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Name: Julian Sands
Birthplace: Otley, Yorkshire, England
Birthdate: January 4, 1958
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Height: 5'11"

Best Known as: The Warlock in Warlock

A British leading actor, tall and guant particuarly in horror and drama films, Julian Sands came to notice by NBC when the television company cast him in the television mini-series The Sun also Rises and then with Anthony Hopkins in the television film A Married Man. Sands also got notice in his very small roles in Privates on Parade and The Killing Field. It wasn't until his funny and romantic role opposite Denholm Elliott in A Room with a View and then his unusual role in Gothic when audiences noticed him and were fascinated with his good looks and unusual but sometimes chilling appearance. He continued work on screen in Vibes, Impromptu and Steven Spielberg's Arachnophia, until his most remembered role as the Warlock in 1991, directed by Steve Miner. The film was such a major success that he returned for the terrifying sequel, Warlock II: The Armageddon. His other credits include Naked Lunch, Tale of a Vampire, Black Water, HBO's original suspense film Mercy and playing the title role in Dario Argento's remake of The Phantom of the Opera. Sands has more recently been in Stephen King's Rose Red and is also occasionally seen on the English stage.

Filmography:
Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm (2006) (filming) (voice) King Jason
La Piste (2005) (post-production) Gary
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005) (TV) Sir Laurence Olivier
Her Name is Carla (2005) Bill
Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) (TV) Hagen
Romasanta (2004) Manuel Romasanta
Easy Six (2003) Packard Schmidt
The Medallion (2003) Snakehead
"Napoléon" (2002) (mini) TV Series Klemens Metternich
The Scoundrel's Wife (2002) Doctor Lenz
... aka The Home Front (USA: video title)
"Rose Red" (2002) (mini) TV Series Nick Hardaway
Hotel (2001) Tour Guide
Vatel (2000) Louis XIV
Timecode (2000) Quentin, the Masseur
Love me (2000) The sailor
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) Terence Scopey
Mercy (2000) Dr. Dominick Broussard
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) Adult Nic
Il Fantasma dell'opera (1998) The Phantom
... aka The Phantom of the Opera (USA)
One Night Stand (1997) Chris
Long Time Since (1997) Michael James
Never Ever (1996) Roderick
... aka The Circle of Passion
End of Summer (1996) (TV) Basil
The Tomorrow Man (1996) (TV) Ken
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) Yuri
The Great Elephant Escape (1995) (TV) Clive Potter
Mario und der Zauberer (1994) Professor Fuhrmann
... aka Mario and the Magician
Witch Hunt (1994) (TV) Finn Macha
Lamerica (1994)
The Browning Version (1994) Tom Gilbert
The Turn of the Screw (1994) Mr. Cooper
Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) Warlock
Boxing Helena (1993) Doctor Nick Cavanaugh
Crazy in Love (1992) (TV) Mark Constable
La Villa del venerdì (1992) Stefan
... aka Husbands and Lovers
... aka In Excess
Tale of a Vampire (1992) Alex
Naked Lunch (1991) Yves Cloquet
Grand Isle (1991) Alcee Arobin
Impromptu (1991) Franz Liszt
Cattiva (1991) Gustav
... aka The Wicked (USA)
Il Sole anche di notte (1990) Sergio Giuramondo
... aka Night Sun
... aka Sunshine Even by Night
Arachnophobia (1990) Doctor James Atherton
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (1990) (TV) Edgar Atheling
Tennessee Nights (1989) Wolfgang Leighton
... aka Black Water
... aka Tennessee Waltz (USA)
Manika, une vie plus tard (1989) Père Daniel Mahoney
... aka Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice (USA: video title)
Warlock (1989) Warlock
Murder by Moonlight (1989) (TV) Maj. Stepan Gregorivitj Kirilenko
... aka Murder On the Moon (UK)
Wherever You Are... (1988) Julian
Vibes (1988) Doctor Harrison Steele
Siesta (1987) Kit
Basements (1987) (TV) Mr. Sands (segment "The Room")
Gothic (1986) Shelley
Harem (1986) (TV) Forest
A Room with a View (1985) In Florence - George Emerson
The Doctor and the Devils (1985) Dr. Murray
Romance on the Orient Express (1985) (TV) Sandy
After Darkness (1985) Laurence Hunningford
"The Sun Also Rises" (1984) (mini) TV Series Gerald
The Killing Fields (1984) Jon Swain
Oxford Blues (1984) Colin Gilchrist Fisher
The Box of Delights (1984) (TV) Greek soldier
A Married Man (1983) (TV)
Privates on Parade (1982) Climbing Sailor (with Dennis)

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