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.
Awards & recognition
- Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Filmography50+ titles
The Rainbow Kid
The Umbrella Academy
Hannibal
Heartland
Supernatural
The Expanse
Orphan Black
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lost Girl
Murdoch Mysteries
The Institute
The Magicians
Patriot
Hell on Wheels
Rookie Blue
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Doom Patrol
La Femme Nikita
Perpetual Grace, LTD
12 Monkeys
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Chapelwaite
Business Ethics
Slings and Arrows
The Red Violin
Creeped Out
Open Range
American Gods
Channel Zero
Hemlock Grove
The Witch
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
Republic of Doyle
Killjoys
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
The Listener
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Forever Knight
Missing
A Lobster Tale
Get Down
Detroit Rock City
Cube
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
It Feeds
Beau Is Afraid
Anything for Jackson
Blood & Treasure
Carter
Man of Steel