Julian Richard Morley Sands (4 January 1958 - c. 13 January 2023) was an English actor.
He was a regular face in film and television; while he started out as playing the romantic hero type, with his gaunt appearance, blue eyes, blonde hair and strong English accent he often wound up playing suit-wearing villains.
On 13 January 2023, Sands went missing while hiking the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles, California. His death was confirmed in late June of that year after human remains found near his last known location were positively identified as his. He was 65.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- The Killing Fields (1984) as Jon Swain
- A Room with a View (1985) as George Emerson
- Gothic (1986) as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Vibes (1988) as Dr. Harrison Steele
- Warlock (1989) as Warlock
- Arachnophobia (1990) as Dr. James Atherton
- Impromptu (1991) as Franz Liszt
- Naked Lunch (1991) as Yves Cloquet
- The Turn of the Screw (1992) as Mr. Cooper
- Boxing Helena (1993) as Dr. Nick Cavanaugh
- Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) as Warlock
- The Browning Version (1994) as Tom Gilbert
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995) as Yuri
- One Night Stand (1997) as Chris
- The Phantom of the Opera as Erik, the Phantom of the Opera
- Vatel (2000) as King Louis XIV
- The Medallion (2003) as Snakehead
- Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004) as Manuel Romasanta
- Ocean's Thirteen (2007) as Greco Montgomery
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) as Doci
- Blood and Bone (2009) as Franklin McVeigh
- Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009) as Malcolm, the Sheriff of Nottingham
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) as Young Henrik
- Hirokin: The Last Samurai (2012) as Viceroy Griffin
- Cesar Chavez (2014) as Victore Representative
- Crooked House (2017) as Philip Leonides
- Benediction (2021) as Chief Medical Officer
Television roles
- Play for Today (1 episode, 1982) as Groom
- The Box Of Delights (1 episode, 1984) as Greek Soldier
- Biker Mice from Mars (2 episodes, 1995) as Sir Lancelot
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1 episode, 1996) as Henry
- Chicago Hope (1 episode, 1996) as Bradford Whittle
- Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures (1 episode, 1996) as Creed
- Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–02) as Valmont
- Rose Red (2002) as Nick Hardaway
- Napoléon (3 episodes, 2002) as Count Metternich
- The L Word (1 episode, 2004) as Nick
- Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, 2005) as Doci
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2005) as Barclay Pallister
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode, 2006) as Philip Reinhardt
- 24 (11 episodes, 2006) as Vladimir Bierko
- Marple (1 episode, 2007) as Thomas Royde
- Blood Ties (2 episodes, 2007) as Monsignor Javier Mendoza
- Ghost Whisperer (2 episodes, 2007) as Ethan Clark
- Smallville (2 episodes, 2009–10) as Jor-El
- Castle (1 episode, 2010) as Teddy Farrow
- NTSF:SD:SUV:: (1 episode, 2011) as Doctor
- Person of Interest (1 episode, 2012) as Alistair Wesley
- Dexter (1 episode, 2013) as Miles Castner
- Banshee (3 episodes, 2014) as Priest/Yulish
- Crossbones (8 episodes, 2014) as William Jagger
- Gotham (2 episodes, 2015) as Dr. Gerald Crane/Todd
- Will (4 episodes, 2017) as Barrett Emerson
- Elementary (1 episode, 2018) as Jasper Wells
- Medici (2 episodes, 2018) as Piero de' Medici
- The Blacklist (1 episode, 2018) as Sutton Ross
- Into the Dark (1 episode, 2019) as Steven
Video game roles
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) as Grand Moff Regus
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012) as DeFalco
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- What Could Have Been: He was Anne Rice's first choice to play Lestat in Interview with the Vampire before the role went to Tom Cruise.
