Julian Richings (born August 30, 1956) is a British-Canadian character actor. Richings has appeared in more than 225 films and television series. He trained in drama at the University of Exeter and worked as an actor in the United Kingdom for several years before moving to Toronto in 1984. In the popular series "Todd and the Book of Pure Evil" he played dual characters — the Hooded Leader and Atticus Murphy Sr.

When Richings is not on set, he is busy as a stage actor. In February 2016 he appeared in the play "Mustard" by rising star Kat Sandler at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. He played the role of Peter Ichabod in 15 episodes of the series "Patriot" from 2015 to 2018.