Julian Richings

Julian Richings (born 8 September[1] 1956)[2] is a British-Canadian character actor.[3] He has appeared in over 50 films and 20 television series. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Death in the CW series Supernatural.

After touring the United States with a British stage production, Richings moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984.[citation needed] Within five years, he had become a regular on the second season of the War of the Worlds TV series. In the 1996 film Hard Core Logo, he played the bitter, aging, punk rock legend Bucky Haight. He had a brief appearance in the 1997 film Cube.[3] In 1999, he appeared in the science fiction film Thrill Seekers.

In 2000, he appeared as Bellanger in The Claim, and earned a Genie Award nomination for best supporting actor. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV original series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02). He has played the role of Death in The CW’s show Supernatural since its fifth season, and appeared again in sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth seasons. He played a very similar version of Death in the short film Dave v. Death (2011).