Julian Richings

Acting

Julian Richings

Born August 30, 1956Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK210 credits

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

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
6.4

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

TV

2026

Man Eating Pussy

Man Eating Pussy

Movie

2026

Honey Bunch
6.2

Honey Bunch

Movie

2026

Secrets of Wickensburg

Secrets of Wickensburg

Movie

2025

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

Movie

2025

The Institute
7.6

The Institute

TV

2025

Filmography

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026Something Very Bad Is Going to Happenas Larry PooleTV
Man Eating Pussy
2026Man Eating Pussyas FreddieMovie
Honey Bunch
2026Honey Bunchas DelwynMovie
Secrets of Wickensburg
2025Secrets of Wickensburgas Mr. HexenmeisterMovie
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwideas Horror Film ExpertMovie
The Institute
2025The Instituteas StackhouseTV
It Feeds
2025It Feedsas Dr. Ronald WhittakerMovie
Return to Wickensburg
2024Return to Wickensburgas Mr. HexenmeisterMovie
A Thousand Cuts
2024A Thousand Cutsas WebsterMovie
Scared Shitless
2024Scared Shitlessas Professor CummingsMovie
Campton Manor
2024Campton Manoras EdwardMovie
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023Percy Jackson and the Olympiansas ProcrustesTV
Relax, I'm from the Future
2023Relax, I'm from the Futureas PercyMovie
T-Bone
2023T-Boneas ChrisMovie
Beau Is Afraid
2023Beau Is Afraidas Strange ManMovie
Time Traveling Through Time
2022Time Traveling Through Timeas NarratorMovie
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiositiesas DooleyTV
Reginald the Vampire
2022Reginald the Vampireas LoganTV
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2022Oldtimersas RichardMovie
Wickensburg
2022Wickensburgas Mr HexenmeisterMovie
Salvation
2022Salvationas JohnMovie
Charlotte
2022Charlotteas Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice)Movie
Hall
2022Hallas JulianMovie
Vicious Fun
2021Vicious Funas FritzMovie
Chapelwaite
2021Chapelwaiteas Phillip BooneTV
Stanleyville
2021Stanleyvilleas HomunculusMovie
Chaos Walking
2021Chaos Walkingas GaultMovie
Stardust
2020Stardustas Tony DefriesMovie
Business Ethics
2020Business Ethicsas Martin AbacusMovie
Spare Parts
2020Spare Partsas The EmperorMovie
Anything for Jackson
2020Anything for Jacksonas Henry WalshMovie
The Christmas Temp
2019The Christmas Tempas LucaMovie
Sailor
2019Sailoras The MagistrateMovie
Perpetual Grace LTD
2019Perpetual Grace LTDas Jonathan JoyTV
True Fiction
2019True Fictionas Lenny RupertMovie
Blood & Treasure
2019Blood & Treasureas Alessandro LaLandeTV
Talent Drivers
2019Talent Driversas VincentTV
The Umbrella Academy
2019The Umbrella Academyas Chet RodoTV
Doom Patrol
2019Doom Patrolas Heinrich Von FuchsTV
Polar
2019Polaras LomasMovie
Carter
2018Carteras Ray UnderstoneTV
Creeped Out
2017Creeped Outas ZephaniahTV
Midnight Confession
2017Midnight Confessionas Grass (voice)Movie
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
2017Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the Endas Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)Movie
American Gods
2017American Godsas IktomiTV
The Space Between
2017The Space Betweenas StashMovie
Frontier
2016Frontieras Mr. PickersgillTV
Channel Zero
2016Channel Zeroas The GardenerTV
Blood Hunters
2016Blood Huntersas Father StewartMovie
The Rainbow Kid
2016The Rainbow Kidas Elvis GrimesMovie
Prisoner X
2016Prisoner Xas JeffersonMovie
The Witch
2016The Witchas GovernorMovie
The Magicians
2015The Magiciansas AsterothTV
The Expanse
2015The Expanseas VargasTV
Patriot
2015Patriotas Peter IcabodTV
All Hallows' Eve 2
2015All Hallows' Eve 2as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)Movie
Regression
2015Regressionas TomMovie
She Stoops to Conquer
2015She Stoops to ConquerMovie
A Christmas Horror Story
2015A Christmas Horror Storyas GerhardtMovie
Killjoys
2015Killjoysas Ancient ScarbackTV
Reign
2015Reignas Mr. IanMovie
W
2015Whatever, Lindaas Aloysius FinkleTV
12 Monkeys
201512 Monkeysas Adviser to the WitnessTV
Hellmouth
2014Hellmouthas SmileyMovie
Ejecta
2014Ejectaas William CassidyMovie
Patch Town
2014Patch Townas YuriMovie
The Last Halloween
2013The Last Halloweenas ChatterboxMovie
We Are Not Here
2013We Are Not Hereas MondayMovie
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivetas RickyMovie
Septic Man
2013Septic Manas Phil ProsserMovie
Man of Steel
2013Man of Steelas Lor-EmMovie
Hemlock Grove
2013Hemlock Groveas Swiss DoctorTV
The Colony
2013The Colonyas LelandMovie
Hannibal
2013Hannibalas Caged ManTV
Orphan Black
2013Orphan Blackas Benjamin KertlandTV
Victims
2013Victimsas GatlingMovie
Transporter: The Series
2013Transporter: The Seriesas Edouard OrlandeTV
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
2012The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leighas Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill PhillipsMovie
The Conspiracy
2012The Conspiracyas Green ManMovie
The Tape
2012The Tapeas JackMovie
Three Inches
2011Three Inchesas EthanMovie
Bag of Bones
2011Bag of Bonesas Elmer DurginTV
Hell on Wheels
2011Hell on Wheelsas SLC Records ClerkTV
Collaborator
2011Collaboratoras Maurice LeFontMovie
Patch Town
2011Patch Townas Child CatcherMovie
Dave vs Death
2011Dave vs Deathas DeathMovie
Animal Control
2011Animal Controlas LarryMovie
Hard Core Logo 2
2010Hard Core Logo 2as Bucky HaightMovie
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
2010Todd and the Book of Pure Evilas Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr.TV
Trigger
2010Triggeras BuckyMovie
Lost Girl
2010Lost Girlas ArvalTV
Rookie Blue
2010Rookie Blueas CedricTV
Storm Worlds
2010Storm Worldsas Narrator (voice)TV
Survival of the Dead
2010Survival of the Deadas James O'FlynnMovie
Wingin' It
2010Wingin' Itas William ShakespeareTV
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thiefas FerrymanMovie
Republic of Doyle
2010Republic of Doyleas Lionel HarrisTV
Sea Wolf
2009Sea Wolfas MugridgeMovie
Sea Wolf
2009Sea Wolfas MugridgeTV
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
2009Curious Stories, Crooked Symbolsas Kneeling ManMovie
The Timekeeper
2009The Timekeeperas GreaseMovie
The Listener
2009The Listeneras Miles MelliniTV
You Might As Well Live
2009You Might As Well Liveas Dr. PoosebyMovie
Toronto Stories
2008Toronto Storiesas Leather JacketMovie
XIII
2008XIIIas Mr. CodyTV
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
2008Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloweenas Mr. TibersMovie
Elegy
2008Elegyas Actor in Play #1Movie
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
2008The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollowas Kneeling ManMovie
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
2008Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaidas Mr. TibersMovie
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008Jack and Jill vs. The Worldas Mr. SmithMovie
The Trojan Horse
2008The Trojan Horseas BarrieTV
Murdoch Mysteries
2008Murdoch Mysteriesas Phillip UxbridgeTV
The Border
2008The Borderas Professor Adrian MaguireTV
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
2007Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghostas Mr. TibersMovie
Saw IV
2007Saw IVas VagrantMovie
Nature of the Beast
2007Nature of the Beastas Dr. ChamberlainMovie
Heartland
2007Heartlandas Mr. HanleyTV
The Tracey Fragments
2007The Tracey Fragmentsas Dr. HekerMovie
Shoot 'Em Up
2007Shoot 'Em Upas Hertz's DriverMovie
Dead Silence
2007Dead Silenceas BosMovie
The Third Eye
2007The Third Eyeas Charlie RabbitMovie
Grossology
2006Grossologyas Darko Crevasse (voice)TV
The Last Sect
2006The Last Sectas KarpovMovie
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006X-Men: The Last Standas Mutant Theatre OrganizerMovie
Skinwalkers
2006Skinwalkersas Sad Looking ManMovie
A
2006At the Hotelas Baby ManTV
Drive Time Murders
2006Drive Time Murdersas 'The Doc'Movie
A Lobster Tale
2006A Lobster Taleas Hank PerkinsMovie
Supernatural
2005Supernaturalas DeathTV
B
2005Black Widowas Dr. DeadmanMovie
Finding the Fallen
2005Finding the Fallenas NarratorTV
Some Things That Stay
2004Some Things That Stayas MinisterMovie
The Limb Salesman
2004The Limb Salesmanas ContactMovie
Being Julia
2004Being Juliaas Mr. TurnbullMovie
The Last Casino
2004The Last Casinoas OrrMovie
Kingdom Hospital
2004Kingdom Hospitalas OttoMovie
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
2004Stephen King's Kingdom Hospitalas OttoTV
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
2004Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traillas William CattermoleMovie
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'as SelfMovie
Eloise at Christmastime
2003Eloise at Christmastimeas Patrice the ChefMovie
Slings & Arrows
2003Slings & Arrowsas Reg MortimerTV
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
2003Todd And The Book Of Pure Evilas SatanMovie
Open Range
2003Open Rangeas WylieMovie
Missing
2003Missingas DocTV
Wrong Turn
2003Wrong Turnas Three FingerMovie
Eloise at the Plaza
2003Eloise at the Plazaas Patrice the ChefMovie
My Life Without Me
2003My Life Without Meas Dr. ThompsonMovie
Salem Witch Trials
2002Salem Witch Trialsas Jonathan WalcottMovie
Puppets Who Kill
2002Puppets Who Killas French PainterTV
Between Strangers
2002Between Strangersas NigelMovie
I Shout Love
2002I Shout Loveas Cab DriverMovie
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001The Pretender: Island of the Hauntedas Brother CloteMovie
O
2001On Their Kneesas PappyMovie
Tracker
2001Trackeras MaxTV
Treed Murray
2001Treed Murrayas Homeless ManMovie
Century Hotel
2001Century Hotelas WaiterMovie
MythQuest
2001MythQuestas LokiTV
Prince Charming
2001Prince Charmingas WacktazarMovie
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001A Nero Wolfe Mysteryas Jerome AlandTV
The Claim
2000The Claimas Francis BellangerMovie
The Zack Files
2000The Zack Filesas The Mad HatterTV
Two Thousand and None
2000Two Thousand and Noneas CuratorMovie
The Hustle
2000The Hustleas Detective WalshMovie
The Crossing
2000The Crossingas McKenzieMovie
The Time Shifters
1999The Time Shiftersas Murray Trevor, Time-Traveling TouristMovie
Amazon
1999Amazonas Elder MalakaiTV
Detroit Rock City
1999Detroit Rock Cityas Ticket TakerMovie
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
1999I Was a Sixth Grade Alienas MeenomTV
The Red Violin
1998The Red Violinas Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)Movie
Motel
1998Motelas TenantMovie
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Armsas BixMovie
Highlander: The Raven
1998Highlander: The Ravenas Basil MorganTV
Urban Legend
1998Urban Legendas Weird JanitorMovie
Cube
1998Cubeas AldersonMovie
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998Once a Thief: Family Businessas CamierMovie
T
1998The Show: Stories Within a Filmas The Lead ActorMovie
Ms. Scrooge
1997Ms. Scroogeas Christmas Yet to ComeMovie
P
1997Pale Saintsas EinsteinMovie
Mimic
1997Mimicas WorkmanMovie
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997Once a Thief: Brother Against Brotheras CamierMovie
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1997The Adventures of Shirley Holmesas Doctor Saul SprockettTV
La Femme Nikita
1997La Femme Nikitaas Errol SparksTV
Heritage Minutes: Winnie
1997Heritage Minutes: Winnieas A.A. MilneMovie
Hard Core Logo
1996Hard Core Logoas Buck HaightMovie
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormalas Earl CornellTV
The Boys Club
1996The Boys Clubas Officer ColeMovie
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995The Shamrock Conspiracyas ReaderMovie
The Song Spinner
1995The Song Spinneras CalloMovie
Moonlight and Valentino
1995Moonlight and Valentinoas Hair StylistMovie
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Yearsas Logan’s HenchmanTV
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time
1995Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Timeas BonoMovie
L
1995Love Childas Tom Sr.Movie
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994Squanto: A Warrior's Taleas Sir George's ServantMovie
Due South
1994Due Southas Miles EmeryTV
Giant Steps
1992Giant Stepsas Danceband TeacherMovie
Forever Knight
1992Forever Knightas Dr. Paul DanaTV
The Valour and the Horror
1992The Valour and the Horroras John CrockerTV
Naked Lunch
1991Naked Lunchas Exterminator #4Movie
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot
1991Heritage Minutes: John Cabotas King Henry VIIMovie
Heritage Minutes
1991Heritage Minutesas A.A. MilneTV
Clarence
1990Clarenceas ReynoldsMovie
Maniac Mansion
1990Maniac Mansionas Tax ManTV
Counterstrike
1990Counterstrikeas RettieTV
The Top of His Head
1989The Top of His Headas Robert (henchman)Movie
War of the Worlds
1988War of the Worldsas Man with HatTV
Love at Stake
1987Love at Stakeas Town CrierMovie
Adderly
1986AdderlyTV
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry OsgoodMovie
Keeper of the Cup
—Keeper of the Cupas RickMovie
T
—The Asylumas Dr. RaymondMovie