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Julian Richings

1956-09-08 (68 years old) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Julian Richings is a British-Canadian character actor. He 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, Julian 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.

Movies

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The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
0 %|Sep 18, 2025
Documentary, Horror
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A Thousand Cuts
0 %|Sep 21, 2024
Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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Scared Shitless
0 %|Jul 21, 2024
Horror, Comedy
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Campton Manor
43 %|May 7, 2024
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Relax, I'm from the Future
61 %|Sep 22, 2023
Comedy, Science Fiction
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T-Bone
0 %|Aug 8, 2023
Drama
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Beau Is Afraid
68 %|Apr 14, 2023
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
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Oldtimers
0 %|Jul 30, 2022
Horror, Comedy, Mystery
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Charlotte
66 %|Sep 13, 2021
Animation, Drama, War, History
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Blood Hunters
50 %|Oct 1, 2016
Thriller, Horror
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Prisoner X
55 %|Apr 15, 2016
Thriller, Science Fiction
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The Witch
70 %|Feb 19, 2016
Horror, Drama, Mystery
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Regression
55.76 %|Oct 1, 2015
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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She Stoops to Conquer
63 %|Sep 10, 2015
Fantasy, Comedy
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A Christmas Horror Story
58 %|Jul 20, 2015
Horror, Fantasy
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Ejecta
38 %|Sep 24, 2014
Science Fiction
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The Last Halloween
64 %|Dec 31, 2013
Horror
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The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
50 %|Nov 9, 2012
Horror, Thriller
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Animal Control
70 %|Mar 30, 2011
Drama, Drama
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The Timekeeper
45 %|Aug 21, 2009
Adventure
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Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
60 %|Oct 30, 2007
TV Movie, Family, Mystery
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Nature of the Beast
51 %|Oct 21, 2007
Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller, TV Movie
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The Tracey Fragments
59.82 %|Sep 12, 2007
Drama
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Dead Silence
64.33 %|Mar 16, 2007
Horror
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The Third Eye
0 %|Feb 9, 2007
Crime, Horror, Thriller
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Black Widow
60 %|Jan 1, 2005
Drama
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Kingdom Hospital
64 %|Mar 3, 2004
Horror
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Open Range
72 %|Aug 11, 2003
Western
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Mimic
61 %|Aug 22, 1997
Horror, Science Fiction
actor
Pale Saints
20 %|Jan 1, 1997
actor
Love Child
52 %|Jan 1, 1995
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Naked Lunch
70.01 %|Dec 27, 1991
Crime, Drama
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The Top of His Head
30 %|Aug 24, 1989
Romance, Drama
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Love at Stake
63 %|Aug 1, 1987
Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
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Return to Wickensburg
0 %|Invalid Date
Adventure, Family
actor
Honey Bunch
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Time Traveling Through Time
75 %|Nov 23, 2022
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Wickensburg
45 %|Jul 15, 2022
Adventure, Family
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Salvation
0 %|May 5, 2022
Thriller
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Vicious Fun
66 %|Nov 4, 2021
Comedy, Horror, Romance
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Stanleyville
47 %|Aug 15, 2021
Comedy
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Chaos Walking
66 %|Feb 24, 2021
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Stardust
39 %|Dec 4, 2020
Music, Drama
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Business Ethics
78 %|Oct 23, 2020
Comedy, Thriller
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Hall
57 %|Aug 30, 2020
Horror, Thriller
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Spare Parts
51 %|Jul 14, 2020
Horror, Action
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Anything for Jackson
68 %|Apr 4, 2020
Horror
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The Christmas Temp
51 %|Dec 20, 2019
Romance, TV Movie
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Sailor
0 %|Sep 21, 2019
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True Fiction
47 %|May 24, 2019
Horror, Thriller
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Polar
62.94 %|Jan 25, 2019
Action, Crime, Drama
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Midnight Confession
30 %|Sep 9, 2017
Comedy
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Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End
64 %|Sep 3, 2017
Comedy, Animation, Horror
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The Space Between
70 %|Apr 21, 2017
actor
The Rainbow Kid
0 %|May 6, 2016
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All Hallows' Eve 2
47.58 %|Oct 6, 2015
Horror
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Hellmouth
63 %|Oct 17, 2014
Horror
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Patch Town
53 %|Jan 4, 2014
Music, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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We Are Not Here
42 %|Nov 6, 2013
Drama
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
68.27 %|Oct 16, 2013
Adventure, Drama, Family
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Septic Man
46 %|Sep 20, 2013
Horror
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Man of Steel
66 %|Jun 12, 2013
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Colony
54 %|Apr 12, 2013
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Victims
35 %|Mar 1, 2013
Drama, Thriller
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The Conspiracy
59 %|Aug 23, 2012
Thriller, Horror
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The Tape
80 %|Jan 1, 2012
Drama, Adventure
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Three Inches
55 %|Dec 29, 2011
Drama, Action, Science Fiction
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Collaborator
47 %|Oct 8, 2011
Comedy, Drama
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Patch Town
70 %|Sep 9, 2011
Fantasy, Comedy
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Hard Core Logo II
49 %|Dec 4, 2010
Comedy
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Trigger
51 %|Sep 12, 2010
Drama, Music
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Survival of the Dead
49 %|May 6, 2010
Horror
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
62 %|Feb 1, 2010
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
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Sea Wolf
60 %|Dec 24, 2009
Adventure, Drama, Romance
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Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols
70 %|Sep 1, 2009
Horror
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You Might As Well Live
50 %|Jan 1, 2009
Comedy
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Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
68 %|Oct 1, 2008
Family, Mystery
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Elegy
63 %|Aug 8, 2008
Drama, Romance
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The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow
58.33 %|Jul 17, 2008
Horror, Animation
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Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid
42 %|Jul 13, 2008
Comedy, Family, Mystery
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Jack and Jill vs. The World
52 %|Apr 4, 2008
Comedy, Romance
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Toronto Stories
39 %|Jan 1, 2008
Drama
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Saw IV
62 %|Oct 25, 2007
Horror, Thriller, Crime
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Shoot 'Em Up
65 %|Jul 26, 2007
Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
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The Last Sect
35 %|Sep 10, 2006
Horror, Thriller
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X-Men: The Last Stand
64 %|May 24, 2006
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Skinwalkers
51 %|Mar 20, 2006
Fantasy, Action, Horror
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Drive Time Murders
0 %|Jan 1, 2006
Comedy, Crime, TV Movie
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Some Things That Stay
42 %|Nov 5, 2004
Drama, Romance
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The Limb Salesman
50 %|Sep 12, 2004
Drama, Science Fiction
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Being Julia
64.58 %|Sep 3, 2004
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Last Casino
69 %|Jun 26, 2004
Drama, Comedy
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Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
0 %|Jan 20, 2004
Documentary
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Eloise at Christmastime
65 %|Nov 22, 2003
Family, Comedy, Drama
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Wrong Turn
63.550000000000004 %|May 30, 2003
Horror, Thriller
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Eloise at the Plaza
61 %|Apr 27, 2003
Comedy, Family, Mystery
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My Life Without Me
60 %|Mar 7, 2003
Drama, Romance
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Salem Witch Trials
63 %|Dec 24, 2002
Drama, History, TV Movie
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Between Strangers
63 %|Aug 30, 2002
Drama
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I Shout Love
10 %|Feb 3, 2002
Drama
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The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
68 %|Dec 10, 2001
TV Movie, Action, Crime, Mystery
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On Their Knees
20 %|Oct 25, 2001
Drama, Comedy
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Treed Murray
69 %|Sep 13, 2001
Thriller
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Century Hotel
40 %|Sep 9, 2001
Drama, Romance
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Prince Charming
70 %|Jul 13, 2001
Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance, Family
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The Claim
60 %|Dec 29, 2000
Drama, Romance, Western
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Two Thousand and None
42 %|Jul 7, 2000
Drama, Comedy
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The Hustle
42 %|Apr 16, 2000
Thriller
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The Crossing
65 %|Jan 10, 2000
TV Movie, Drama, History, War
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The Time Shifters
58 %|Oct 17, 1999
Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
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Detroit Rock City
67.36 %|Aug 13, 1999
Comedy, Music
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Motel
20 %|Oct 26, 1998
Drama
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Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
42 %|Sep 27, 1998
Action, Science Fiction
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Urban Legend
57 %|Sep 25, 1998
Horror, Mystery
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The Red Violin
74 %|Sep 10, 1998
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance
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Once a Thief: Family Business
75 %|Jan 1, 1998
Action, Crime
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Cube
68.07000000000001 %|Dec 10, 1997
Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
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Ms. Scrooge
52 %|Dec 10, 1997
Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
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Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
73 %|Jul 14, 1997
Action, Crime
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Hard Core Logo
67 %|Oct 11, 1996
Drama, Comedy, Music
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The Boys Club
57 %|Jan 1, 1996
Drama, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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The Shamrock Conspiracy
40 %|Dec 12, 1995
TV Movie, Action
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The Song Spinner
0 %|Nov 19, 1995
Music, Fantasy, Family
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Moonlight and Valentino
56 %|Sep 29, 1995
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
66 %|Oct 28, 1994
Adventure, History
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Giant Steps
0 %|Sep 12, 1992
Drama
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Clarence
45 %|Nov 24, 1990
Comedy, Fantasy
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Keeper of the Cup
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy
actor
Dave vs Death
80 %|Invalid Date
Comedy

Series

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
74 %|Dec 19, 2023
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family
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Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
75.82 %|Oct 25, 2022
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Reginald the Vampire
52 %|Oct 5, 2022
Comedy
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Chapelwaite
73 %|Aug 22, 2021
Drama, Mystery
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Perpetual Grace LTD
72 %|Jun 2, 2019
Drama, Crime
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Blood & Treasure
66 %|May 21, 2019
Drama, Action & Adventure
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Talent Drivers
40 %|Mar 1, 2019
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The Umbrella Academy
85.48 %|Feb 15, 2019
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Doom Patrol
76 %|Feb 15, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Carter
68 %|May 15, 2018
Drama, Comedy, Mystery
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Creeped Out
71 %|Oct 31, 2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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American Gods
70.78 %|Apr 30, 2017
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Frontier
67.97 %|Nov 6, 2016
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Channel Zero
71 %|Oct 11, 2016
Drama
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The Magicians
76 %|Dec 16, 2015
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Expanse
81 %|Dec 14, 2015
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Patriot
76 %|Nov 3, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Killjoys
68.72 %|Jun 19, 2015
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
actor
Whatever, Linda
0 %|Mar 16, 2015
Drama
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12 Monkeys
74.06 %|Jan 16, 2015
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Hemlock Grove
71 %|Apr 19, 2013
Mystery, Drama
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Hannibal
82 %|Apr 4, 2013
Drama, Crime
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Orphan Black
78 %|Mar 30, 2013
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Transporter: The Series
60.199999999999996 %|Oct 25, 2012
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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Bag of Bones
60 %|Dec 11, 2011
Drama, Mystery
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Hell on Wheels
76 %|Nov 6, 2011
Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
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Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
70.95 %|Sep 29, 2010
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Lost Girl
77 %|Sep 12, 2010
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Rookie Blue
76.36999999999999 %|Jun 24, 2010
Drama, Crime
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Storm Worlds
0 %|May 10, 2010
Documentary
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Wingin' It
58 %|Apr 3, 2010
Comedy, Family
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Republic of Doyle
70 %|Jan 6, 2010
Comedy, Drama
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Sea Wolf
48 %|Nov 4, 2009
Drama, Crime
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The Listener
69 %|Jun 4, 2009
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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XIII
60 %|Oct 6, 2008
Action & Adventure, War & Politics, Crime
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The Trojan Horse
40 %|Mar 30, 2008
Drama
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Murdoch Mysteries
77 %|Jan 24, 2008
Mystery, Drama
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The Border
62 %|Jan 7, 2008
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Heartland
82.59 %|Oct 14, 2007
Family, Drama, Comedy
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Heartland
82.59 %|Oct 14, 2007
Family, Drama, Comedy
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Grossology
70 %|Sep 29, 2006
Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
actor
At the Hotel
0 %|Mar 7, 2006
Comedy, Drama
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Supernatural
83.01 %|Sep 13, 2005
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Finding the Fallen
0 %|Jan 1, 2005
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Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
70 %|Mar 3, 2004
Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Slings & Arrows
74 %|Nov 3, 2003
Drama, Comedy
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Missing
65 %|Aug 2, 2003
Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Puppets Who Kill
65 %|Oct 4, 2002
Animation, Comedy
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Puppets Who Kill
65 %|Oct 4, 2002
Animation, Comedy
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Tracker
66 %|Oct 15, 2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama
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MythQuest
67 %|Aug 1, 2001
Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery
78 %|Apr 22, 2001
Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery
78 %|Apr 22, 2001
Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery
78 %|Apr 22, 2001
Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery
78 %|Apr 22, 2001
Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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The Zack Files
71 %|Sep 17, 2000
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Amazon
79 %|Sep 25, 1999
Drama
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I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
0 %|Jul 13, 1999
Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Highlander: The Raven
51 %|Sep 26, 1998
Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
74 %|May 7, 1997
Drama, Mystery
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La Femme Nikita
74 %|Jan 13, 1997
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
69 %|Sep 28, 1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
64 %|Sep 21, 1995
Western
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Due South
76 %|Sep 22, 1994
Drama, Crime, Comedy
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Forever Knight
67 %|May 5, 1992
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime
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The Valour and the Horror
0 %|Jan 12, 1992
Documentary, War & Politics
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Heritage Minutes
50 %|Mar 31, 1991
Documentary
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Heritage Minutes
50 %|Mar 31, 1991
Documentary
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Maniac Mansion
47 %|Sep 17, 1990
Comedy
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Counterstrike
70 %|Jul 1, 1990
Action & Adventure, Drama
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War of the Worlds
62 %|Oct 7, 1988
Drama, Action & Adventure
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War of the Worlds
62 %|Oct 7, 1988
Drama, Action & Adventure
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War of the Worlds
62 %|Oct 7, 1988
Drama, Action & Adventure
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Adderly
65 %|Sep 24, 1986
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
actor
The Institute
0 %|Invalid Date
Mystery