Julian Sands
1958–2023 · English actor
Julian Richard Morley Sands was an English actor. He had co-starring roles in Oxford Blues and The Killing Fields in 1984. The following year, Sands played George Emerson in A Room with a View; this became his breakout role. He then went on to appear in Gothic (1986); Warlock (1989); Arachnophobia (1990); Naked Lunch (1991); Leaving Las Vegas (1995); and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). His television roles included Nick Hardaway in Rose Red (2002), Vladimir Bierko in 24 (2006) and Jor-El in Smallville (2009–2010); he also voiced the character of Valmont in Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2002).
Julian Sands, in order
- 1984 Oxford Blues: acted · directed by Robert Boris
- 1984 The Killing Fields: acted · directed by Roland Joffé
- 1984 The Sun Also Rises (TV movie): acted · directed by James Goldstone
- 1985 After Darkness: acted · directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard
- 1985 The Doctor and the Devils: acted · directed by Freddie Francis
- 1986 A Room with a View: acted · directed by James Ivory · critics 100%, audiences 85% · streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube (free)
- 1986 Gothic: acted · directed by Ken Russell
- 1986 Harem (TV movie): acted · directed by William Hale
- 1987 Siesta: acted · directed by Mary Lambert
- 1988 Vibes: acted · directed by Ken Kwapis
- 1988 Wherever You Are: acted · directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1989 Murder in Space: acted · directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- 1989 Tennessee Waltz: acted · directed by Nicolas Gessner
- 1989 Warlock: acted · directed by Steve Miner
- 1990 Arachnophobia: acted · directed by Frank Marshall · critics 92%, audiences 55% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1990 The Sun Also Shines at Night: acted · directed by Paolo Taviani and Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
- 1991 Grand Isle: acted · directed by Mary Lambert
- 1991 Husband and Lovers: acted · directed by Mauro Bolognini
- 1991 Impromptu: acted · directed by James Lapine · critics 76%, audiences 71% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1991 Naked Lunch: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 71%, audiences 77%
- 1991 The Wicked: acted · directed by Carlo Lizzani
- 1993 Boxing Helena: acted · directed by Jennifer Lynch
- 1993 Warlock: The Armageddon: acted · directed by Anthony Hickox
- 1994 Lamerica: acted · directed by Gianni Amelio
- 1994 Mario and the Magician: acted · directed by Klaus Maria Brandauer
- 1994 The Browning Version: acted · directed by Mike Figgis · critics 76%, audiences 78% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1994 The Turn of the Screw: acted · directed by Rusty Lemorande
- 1995 Leaving Las Vegas: acted · directed by Mike Figgis · critics 91%, audiences 85% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1995 The Great Elephant Escape: acted · directed by George T. Miller
- 1996 Never Ever: acted · directed by Charles Finch
- 1997 One Night Stand: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
- 1998 The Phantom of the Opera: acted · directed by Dario Argento
- 1999 The Loss of Sexual Innocence: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
- 2000 Love Me: acted · directed by Laetitia Masson
- 2000 Mercy: acted · directed by Damian Harris · critics 20%, audiences 40%
- 2000 The Million Dollar Hotel: acted · directed by Wim Wenders · critics 26%, audiences 67% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 2000 Timecode: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
- 2000 Vatel: acted · directed by Roland Joffé
- 2001–10 24 (TV series): acted
- 2001 Hotel: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
- 2002 Napoléon (TV series): acted · directed by Yves Simoneau
- 2003 The Medallion: acted · directed by Gordon Chan
- 2004 Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (TV movie): acted · directed by Uli Edel
- 2004 Romasanta: acted · directed by Paco Plaza
- 2005 Ghost Whisperer (TV series): acted
- 2006 La piste: acted · directed by Éric Valli
- 2007 Ocean's Thirteen: acted · directed by Steven Soderbergh · critics 70%, audiences 75% · streaming on HBO Max, Starz
- 2008 Stargate: The Ark of Truth: acted · directed by Robert C. Cooper
- 2009 Blood and Bone: acted · directed by Ben Ramsey
- 2009 Castle (TV series): acted · critics 82%, audiences 88% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Roku Channel
- 2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: acted · directed by David Fincher · critics 86%, audiences 86% · streaming on Netflix, Apple TV
- 2012 Person of Interest (TV series): acted · directed by Chris Fisher and Fred Toye
- 2012 Suspension of Disbelief: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
- 2014 GHB: To Be or Not to Be: acted · directed by Laetitia Masson
- 2016 Medici: Masters of Florence (TV series): acted · directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
- 2016 The Chosen: acted · directed by Antonio Chavarrías
- 2017 Crooked House: acted · directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner · critics 57%, audiences 54% · streaming on YouTube (free), Tubi
- 2019 The Painted Bird: acted · directed by Václav Marhoul
- 2021 Benediction: acted · directed by Terence Davies