Julian Sands Biography

Fast Facts

• At age 7, saw Laurence Olivier in Richard III, which in part inspired him to become an actor; 39 years later, he played Olivier in a 2005 BBC production
• Founded a theater company that performed in British schools and youth clubs
• His television debut was A Married Man on England's Channel Four; his movie debut was Privates on Parade
• His breakout role (in more ways than one) was 1986's A Room with a View, in which he had a full-frontal nude scene
• Following the success of that film, he moved to America and initially stayed with pal John Malkovich
• Made a memorable guest appearance on Smallville in 2009, playing Clark Kent's biological father Jor-El
• Appeared on stage in L
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• in a 2009 production of The Female of the Species opposite Annette Bening