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Julian McMahon

Acting

Born July 27, 1968 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died July 2, 2025

Also known as Julian Dana William McMahon

Biography

Julian Dana William McMahon (July 27, 1968 – July 2, 2025) was an Australian-American actor. He was the only son of Sir William McMahon, a former Prime Minister of Australia. He was best known for his roles as Ben Lucini in Home and Away, Detective John Grant in Profiler, Cole Turner in Charmed, Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck, Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four duology, Jonah in Runaways, and Jess LaCroix in CBS crime drama FBI: Most Wanted. For his performance in Nip/Tuck, McMahon was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julian McMahon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Australian Film Institute International AwardBest Actor · 2007 · nominated
  • Teen Choice AwardBest Villain · 2007 · nominated
  • Satellite AwardBest Actor – Television Series Drama · 2004 · nominated

Filmography32 titles

Charmed

1998as Cole Turner

FBI

2018as Jess LaCroix

The Residence

2025as Stephen Roos

FBI: International

2021as Jess LaCroix

FBI: Most Wanted

2020as SSA Jess LaCroix

You're Not You

2014as Liam

Runaways

2017as Jonah

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Nip/Tuck

2003as Christian Troy

Childhood's End

2015as Dr. Rupert Boyce

Profiler

1996as John Grant

Will & Grace

1998as Guy

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

2024as Chick Carlson

RED

2010as VP Stanton

Premonition

2007as Jim Hanson

Faces in the Crowd

2011as Kerrest

Chasing Sleep

2000as George

The Surfer

2024as Scally

Fantastic Four

2005as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

Monster Party

2018as Patrick Dawson

Paranoia

2013as Meechum

Fire with Fire

2012as Robert

Bait

2012as Doyle

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

Another Day

2001as David

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

Prisoner

2007as Derek Plato

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self

Swinging Safari

2018as Rick Jones

The View

1997as Self

Wet and Wild Summer

1992as Mick Dooley