Julian Sands
Julian Sands
Warlock; A Room With A View
Julian Sands began his film career appearing in supporting roles in films, including OXFORD BLUES (1984) and THE KILLING FIELDS (1984). He was cast as the romantic lead in the 1985 film A ROOM WITH A VIEW.
In 1985, he decided to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in American films. In 1989, he played the title role in the horror film WARLOCK and, four years later, its sequel WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON. Other film credits include IMPROMPTU, NAKED LUNCH, ARACHNOPHOBIA, BOXING HELENA, and LEAVING LAS VEGAS.
He played 'Erik aka: the Phantom' in the 1998 horror-film version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. He starred opposite Jackie Chan in the action-comedy film THE MEDALLION (2003) and played Sir Laurence Olivier in BBC Four's IN PRAISE OF HARDCORE (2005), a drama about the critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.
In television, he was the voice of Valmont in the JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES cartoon (Seasons 1 and 2). He played the Doci of the Ori in two episodes of STARGATE SG-1, in its 9th and 10th seasons (a role he reprised in the film, STARGATE: THE ARK OF TRUTH). He played a college professor in an episode of THE L WORD (season one). In 2001, he starred in Stephen King's television production of ROSE RED and portrayed Austrian ambassador Klemens von Metternich in the 2002 miniseries NAPOLEON. In the 2006 season of the television series 24, he took on the role of a terrorist named Vladimir Bierko. He also played the role of Jor-El, Superman's biological father, in the science-fiction TV series, SMALLVILLE, and reprised the role in the series' final (tenth) season.
In August 2011, he appeared onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in A Celebration of Harold Pinter, directed by John Malkovich at the Pleasance Courtyard. That same year, Julian appeared in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, an American remake of the original version, as the younger version of Henrik Vanger.
Julian plays Miles Foster, a wealthy international businessman, in the eighth (and final) season of DEXTER.
Julian Sands at the Internet Movie Database