Julian Richings
Date of birth: 1956-08-30
Place of birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
My Life Without Me
2003-03-07
A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before sh
Cube
1998-07-11
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each
Saw IV
2007-10-25
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is
Shoot 'Em Up
2007-07-26
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect
The Last Casino
2004-06-26
A University teacher finds three bright students and decides to teach them how to count cards to mak
Hard Core Logo
1996-10-11
Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout We
The Time Shifters
1999-10-17
Tom Merrick gets caught up in a time-traveling conspiracy and must set the timeline right before it
Treed Murray
2001-09-13
An advertising executive, trapped in a tree by a gang of would-be muggers, manipulates them into fig
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010-02-01
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is ne
Urban Legend
1998-09-25
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to
Wrong Turn
2003-05-30
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot
1991-03-31
Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "agroun
Heritage Minutes: Winnie
1997-01-01
A Canadian soldier's bear becomes the object of adoration and inspiration for a young boy and his fa
The Last Sect
2006-09-10
A seductively lethal vampire sect leader has been battling famed vampire hunter Van Helsing's descen
The Red Violin
1998-11-13
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 168
Patch Town
2011-09-09
This satirical comedy-meets-musical clashes the folklore of Soviet era oppression with the mindless,
Beau Is Afraid
2023-04-14
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darke
The Claim
2000-12-29
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty
Between Strangers
2002-08-30
Three women confront their pasts which changes their futures.
Man of Steel
2013-06-12
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he jou
Trigger
2010-09-12
Ten years after ending their partnership as rock musicians, two women become re-acquainted in the co
Hard Core Logo II
2010-12-04
Bruce McDonald’s long-awaited follow-up to his cult classic mock-doc stars McDonald himself as "Bruc
Drive Time Murders
2006-01-01
A Chicago attorney and his gossip columnist host a popular morning radio show. Their search to locat
Collaborator
2011-10-08
A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former ne
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995-12-12
A retired Scotland Yard detective gets involved in a serial killer investigation whilst in New York.
Two Thousand and None
2000-07-07
A paleontologist is diagnosed with a fatal brain disease and, rather than falling into a depression,
Salem Witch Trials
2002-12-24
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that f
Sea Wolf
2009-12-24
A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen.
On Their Knees
2001-10-25
Willie and Mo are half sisters who have never seen eye to eye. A cross-country road trip in an ice c
The Conspiracy
2012-08-23
A documentary about conspiracy theories takes a horrific turn after the filmmakers uncover an ancien
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013-10-16
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he live
Ms. Scrooge
1997-12-10
Television movie updating Charles Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol." Businesswoman Ebenita Scrooge
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004-01-20
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rob Schmidt's 'Wrong Turn'.
Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time
1995-01-01
The year is 1868, the city - Vienna, the music - exhilarating, yet all is not well with Johann Strau
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997-07-14
Trained thieves (Ivan Sergei, Sandrine Holt) investigate a hit man and a power struggle within their
The Song Spinner
1995-11-19
In an isolated, snow-covered country known as the Water Land, the town of Shandrilan remains the qui
Moonlight and Valentino
1995-09-29
A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local
Century Hotel
2001-09-09
David Weaver makes his feature debut with this omnibus film in which each tale is told during differ
Being Julia
2004-09-03
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a
The Limb Salesman
2004-09-12
Gabriel Goode is the Limb Salesman, a disgraced doctor who regenerates limbs on the black market. Wh
Prince Charming
2001-07-13
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for a
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998-01-01
When thieves turned undercover agents Mac (Ivan Sergei) and Li Ann (Sandrine Holt) must get inside a
Toronto Stories
2008-12-12
Various lives intersect over the course of 48 hours in Canada's largest and most culturally diverse
Detroit Rock City
1999-08-13
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getti
The Crossing
2000-01-10
A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River an
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
2004-02-26
Susanna and Catharine were brought up in a large estate in England. They married soldiers and both c
The Space Between
2017-04-21
A new father discovers his child is not his own and sets out on a journey to find answers.
Skinwalkers
2006-03-20
Creatures, bound by the blood of the wolf, that can kill with curses and move at lightening speed, w
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
2017-09-03
The animated conclusion to the live action Todd and The Book Of Pure Evil Show. Todd tries to mend h
Elegy
2008-08-08
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
2008-07-13
Roxy is at it again when, in pursuit of a local journalism award, she brings home a mysterious amnes
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
2008-10-01
It's Roxy's first Halloween in serenity falls and it looks like it's going to be a bust until Roxy d
Stardust
2020-11-25
In 1971, rock star David Bowie travels to America for the first time to promote his third album, The
T-Bone
2023-08-08
On a bright, beautiful day, a man and a woman recount fond memories and some really good times they’
Salvation
2022-05-05
An apocalypse survivor in search of his lost daughter is drawn into a deadly creation myth.
The Hustle
2000-04-16
Maya and Tony are a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde. Maya seduces businessmen while Tony copies their cr
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994-10-28
It's the 17th century, and Native American Squanto roams free in the New World until he's captured b
Septic Man
2013-09-20
A sewage worker gets trapped inside a septic tank during a water contamination crisis and undergoes
The Colony
2013-04-12
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve hum
The Tape
2012-01-01
A man digs through his attic looking for something clearly of great significance. What it is, we're
Some Things That Stay
2004-11-05
A coming-of-age story of a teenage girl from a liberal upbringing who moves to a conservative baptis
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
2008-07-17
The film centers on an unusual photograph dating back to the 1930s. An investigation of its particul
Patch Town
2014-01-04
In a world where toys are living beings, a forgotten doll seeks out his former owner during the holi
Relax, I'm from the Future
2023-09-22
Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastro
Giant Steps
1992-09-12
A boy with an alcoholic father befriends a jazz musician.
Wickensburg
2022-07-15
A mother and her young son move to a new small town. They soon discover the town harbors a dark secr
Motel
1998-10-26
A cowardly thief tries to solve the murder of a prostitute as compensation for his own crimes.
Hellmouth
2014-10-17
A gravekeeper is drawn into a hell dimension to save the soul of a beautiful woman.
Ejecta
2014-09-24
Two men witness an unexplainable event in the sky as a historic solar storm approaches, and they try
Open Range
2003-08-11
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025-09-18
Why do people no longer see this type of stories nowadays? How can this notion be awakened? Which fi
Oldtimers
2022-07-30
Two associates finally get together during the holiday season to reminisce on their past glory days,
Black Widow
2005-01-01
A film noir-style musical telling the story of how a man met his end by getting sucked into a web of
Love Child
1995-01-01
Nine year old Murray Murray is discovering his sexuality in the era of disco and leisure suits. He h
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
2012-11-09
The story of Leon, an antiques collector who inherits a house from his estranged mother only to disc
Naked Lunch
1991-12-27
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poison
Charlotte
2022-04-22
The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the
Pale Saints
1997-09-05
Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they
Love at Stake
1987-08-01
Salem, 1692. The mayor and judge are accusing land owner of witchery in order to grab their land. No
Return to Wickensburg
2024-11-21
Mr. Hexenmeister has escaped from prison, and once again threatens Wickensburg. It's a race against
The Last Halloween
2013-12-31
The city is quiet; the streets, deserted. It doesn't much feel like Halloween, and yet four young tr
She Stoops to Conquer
2015-09-10
A struggling performer stumbles upon a real-life version of the character she plays in this doppelgä
A Christmas Horror Story
2015-07-20
Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, peace and goodwill. But for some folks in the small town
Campton Manor
2024-05-07
An author tries to investigate a decades old mystery and finds himself stuck in his own ghost story.
Kingdom Hospital
2004-03-03
Stephen King's take on the masterpiece series by Lars von Trier. The story takes place in a hospital
Prisoner X
2016-04-15
A CIA operative interrogates a time-traveling terrorist.
The Top of His Head
1989-08-24
Satellite dish salesman Gus experiences some life-altering changes when he meets performance artist
The Timekeeper
2009-08-21
A l'automne 1964, la construction des 52 derniers milles du chemin de fer du Grand lac des Esclaves
The Witch
2016-02-19
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strang
A Thousand Cuts
2024-09-21
While investigating a notorious 30-year-old unsolved murder on a true crime special, the hosts find
Scared Shitless
2024-08-26
A plumber and his germophobic son are forced to get their hands dirty to save the residents of an ap
Mimic
1997-08-22
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epid
Nature of the Beast
2007-10-21
Julia and Rich are about to get married, but Rich has a hairy secret. Will Julia still marry him whe
Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
2003-08-30
Teen heavy-metal enthusiast, Todd, seeks dating advice from the Prince of Darkness, unleashing the f
Honey Bunch
2026-01-23
Diana's husband is taking her to an experimental trauma facility deep in the wilderness, but she can
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
2007-10-30
After moving to an eerie old house in the country, nine-year-old super sleuth Roxy Hunter stumbles i
Regression
2015-10-01
Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her fathe
Animal Control
2011-03-30
Before Sammy, his best friends were stuffed animals. Larry, an eccentric amateur taxidermist, works
The Third Eye
2007-02-09
Photojournalist Nika Printz is struggling to accept the mysterious death of her younger brother when
The Tracey Fragments
2007-09-12
Tracey Berkowitz, 15, a self-described normal girl, loses her 9-year old brother, Sonny. In flashbac
Blood Hunters
2016-10-01
An elevated genre horror film about a single mother who wakes up in a medical facility to find that
Dead Silence
2007-03-16
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiv
You Might As Well Live
2009-01-19
On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R. Mutt embarks on a madcap adventure to attain the thre
I Shout Love
2002-02-03
Bobby is about to abandon Tessa, but in a suicidal panic she persuades him to stay one last night an
Eloise at Christmastime
2003-11-22
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. The owner'
Eloise at the Plaza
2003-04-27
Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. Her careta
Midnight Confession
2017-09-09
West Berlin, 1989. Manny Jumpcannon prowls his dingy apartment, phoning various degenerates from his
Victims
2013-03-01
Lindsay and Spencer are a typical young couple, but their lives are changed forever after a violent
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006-05-24
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
2009-09-01
Anthology of award-winning films including The Eyes of Edward James, The Demonology of Desire, and T
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001-12-10
Jarod takes a keen interest in an ancient symbol that may unlock secrets about his family. But Miss
Polar
2019-01-25
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going
All Hallows' Eve 2
2015-10-06
A woman finds a VHS tape on her doorstep that shows a series of gruesome tales that could be real. B
We Are Not Here
2013-11-06
We Are Not Here is a short film about a small derelict town, waiting for a road. Through a series of
Sailor
2019-09-21
Prolific character actor Julian Richings (SUPERNATURAL; THE WITCH) is pitted against an enigmatic mu
Jack and Jill vs. The World
2008-04-04
Jack and Jill's Manifesto of Rules to Live By Rule 1 Be honest Rule 2 Believe in fairy tales Rule 3
The Christmas Temp
2019-12-20
An out of work artist discovers a special Christmas temp agency that matches her with a handful of f
True Fiction
2019-05-24
Avery Malone, a wannabe writer and lonely librarian, gets her big break when she's hand-selected to
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998-09-27
With the UniSol program budget cut by the government, a gang of mercenaries takes control of the new
Survival of the Dead
2010-05-06
Off the coast of North America, locals simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cur
Clarence
1990-11-24
Spin off from the classic 1946 Jimmy Stewart film "It's A Wonderful Life" finds his protecting angel
Spare Parts
2020-07-14
In a godforsaken bar in the middle of nowhere, an all-girl band – Ms. 45 – rips the stage apart with
Vicious Fun
2021-11-04
Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped
Anything for Jackson
2020-04-04
A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their
Business Ethics
2020-10-23
Fresh out of business school, Zachery Cranston seems to have all the tools necessary to succeed in t
The Boys Club
1996-09-19
Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious Americ
Three Inches
2011-12-29
Walter Speckman is a nobody, until one day he is struck by lightning and gains the ability to move a
The Rainbow Kid
2016-05-06
Eugene, a young man with Down Syndrome, embarks on the journey of a lifetime: he's going to find the
Chaos Walking
2021-02-24
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet
Hall
2020-08-30
When a hotel hallway is ravaged by a dreadful airborne virus, pregnant Japanese runaway wife Naomi i
Stanleyville
2021-08-15
Office drone Maria Barbizan leads what looks like a meaningless life. She’s lonely, and she doesn’t
Keeper of the Cup
Three delayed Toronto Maple Leafs fans take matters into their own hands to ensure a win in what rem
Dave vs Death
2011-09-01
From his deathbed, David Kane challenges the Grim Reaper to a game of chess. If Dave wins, his life
Time Traveling Through Time
2022-11-23
A wannabe film director becomes embroiled in a battle against the laws of time and space when his at
It Feeds
2025-04-17
A clairvoyant therapist confronts her own personal demons while trying to save a young girl who beli
The Show: Stories Within a Film
1998-01-01
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Hard Core Logo (1995).
The Claim
2000-12-29
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty
Reign
2015-06-16
Follows two long time best friends and their relationship as it begins to deteriorate when one of th
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986-03-09
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that
The Asylum
When a dedicated counselor gets entangled with a sinister asylum, he must risk his life to uncover t
A Lobster Tale
2006-01-01
Cody Brewer, a quiet New England fisherman isn't doing too well for himself. His wife feels neglecte
Secrets of Wickensburg
2025-10-14
Young Willow discovers her magical heritage and is transported to Wickensburg in the 1600s, where sh