Starring as Homunculus
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Campton Manor
    2024May 2024 by Cat Hostick
    Supporting as Edward
    Supporting as Edward
    Needs more reviews
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    82
    We Are Not Here
    2013November 2013 by Aaron Mirkin
    Supporting as Monday
    Supporting as Monday
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Century Hotel
    2001September 2001 by David Weaver
    Minor role as Waiter
    Minor role as Waiter
    5.64 Okay
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    84
    Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
    2017September 2017 by Richard Duhaney
    Minor role as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
    Minor role as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)
    5.99 Okay++
  • 85
    85
    Love Child
    1995January 1995 by Patrick Sisam
    Supporting as Tom Sr.
    Supporting as Tom Sr.
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Some Things That Stay
    2004November 2004 by Gail Harvey
    Minor role as Minister
    Minor role as Minister
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    The Hustle
    2000April 2000 by Stuart Cooper
    Minor role as Detective Walsh
    Minor role as Detective Walsh
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    The Limb Salesman
    2004September 2004 by Anais Granofsky
    Supporting as Contact
    Supporting as Contact
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Return to Wickensburg
    2024November 2024 by Richard Boddington
    Starring as Mr. Hexenmeister
    Starring as Mr. Hexenmeister
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
    2008October 2008 by Eleanore Lindo
    Minor role as Mr. Tibers
    Minor role as Mr. Tibers
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    A Thousand Cuts
    2024September 2024 by Jake Horowitz
    Starring as Webster
    Starring as Webster
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    I Shout Love
    2002February 2002 by Sarah Polley
    Starring as Cab Driver
    Starring as Cab Driver
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    Toronto Stories
    2008December 2008 by David Weaver
    Supporting as Leather Jacket
    Supporting as Leather Jacket
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    The Top of His Head
    1989August 1989 by Peter Mettler
    Supporting as Robert (henchman)
    Supporting as Robert (henchman)
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    Nature of the Beast
    2007October 2007 by Rodman Flender
    Minor role as Dr. Chamberlain
    Minor role as Dr. Chamberlain
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    The Shamrock Conspiracy
    1995December 1995 by James Frawley
    Supporting as Reader
    Supporting as Reader
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
    1997July 1997 by David Wu
    Minor role as Camier
    Minor role as Camier
    Needs more reviews
  • 98
    98
    On Their Knees
    2001October 2001 by Anais Granofsky
    Supporting as Pappy
    Supporting as Pappy
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
    2008July 2008 by Eleanore Lindo
    Supporting as Mr. Tibers
    Supporting as Mr. Tibers
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    Once a Thief: Family Business
    1998January 1998 by T.J. Scott
    Minor role as Camier
    Minor role as Camier
    Needs more reviews
  • 101
    101
    Motel
    1998October 1998 by David B. Parker
    Minor role as Tenant
    Minor role as Tenant
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Stephen McHattie 6 titles
Denise Richards 2 titles
David Hewlett 4 titles
Katharine Isabelle 2 titles
Sandrine Holt 3 titles
Sarah Polley 3 titles
Robert Maillet 4 titles
Andrew McCarthy 2 titles
Boyd Banks 2 titles