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Julian Richings

Julian Richings

Actor·b. 1956·Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

42 horror credits

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.

Actor42 films

Turn It Up!

Turn It Up!

Dr. Pretorious

2026
Man Eating Pussy

Man Eating Pussy

Freddie

2026
Honey Bunch

Honey Bunch

Delwyn

2026
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

Horror Film Expert

2025
It Feeds

It Feeds

Dr. Ronald Whittaker

2025
Scared Shitless

Scared Shitless

Professor Cummings

2024
Campton Manor

Campton Manor

Edward

2024
Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

Strange Man

2023 3.9
Oldtimers

Oldtimers

Richard

2022
Vicious Fun

Vicious Fun

Fritz

2021 2.5
Hall

Hall

Julian

2020
Spare Parts

Spare Parts

The Emperor

2020
Anything for Jackson

Anything for Jackson

Henry Walsh

2020 3.0
True Fiction

True Fiction

Lenny Rupert

2019
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End

Hooded Leader / Malian Trader (voice)

2017
Blood Hunters

Blood Hunters

Father Stewart

2016
The Witch

The Witch

Governor

2016 4.3
All Hallows' Eve 2

All Hallows' Eve 2

Chatterbox (segment "The Last Halloween") (archive footage)

2015
Regression

Regression

Tom

2015
A Christmas Horror Story

A Christmas Horror Story

Gerhardt

2015
Hellmouth

Hellmouth

Smiley

2014
Ejecta

Ejecta

William Cassidy

2014
The Last Halloween

The Last Halloween

Chatterbox

2013
Septic Man

Septic Man

Phil Prosser

2013
The Colony

The Colony

Leland

2013
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

Rahn Brothers / Neither Man Nor Woman / Bill Phillips

2012
The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy

Green Man

2012
Survival of the Dead

Survival of the Dead

James O'Flynn

2010
Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols

Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols

Kneeling Man

2009
The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow

Kneeling Man

2008
Saw IV

Saw IV

Vagrant

2007 2.5
Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

Dr. Chamberlain

2007
Dead Silence

Dead Silence

Bos

2007 2.8
The Third Eye

The Third Eye

Charlie Rabbit

2007
The Last Sect

The Last Sect

Karpov

2006
Skinwalkers

Skinwalkers

Sad Looking Man

2006
Kingdom Hospital

Kingdom Hospital

Otto

2004
Wrong Turn

Wrong Turn

Three Finger

2003
Urban Legend

Urban Legend

Weird Janitor

1998 2.8
Cube

Cube

Alderson

1998 3.5
Mimic

Mimic

Workman

1997
Love at Stake

Love at Stake

Town Crier

1987