--- name: "Julian Richings" canonical: "https://film.one/person/julian-richings" fi1m_id: "julian-richings" imdb_id: "nm0724995" tmdb_id: 2320 wikidata_id: "Q1319495" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 August 1956" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 65 average_as: "actor" average_over: 9 updated: "2026-10-05T12:46:10.464718+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Julian Richings ## Identity Julian Richings - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julian-richings - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** julian-richings - **IMDb ID:** nm0724995 - **TMDB ID:** 2320 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1319495 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Richings, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1319495, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2320 Actor. Born 30 August 1956 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 August 1956, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK - **Active:** 1991–present - **Also known as:** Julian Riching - **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 9 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 66 (2), 2010s 66 (3), 2020s 52 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 62 across 8 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Adventure 4, Drama 4, Science Fiction 4, Mystery 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Action 2 - **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,178m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Richings, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1319495, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2320 ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*Supernatural*](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md) (77) - **Pluto TV:** [*Cube*](https://film.one/film/cube.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Julian Richings is a British-Canadian character actor. He was born on 30 August 1956 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, and trained in drama at the University of Exeter. After performing in the United Kingdom and touring internationally, he moved to Toronto in 1984. Richings has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is known for roles including Alderson in *Cube* (1997), Bucky Haight in *Hard Core Logo* (1996), Three Finger in *Wrong Turn* (2003), Death in *Supernatural* (2005–), and appearances in *The Witch* (2015), *Man of Steel* (2013) and *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006). He received a Genie Award nomination for his performance in *The Claim* (2000). Richings is also active in theatre, having received Dora Awards, and continues to work in stage productions in Toronto, where he resides with his wife and two children. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) - *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), Fi1m 60, as Strange Man — [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md) - *Chaos Walking* (2021), Fi1m 44, as Gault — [page](https://film.one/film/chaos-walking.md) - *The Expanse* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Vargas — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md) - *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Lor-Em — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) - *Orphan Black* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Benjamin Kertland — [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md) - *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), Fi1m 54, as Mutant Theatre Organizer — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md) - *Supernatural* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Death — [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md) - *Cube* (1998), Fi1m 76, as Alderson — [page](https://film.one/film/cube.md) - *Naked Lunch* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Exterminator #4 — [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md) ## Complete filmography (210) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Junction Row* (2026), Actor - *Turn It Up!* (2026), as Dr. Pretorious - *Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen* (2026), series, as Larry Poole - *Man Eating Pussy* (2026), as Freddie - *Honey Bunch* (2026), as Delwyn - *Secrets of Wickensburg* (2025), as Mr. Hexenmeister - *The Institute* (2025), series, as Stackhouse - *It Feeds* (2025), as Dr. Ronald Whittaker - *Return to Wickensburg* (2024), as Mr. Hexenmeister - *A Thousand Cuts* (2024), as Webster - *Scared Shitless* (2024), as Professor Cummings - *Campton Manor* (2024), as Edward - *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* (2023), series, as Procrustes - *Relax, I'm from the Future* (2023), as Percy - *T-Bone* (2023), as Chris - *Beau Is Afraid* (2023), as Strange Man — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/beau-is-afraid.md) - *Time Traveling Through Time* (2022), as Narrator - *Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities* (2022), series, as Dooley - *Reginald the Vampire* (2022), series, as Logan - *Oldtimers* (2022), as Richard - *Wickensburg* (2022), as Mr Hexenmeister - *Salvation* (2022), as John - *Charlotte* (2022), as Dr. Kurt Singer / Policeman #1 / SS Soldier #2 (voice) - *Hall* (2022), as Julian - *Vicious Fun* (2021), as Fritz - *Chapelwaite* (2021), series, as Phillip Boone - *Stanleyville* (2021), as Homunculus - *Chaos Walking* (2021), as Gault — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/chaos-walking.md) - *Stardust* (2020), as Tony Defries - *Business Ethics* (2020), as Martin Abacus - *Spare Parts* (2020), as The Emperor - *Anything for Jackson* (2020), as Henry Walsh - *The Christmas Temp* (2019), as Luca - *Sailor* (2019), as The Magistrate - *Perpetual Grace LTD* (2019), series, as Jonathan Joy - *True Fiction* (2019), as Lenny Rupert - *Blood & Treasure* (2019), series, as Alessandro LaLande - *Talent Drivers* (2019), series, as Vincent - *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), series, as Chet Rodo - *Doom Patrol* (2019), series, as Heinrich Von Fuchs - *Polar* (2019), as Lomas - *Carter* (2018), series, as Ray Understone - *Creeped Out* (2017), series, as Zephaniah - *Midnight Confession* (2017), as Grass (voice) - *Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End* (2017), as Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice) - *American Gods* (2017), series, as Iktomi - *The Space Between* (2017), as Stash - *Frontier* (2016), series, as Mr. Pickersgill - *Channel Zero* (2016), series, as The Gardener - *Blood Hunters* (2016), as Father Stewart - *The Rainbow Kid* (2016), as Elvis Grimes - *Prisoner X* (2016), as Jefferson - *The Witch* (2016), as Governor - *The Magicians* (2015), series, as Asteroth - *The Expanse* (2015), series, as Vargas — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md) - *Patriot* (2015), series, as Peter Icabod - *All Hallows' Eve 2* (2015), as Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage) - *Regression* (2015), as Tom - *She Stoops to Conquer* (2015), Actor - *A Christmas Horror Story* (2015), as Gerhardt - *Killjoys* (2015), series, as Ancient Scarback - *Reign* (2015), as Mr. Ian - *Whatever, Linda* (2015), series, as Aloysius Finkle - *12 Monkeys* (2015), series, as Adviser to the Witness - *Hellmouth* (2014), as Smiley - *Ejecta* (2014), as William Cassidy - *Patch Town* (2014), as Yuri - *The Last Halloween* (2013), as Chatterbox - *We Are Not Here* (2013), as Monday - *The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet* (2013), as Ricky - *Septic Man* (2013), as Phil Prosser - *Man of Steel* (2013), as Lor-Em — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) - *Hemlock Grove* (2013), series, as Swiss Doctor - *The Colony* (2013), as Leland - *Hannibal* (2013), series, as Caged Man — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md) - *Orphan Black* (2013), series, as Benjamin Kertland — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md) - *Victims* (2013), as Gatling - *Transporter: The Series* (2013), series, as Edouard Orlande - *The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh* (2012), as Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips - *The Conspiracy* (2012), as Green Man - *The Tape* (2012), as Jack - *Three Inches* (2011), as Ethan - *Bag of Bones* (2011), series, as Elmer Durgin - *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, as SLC Records Clerk — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md) - *Collaborator* (2011), as Maurice LeFont - *Patch Town* (2011), as Child Catcher - *Dave vs Death* (2011), as Death - *Animal Control* (2011), as Larry - *Hard Core Logo 2* (2010), as Bucky Haight - *Todd and the Book of Pure Evil* (2010), series, as Hooded Leader / Atticus Murphy Sr. - *Lost Girl* (2010), series, as Arval - *Trigger* (2010), as Bucky - *Rookie Blue* (2010), series, as Cedric - *Storm Worlds* (2010), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Survival of the Dead* (2010), as James O'Flynn - *Wingin' It* (2010), series, as William Shakespeare - *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), as Ferryman - *Republic of Doyle* (2010), series, as Lionel Harris - *Sea Wolf* (2009), as Mugridge - *Sea Wolf* (2009), series, as Mugridge - *Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols* (2009), as Kneeling Man - *The Timekeeper* (2009), as Grease - *The Listener* (2009), series, as Miles Mellini - *You Might As Well Live* (2009), as Dr. Pooseby - *Toronto Stories* (2008), as Leather Jacket - *XIII* (2008), series, as Mr. Cody - *Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween* (2008), as Mr. Tibers - *Elegy* (2008), as Actor in Play #1 - *The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow* (2008), as Kneeling Man - *Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid* (2008), as Mr. Tibers - *Jack and Jill vs. The World* (2008), as Mr. Smith - *The Trojan Horse* (2008), series, as Barrie - *Murdoch Mysteries* (2008), series, as Phillip Uxbridge - *The Border* (2008), series, as Professor Adrian Maguire - *Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost* (2007), as Mr. Tibers - *Saw IV* (2007), as Vagrant - *Nature of the Beast* (2007), as Dr. Chamberlain - *Heartland* (2007), series, as Mr. Hanley, Levon Hanley - *The Tracey Fragments* (2007), as Dr. Heker - *Shoot 'Em Up* (2007), as Hertz's Driver - *Dead Silence* (2007), as Bos - *The Third Eye* (2007), as Charlie Rabbit - *Grossology* (2006), series, as Darko Crevasse (voice) - *The Last Sect* (2006), as Karpov - *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), as Mutant Theatre Organizer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md) - *Skinwalkers* (2006), as Sad Looking Man - *At the Hotel* (2006), series, as Baby Man - *A Lobster Tale* (2006), as Hank Perkins - *Drive Time Murders* (2006), as 'The Doc' - *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Death — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md) - *Black Widow* (2005), as Dr. Deadman - *Finding the Fallen* (2005), series, as Narrator - *Some Things That Stay* (2004), as Minister - *The Limb Salesman* (2004), as Contact - *Being Julia* (2004), as Mr. Turnbull - *The Last Casino* (2004), as Orr - *Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital* (2004), series, as Otto - *Kingdom Hospital* (2004), as Otto - *Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill* (2004), as William Cattermole - *Eloise at Christmastime* (2003), as Patrice the Chef - *Slings & Arrows* (2003), series, as Reg Mortimer - *Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil* (2003), as Satan - *Open Range* (2003), as Wylie - *Missing* (2003), series, as Doc - *Wrong Turn* (2003), as Three Finger - *Eloise at the Plaza* (2003), as Patrice the Chef - *My Life Without Me* (2003), as Dr. Thompson - *Puppets Who Kill* (2002), series, as French Painter, Mr. Portnoy - *Between Strangers* (2002), as Nigel - *I Shout Love* (2002), as Cab Driver - *The Pretender: Island of the Haunted* (2001), as Brother Clote - *On Their Knees* (2001), as Pappy - *Tracker* (2001), series, as Max - *Treed Murray* (2001), as Homeless Man - *Century Hotel* (2001), as Waiter - *MythQuest* (2001), series, as Loki - *Prince Charming* (2001), as Wacktazar - *A Nero Wolfe Mystery* (2001), series, as Jerome Aland, Peter Jay, Alger Kates, Poet - *The Claim* (2000), as Francis Bellanger, Bellanger - *The Zack Files* (2000), series, as The Mad Hatter - *Two Thousand and None* (2000), as Curator - *The Hustle* (2000), as Detective Walsh - *The Crossing* (2000), as McKenzie - *The Time Shifters* (1999), as Murray Trevor - *Amazon* (1999), series, as Elder Malakai - *Detroit Rock City* (1999), as Ticket Taker - *I Was a Sixth Grade Alien* (1999), series, as Meenom - *The Red Violin* (1998), as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal) - *Motel* (1998), as Tenant - *Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms* (1998), as Bix - *Highlander: The Raven* (1998), series, as Basil Morgan - *Urban Legend* (1998), as Weird Janitor - *Cube* (1998), as Alderson — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/cube.md) - *Once a Thief: Family Business* (1998), as Camier - *The Show: Stories Within a Film* (1998), as The Lead Actor - *Ms. Scrooge* (1997), as Christmas Yet to Come - *Pale Saints* (1997), as Einstein - *Mimic* (1997), as Workman - *Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother* (1997), as Camier - *The Adventures of Shirley Holmes* (1997), series, as Doctor Saul Sprockett - *La Femme Nikita* (1997), series, as Errol Sparks - *Heritage Minutes: Winnie* (1997), as A.A. Milne - *Hard Core Logo* (1996), as Buck Haight - *Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal* (1996), series, as Earl Cornell - *The Boys Club* (1996), as Officer Cole - *The Shamrock Conspiracy* (1995), as Reader - *The Song Spinner* (1995), as Callo - *Moonlight and Valentino* (1995), as Hair Stylist - *Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years* (1995), series, as Logan’s Henchman - *Love Child* (1995), as Tom Sr. - *Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time* (1995), as Bono - *Squanto: A Warrior's Tale* (1994), as Sir George's Servant - *Due South* (1994), series, as Miles Emery - *Giant Steps* (1992), as Danceband Teacher - *Forever Knight* (1992), series, as Dr. Paul Dana - *The Valour and the Horror* (1992), series, as John Crocker - *Naked Lunch* (1991), as Exterminator #4 — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md) - *Heritage Minutes* (1991), series, as A.A. Milne, Roi Henri VII - *Heritage Minutes: John Cabot* (1991), as King Henry VII - *Clarence* (1990), as Reynolds - *Maniac Mansion* (1990), series, as Tax Man - *Counterstrike* (1990), series, as Rettie - *The Top of His Head* (1989), as Robert (henchman) - *War of the Worlds* (1988), series, as Man with Hat, Ardix, Alien Scientist - *Love at Stake* (1987), as Town Crier - *Adderly* (1986), series, Actor - *The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood* (1986), Actor - *GUM*, as Brother Skull - *The Asylum*, as Dr. Raymond - *Keeper of the Cup*, as Rick ## Gallery - ![Julian Richings. Photo: Danilo Ursini (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/87345/gallery-8768bdc34167.jpg) Julian Richings. 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