Julian Richings

Julian Richings (born 30 August 1956) is a British-Canadian character actor, having appeared in over 225 films and television series. He is best known for his appearances in a variety of horror films, including Cube, Wrong Turn, The Witch, Beau is Afraid, Ejecta, and Anything for Jackson, as well as for portraying Death in the dark fantasy series Supernatural.

Early life Richings was born in Oxford, England on August 30, 1956. He trained in drama at the University of Exeter.

Career After touring the United States with a British stage production, Richings moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV original series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02).

Richings performed in heavy makeup as cannibal-killer Three Finger in Wrong Turn (2003), and was a series regulars as the nearly-blind security guard Otto in Stephen King's 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital. Dramatic roles include stagehand Mr. Turnbull in the 2004 film Being Julia. That year, he began a recurring villain role on the horror comedy series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. He was also Death in the short film Dave v. Death (2011).

He appeared in Zach Snyder's 2013 Superman film Man of Steel as Lor-Em, spokesman for the Kryptonian Council.

In 2014, he starred in the science fiction film Ejecta. The role earned him a Best Actor win at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival. In 2015, he appeared in Robert Eggers' horror film The Witch and the drama film Reign.

His portrayal of Henry Walsh in Justin G. Dyck's 2020 supernatural horror film Anything for Jackson, earned him his second Best Actor win at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival.

In 2022, Richings appeared in the television shows The Umbrella Academy, Reginald the Vampire, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. In 2023, he had a role in Ari Aster's tragicomedy horror film Beau is Afraid.

In 2024, Richings appeared as Procrustes, the half-giant and half-brother of the titular character, in the Disney+ fantasy show Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Personal life Richings resides in Toronto with his wife and two children.

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