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
Movies
- My Life Without Me
2003
- Cube
1998
- Saw IV
2007
- Shoot 'Em Up
2007
- The Last Casino
2004
- Hard Core Logo
1996
- The Time Shifters
1999
- Treed Murray
2001
- Percy Jackson & the Oly...
2010
- Urban Legend
1998
- Wrong Turn
2003
- Heritage Minutes: John ...
1991
- Heritage Minutes: Winnie
1997
- The Last Sect
2006
- Le Violon rouge
1998
- Patch Town
2011
- Beau Is Afraid
2023
- The Claim
2000
- Between Strangers
2002
- Man of Steel
2013
- Trigger
2010
- Hard Core Logo 2
2010
- Drive Time Murders
2006
- Collaborator
2011
- The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995
- Two Thousand and None
2000
- Salem Witch Trials
2002
- Sea Wolf
2009
- On Their Knees
2001
- The Conspiracy
2012
- The Young and Prodigiou...
2013
- Ms. Scrooge
1997
- Fresh Meat: The Wounds ...
2004
- Moonlight and Valentino
1995
- The Song Spinner
1995
- Strauss: The King of Th...
1995
- Once a Thief: Brother A...
1997
- Once a Thief: Family Bu...
1998
- Detroit Rock City
1999
- The Crossing
2000
- Century Hotel
2001
- Prince Charming
2001
- Sisters in the Wilderne...
2004
- Being Julia
2004
- The Limb Salesman
2004
- Skinwalkers
2006
- Elegy
2008
- Toronto Stories
2008
- Roxy Hunter and the Hor...
2008
- Roxy Hunter and the Myt...
2008
- The Space Between
2017
- Todd and the Book of Pu...
2017
- Stardust
2020
- Salvation
2022
- T-Bone
2023
- The Hustle
2000
- Squanto: A Warrior's Ta...
1994
- Septic Man
2013
- The Colony
2013
- The Tape
2012
- Some Things That Stay
2004
- The Facts in the Case o...
2008
- Patch Town
2014
- Relax, I'm from the Fut...
2023
- Giant Steps
1992
- Wickensburg
2022
- Motel
1998
- Hellmouth
2014
- Ejecta
2014
- Open Range
2003
- The Evolution of Horror...
2025
- Oldtimers
2022
- Black Widow
2005
- Love Child
1995
- The Last Will and Testa...
2012
- Naked Lunch
1991
- Charlotte
2022
- Pale Saints
1997
- Love at Stake
1987
- Return to Wickensburg
2024
- The Last Halloween
2013
- She Stoops to Conquer
2015
- A Christmas Horror Story
2015
- Campton Manor
2024
- Kingdom Hospital
2004
- Prisoner X
2016
- The Top of His Head
1989
- The Timekeeper
2009
- The Witch
2016
- A Thousand Cuts
2024
- Scared Shitless
2024
- Mimic
1997
- Nature of the Beast
2007
- Todd And The Book Of Pu...
2003
- Honey Bunch
2025
- Roxy Hunter and the Mys...
2007
- Regression
2015
- Animal Control
2011
- The Third Eye
2007
- The Tracey Fragments
2007
- Blood Hunters
2016
- Dead Silence
2007
- You Might As Well Live
2009
- I Shout Love
2002
- Eloise at Christmastime
2003
- Eloise at the Plaza
2003
- Midnight Confession
2017
- Victims
2013
- X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
- Curious Stories, Crooke...
2009
- The Pretender: Island o...
2001
- Polar
2019
- All Hallows' Eve 2
2015
- We Are Not Here
2013
- Sailor
2019
- Jack and Jill vs. The W...
2008
- The Christmas Temp
2019
- True Fiction
2019
- Universal Soldier II: B...
1998
- Survival of the Dead
2010
- Clarence
1990
- Spare Parts
2020
- Vicious Fun
2021
- Anything for Jackson
2020
- Business Ethics
2020
- The Boys Club
1996
- Three Inches
2011
- The Rainbow Kid
2016
- Chaos Walking
2021
- Hall
2020
- Stanleyville
2021
- Keeper of the Cup
- Dave vs Death
2011
- Time Traveling Through ...
2022
- It Feeds
2025
- The Show: Stories Withi...
1998
- The Claim
2000
- Reign
2015
- The Incredible Time-Tra...
1986
- The Asylum
- A Lobster Tale
2006
TV Shows
- La Femme Nikita
1997
- Due South
1994
- Stephen King's Kingdom ...
2004
- Supernatural
2005
- Forever Knight
1992
- Puppets Who Kill
2002
- Highlander: The Raven
1998
- XIII
2008
- Slings & Arrows
2003
- Psi Factor: Chronicles ...
1996
- I Was a Sixth Grade Ali...
1999
- Finding the Fallen
2005
- Whatever, Linda
2015
- Storm Worlds
2010
- Chapelwaite
2021
- Orphan Black
2013
- War of the Worlds
1988
- Maniac Mansion
1990
- Lonesome Dove: The Outl...
1995
- Heritage Minutes
1991
- Adderly
1986
- Counterstrike
1990
- Heritage Minutes
1991
- Tracker
2001
- The Zack Files
2000
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
- Amazon
1999
- At the Hotel
2006
- Murdoch Mysteries
2008
- Hannibal
2013
- The Border
2008
- Grossology
2006
- Wingin' It
2010
- The Adventures of Shirl...
1997
- MythQuest
2001
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
- Todd and the Book of Pu...
2010
- Transporter: The Series
2013
- The Listener
2009
- Missing
2003
- Puppets Who Kill
2002
- The Trojan Horse
2008
- Bag of Bones
2011
- Hell on Wheels
2011
- Reginald the Vampire
2022
- Frontier
2016
- American Gods
2017
- Channel Zero
2016
- Killjoys
2015
- Republic of Doyle
2010
- Rookie Blue
2010
- Patriot
2015
- 12 Monkeys
2015
- Hemlock Grove
2013
- The Magicians
2015
- The Umbrella Academy
2019
- Percy Jackson and the O...
2023
- War of the Worlds
1988
- War of the Worlds
1988
- Doom Patrol
2019
- Lost Girl
2010
- Blood & Treasure
2019
- Guillermo del Toro's Ca...
2022
- Perpetual Grace LTD
2019
- The Expanse
2015
- Heartland
2007
- Heartland
2007
- The Valour and the Horr...
1992
- Sea Wolf
2009
- Talent Drivers
2019
- Carter
2018
- Creeped Out
2017
- The Institute
2025