Julian Sands

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Birth Name: Julian Richard Morley Sands

Born: 4 January 1958 Died: 13 January 2023

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Evgenia Citkowitz

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Description: Julian Sands was an English actor known for his roles in such films as The Killing Fields (a Best Picture nominee), A Room with a View, Warlock (a cult film), Arachnophobia, and Vatel—and for his roles in television series, such as Vladimir Bierko in 24 and Jor-El in Smallville. 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, after the success of A Room with a View and Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) Sands decided to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in American f Julian Sands was an English actor known for his roles in such films as The Killing Fields (a Best Picture nominee), A Room with a View, Warlock (a cult film), Arachnophobia, and Vatel—and for his roles in television series, such as Vladimir Bierko in 24 and Jor-El in Smallville.

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, after the success of A Room with a View and Ken Russell's Gothic (1986) Sands decided to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in American films. He appeared in several of them—both lower-tier and higher-budget. He played the title role in the horror film Warlock (1989) and its sequel, Warlock: The Armageddon (1993), the role of Franz Liszt in Impromptu (1991), the role of Yves Cloquet in Naked Lunch (1991) and prominent roles in Arachnophobia (1990), Boxing Helena (1993) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995). 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 he played Sir Laurence Olivier in BBC Four's In Praise of Hardcore (2005), a drama about the critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.

In television work, he was the voice of Valmont in the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon (Seasons 1 and 2) (succeeded by the British actors Andrew Ableson and Greg Ellis in the remaining seasons). He played the Doci of the Ori in two episodes of Stargate SG-1—in its ninth and tenth 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. Sands portrayed Austrian ambassador Klemens von Metternich in the 2002 miniseries Napoléon. In the 2006 season of the television series 24, Sands played 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. Sands' Pinter performance was very well-received, with one theatre (the Irish Repertory Theatre) adding an extra three weeks to the show's run. Sands was nominated for "Outstanding Solo Performance" for the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards (2013).

In 2011, Sands appeared in the mystery thriller film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, an American remake of the original version, as the younger version of Henrik Vanger.

On 26 April 2013, it was announced that Sands would be appearing on the eighth (and final) season of Dexter, in the role of "Miles Foster, a wealthy international businessman". ... (more)