Julian Sands was born on 4 January 1958 and is an English actor.
21 Facts About Julian Sands
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Julian Sands is known for his roles in films such as The Killing Fields, A Room with a View, Warlock, Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena, and Leaving Las Vegas.
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On 13 January 2023, Sands went missing while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
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Julian Sands began his film career appearing in supporting roles in films, including Oxford Blues and The Killing Fields.
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Julian Sands had a cameo as a Greek soldier in the BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights in 1984.
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Julian Sands was cast as the romantic lead in the 1985 film A Room with a View.
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In 1985, following the success of A Room with a View and Ken Russell's Gothic Julian Sands decided to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in American films.
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Julian Sands played the title role in the horror film Warlock and its sequel Warlock: The Armageddon, the role of Franz Liszt in Impromptu, the role of Yves Cloquet in Naked Lunch, and prominent roles in Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena and Leaving Las Vegas.
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Julian Sands played Erik, aka the Phantom in the 1998 horror-film version of The Phantom of the Opera.
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Julian Sands starred opposite Jackie Chan in the action-comedy film The Medallion.
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Julian Sands played Laurence Olivier in BBC Four's In Praise of Hardcore, a drama about the critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.
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Julian Sands played a college professor in a Season One episode of The L Word.
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Julian Sands portrayed Austrian ambassador Klemens von Metternich in the 2002 miniseries Napoleon.
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Julian Sands played Jor-El, Superman's biological father, on Smallville, and reprised the role in the series' final season.
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In 2011, Julian Sands appeared in the mystery thriller film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, an English-language remake of the original version, as the younger Henrik Vanger.
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In 2012, Julian Sands voiced the character of DeFalco in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
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In 2013, Julian Sands appeared as Miles Castner, a wealthy international businessman, during the eighth season of Dexter.
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From 1984 until 1987, Julian Sands was married to Sarah Harvey, a British journalist and author.
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Julian Sands is fiercely protective of his family and rarely speaks about his wife or children in interviews.
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On 13 January 2023, over a week after his 65th birthday, Julian Sands, a dedicated mountaineer, went missing while hiking in Mount Baldy, California, in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
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Around the time of his disappearance, Julian Sands was believed to be traversing the Baldy Bowl Trail, "which climbs 3,900 feet over 4.5 miles to the highest summit in the San Gabriel Mountains".