Julian Sands
Julian Sands | |
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 Julian Sands at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Julian R. Sands (born 4 January 1958) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Best Picture nominee The Killing Fields, the cult film Warlock, and the television series 24.
Life and work
Sands was born in Otley, West Yorkshire.[1] One of five siblings, he studied at Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire where his brother Quentin Sands also studied and taught drama from 2002-2004. He then went on to the Forum Theatre Company and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he met his first wife.
Sands began his film career appearing in supporting roles, including parts in the 1984 films Oxford Blues and The Killing Fields. He was cast as the romantic lead in the 1985 film A Room with a View, the success of which prompted Sands to move to Hollywood in 1987 and pursue an American film career. He has since appeared in a variety of both low-tier and higher-budget films, including: the title role in the 1989 horror film Warlock, and parts in films such as Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena and Leaving Las Vegas. He has done voice-overs as Valmont in the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon for Season 1 before being replaced by British actors Andrew Ableson and Greg Ellis for the other seasons. He also appears in the ninth season of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: the Ark of Truth, playing the Doci of the Ori. In the 2006 season of the television series 24, Sands plays terrorist Vladimir Bierko.
Sands has been married twice: to journalist Sarah Harvey (whom he divorced in 1987), and in 1990 to writer Evgenia Citkowitz, with whom he lives in Los Angeles. He has a son from his first marriage, Henry (born in 1985), and two young daughters from his second marriage. Sands has several projects currently in the works, including the thrillers Lady Killer and Quantum Heist, both which have release dates of 2009.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Oxford Blues | Colin Gilchrist Fisher | |
| The Killing Fields | Jon Swain | ||
| 1986 | A Room with a View | George Emerson | |
| 1987 | Siesta | Kit | |
| Gothic | Percy Bysshe Shelley | ||
| 1988 | Vibes | Dr. Harrison Steele | |
| 1989 | Warlock | Warlock | |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia | Doctor James Atherton | |
| The Sun Also Shines at Night | Sergio Giuramondo | ||
| 1991 | Naked Lunch | Yves Cloquet | |
| Impromptu | Franz Liszt | ||
| 1992 | Tale of a Vampire | Alex | |
| 1993 | Boxing Helena | Doctor Nick Cavanaugh | |
| Warlock: The Armageddon | Warlock | ||
| 1994 | The Turn of the Screw | Mr. Cooper | Brief cameo |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Yuri | |
| 1998 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | |
| 1999 | The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Nic | |
| 2000 | Timecode | Quentin, the Masseur | |
| 2002 | Napoléon | Klemens von Metternich | |
| Rose Red | Nick Hardaway | ||
| 2003 | The Medallion | Snakehead | |
| 2004 | Werewolf Hunter: The Legend Of Romasanta | Manuel Romasanta | |
| Ring of the Nibelungs | Hagen | ||
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Doci | |
| Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore | Sir Laurence Olivier | ||
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Barclay Pallister | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Philip Reinhardt | ||
| 24 | Vladimir Bierko | 11 episodes | |
| 2007 | Blood Ties | Javier Mendoza | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Ethan Clark | ||
| Ocean's Thirteen | Greco Montgomery | ||
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Hector Matrick | |
| Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Doci | Direct to DVD movie | |
| Cat City | Nick Compton | ||
| 2009 | Blood and Bone | Franklin McVeigh | |
| Castle | Teddy Farrow | ||
| Smallville | Jor-El[3] | ||
| Assisting Venus | Dominic | (post-production) | |
| Robin Hood: Beyond Sherwood | Malcolm | (post-production) | |
| Quantum Heist | Turner | (pre-production) | |
| Lady Killer | William | (in production) | |
| 2010 | Golf in the Kingdom | Peter McNaughton | (post-production) |
References
- ^ "Julian Sands: Biography". TV Guide.com. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ movies.piczo.com/movie/lady-killer-2009
- ^ Natalie Abrams (11 September 2009). "Julian Sands Cast As Smallville's Jor-El". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
External links
- Julian Sands at IMDb
- The Guardian interview (19 August 2000)