Julian Richings
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Julian Richings was born in Oxford, England, and has become a familiar
figure to Canadian cinema and television audiences, appearing in over
50 films and 20 separate television series.
After training in drama at the University of Exeter and touring North
America with a British stage production, Mr. Richings moved to Toronto,
Canada in 1984. Within five years, he had become a regular on the
second season of the Canadian
War of the Worlds (1988) TV
series. Other roles followed, and he gained critical acclaim as the
bitter, aging punk rock legend Bucky Haight in
Bruce McDonald's mock-documentary
Hard Core Logo (1996). His
appearance in Vincenzo Natali's
Cube (1997) was brief, but definitely
memorable. In 2000, Mr. Richings appeared as Francis Bellanger, an
itinerant railroad worker who falls in love with a prostitute (played
by Shirley Henderson), in
The Claim (2000), and the role earned
him a Genie Award nomination for best supporting actor. His performance
as the nearly-blind security guard Otto in
Stephen King's
Kingdom Hospital (2004) was
considered especially impressive by many critics. A busy stage actor as
well, Mr. Richings was presented with two Dora Awards in the late 1980s
and continues to perform professionally in the Toronto area. He tends
to appear in small, experimental theaters and has been known to work
for free if he thinks the material is interesting enough. In addition
to acting, Mr. Richings has taught seminars and classes on acting and
on movement for actors in the Toronto area for nearly twenty years. Mr.
Richings is married and has two children. He resides with his family in
Toronto.
figure to Canadian cinema and television audiences, appearing in over
50 films and 20 separate television series.
After training in drama at the University of Exeter and touring North
America with a British stage production, Mr. Richings moved to Toronto,
Canada in 1984. Within five years, he had become a regular on the
second season of the Canadian
War of the Worlds (1988) TV
series. Other roles followed, and he gained critical acclaim as the
bitter, aging punk rock legend Bucky Haight in
Bruce McDonald's mock-documentary
Hard Core Logo (1996). His
appearance in Vincenzo Natali's
Cube (1997) was brief, but definitely
memorable. In 2000, Mr. Richings appeared as Francis Bellanger, an
itinerant railroad worker who falls in love with a prostitute (played
by Shirley Henderson), in
The Claim (2000), and the role earned
him a Genie Award nomination for best supporting actor. His performance
as the nearly-blind security guard Otto in
Stephen King's
Kingdom Hospital (2004) was
considered especially impressive by many critics. A busy stage actor as
well, Mr. Richings was presented with two Dora Awards in the late 1980s
and continues to perform professionally in the Toronto area. He tends
to appear in small, experimental theaters and has been known to work
for free if he thinks the material is interesting enough. In addition
to acting, Mr. Richings has taught seminars and classes on acting and
on movement for actors in the Toronto area for nearly twenty years. Mr.
Richings is married and has two children. He resides with his family in
Toronto.