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" 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.
Has played three characters dealing with death and the underworld: The River Styx Ferryman in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief , Death in the TV series "Supernatural" , and also Death in Dave vs Death .
(April 2005) Filming a number of independent films, working on experimental and independent theater work, appearing in a number of photo shoots, but most notably, set to appear in this summers X-Men 3.
(January 2011) Performing in The Misanthrope at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Canada
