Skip to content
MovieCove
Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Actor · Died January 13, 2023, aged 65 · Otley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Julian Richard Morley Sands (4 January 1958 — c. 13 January 2023) was an English actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, gaining recognition for his roles in various British films throughout the 1980s. Sands' breakthrough came with his captivating performance in the 1985 romance film A Room with a View, directed by James Ivory. This period drama not only showcased his acting skills but also earned him widespread acclaim. Following this success, Sands continued to establish himself in the industry by taking on diverse roles in a variety of films like The Killing Fields (1984), Warlock (1989), and Arachnophobia (1990). Known for his striking presence and ability to portray a wide range of characters, Sands made a lasting impact on both the stage and screen. He collaborated with renowned directors and participated in classic and contemporary theatrical productions. In addition to his work in film and stage, Sands also embraced various genres, showcasing his versatility in both dramatic and genre work. His dedication to his craft and his ability to bring complex characters to life earned him a respected place in the entertainment industry. Sands was also recognised for his philanthropic efforts and involvement in social causes. Tragically, on 13 January 2023, Sands went missing while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles. His remains were discovered in June of that year in the area he had been visiting.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 4, 1958
Died
January 13, 2023 (aged 65)
From
Otley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
95 on MovieCove · 144 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 67% in 30 days

What are Julian Sands' films like?

Across their 65 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 63 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 18 · Serious 23 · Dark 22

Grounded 21 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 17

Gentle 18 · Charged 27 · Intense 17

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced 43 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 2

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 3

Casual 19 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 9

Easy watch 23 · Affecting 29 · Heavy 11

A split, not a type: Resolved 32 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 16

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 14 of 41 analyzed roles.

Shadow
14 of 41
Mentor
10 of 41
Hero
7 of 41
Herald
4 of 41
Ally
3 of 41
Trickster
2 of 41
Threshold guardian
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Dread
19
Melancholic
22
Contemplative
20
Romantic
10
Other
56

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous19

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Julian Sands' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (33).

Subscription and free streaming for Julian Sands' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

144 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Breath(2024)

    as Levi

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Body Odyssey(2023)

    as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Piper(2023)

    as Gustafson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Double Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Orlandi

  • Seneca(2023)

    as Rufus

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • The Ghosts of Monday(2022)

    as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Benediction(2021)

    as Chief Medical Officer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Survivalist(2021)

    as Heath

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • The Ghosts of Borley Rectory(2021)

    as Lionel Foyster

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Bobbleheads: The Movie(2020)

    as Purrbles McCat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Yeh Ballet(2020)

    as Saul Aaron

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • A Nasty Piece of Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Steven Essex

  • The Garden of Evening Mists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as 1980s Frederik Gemmell

  • The Painted Bird(2019)

    as Garbos

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm(2019)

    as King Jason (voice)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • What/If(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Liam Strom

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • The Keeper(2018)

    as Tilson, Man City President

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Walk Like a Panther(2018)

    as Tony ‘Sweet Cheeks’ Smith

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Toy Gun(2018)

    as Officer Jonta

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Crooked House(2017)

    as Philip Leonides

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Man in an Orange Shirt(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Caspar Nicholson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Will(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Barrett Emerson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Borley Rectory(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lambert

  • The Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kotov

  • The Persian Connection(2016)

    as Evgeny

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story(2015)

    as John Le Mesurier

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Extraordinary Tales(2013)

    as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar')

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks(2014)

    as Winslow Cunard

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Me(2014)

    as Sam Citkowitz

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • GHB: To Be or Not to Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Le client

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gerald Crane

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Crossbones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as William Jagger

  • Unknown Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Richard Mellor

  • Cesar Chavez(2014)

    as Victore Representative

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sutton Ross

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • All Things to All Men(2013)

    as Cutter

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Village(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lord Kilmartin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Banshee(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Priest

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mark

  • Suspension of Disbelief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hackett

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jasper Wells

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    as Young Henrik Vanger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Alistair Wesley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Golf in the Kingdom(2010)

    as Peter McNaughton

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Maiden and the Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bernard

  • The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Robert

  • Greenberg(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Beyond Sherwood Forest(2009)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Bollywood Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Reg Hunt

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Farrow

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Blood and Bone(2009)

    as Franklin McVeigh

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Above Suspicion(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Damian Nolan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Heidi 4 Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Peter the Goatherder

  • Cat City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nick Compton

  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Lipstick Jungle(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hector Matrick

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    as Greco Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Javier Mendoza

  • The Haunted Airman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Hal Burns

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Miles Castner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gary

  • Her Name Is Carla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bill

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ethan Clark

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Laurence Olivier

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Royde

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Ring of the Nibelungs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hagen

  • Ring of the Nibelungs(2004)

    as Hagen

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Romasanta(2004)

    as Manuel Romasanta

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Barashkov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • Easy Six(2003)

    as Packard Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • The Medallion(2003)

    as Snakehead

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Klemens von Metternich

  • Ozzy & Drix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Penicillin G (voice)

  • The Scoundrel's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Doctor Lenz

  • Rose Red(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nick Hardaway

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • 24(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · as Vladimir Bierko

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jor-El

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Reinhardt

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Hotel(2001)

    as Tour Guide

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Jackie Chan Adventures(2000)

    Show 25 episodes · as Mayor Valmont (voice) · as Valmont (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Vatel(2000)

    as Louis XIV

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Timecode(2000)

    as Quentin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Love Me(2000)

    as The sailor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Mercy(2000)

    as Dr. Dominik Broussard

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Million Dollar Hotel(2000)

    as Terence Scopey

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Barclay Pallister

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • The Phantom of the Opera(1998)

    as The Phantom

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Long Time Since (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Michael James

  • One Night Stand(1997)

    as Nurse Chris

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Never Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Roderick

  • End of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Rev. Basil March

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as The Doci

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Tomorrow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ken

  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Kreed (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • Leaving Las Vegas(1995)

    as Yuri

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Great Elephant Escape(1995)

    as Clive Potter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Padre Tiziano

  • Mario and the Magician(1994)

    as Professor Fuhrmann

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Witch Hunt(1994)

    as Finn Macha

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Bradford Whittle

  • The Browning Version(1994)

    as Tom Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Warlock: The Armageddon(1993)

    as Warlock

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Boxing Helena(1993)

    as Dr. Nick Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Tale of a Vampire(1992)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Crazy in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mark Constable

  • The Turn of the Screw(1992)

    as Mr. Cooper

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Naked Lunch(1991)

    as Yves Cloquet

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gustav

  • Husbands and Lovers(1991)

    as Stefan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Grand Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alcee Arobin

  • The Linguini Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Thanks

  • Impromptu(1991)

    as Franz Liszt

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Arachnophobia(1990)

    as Dr. James Atherton

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Night Sun(1990)

    as Sergio Giuramondo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Blood Royal: William the Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Edgar Atheling

  • Tennessee Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Wolfgang Leighton

  • Warlock(1989)

    as Warlock

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Manika, une vie plus tard(1989)

    as Father Daniel Mahoney

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Murder by Moonlight(1989)

    as Maj. Stepan Gregorivitj Kirilenko

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Wherever You Are... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Julian

  • Vibes(1988)

    as Dr. Harrison Steele

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Siesta(1987)

    as Kit

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Basements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mr. Sands (segment "The Room")

  • Gothic(1986)

    as Percy Shelley

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • A Room with a View(1986)

    as George Emerson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Charles

  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Forest

  • The Doctor and the Devils(1985)

    as Dr. Murray

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • After Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Laurence Hunningford

  • The Sun Also Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gerald

  • The Killing Fields(1984)

    as Jon Swain

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Box of Delights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Greek Soldier

  • Oxford Blues(1984)

    as Colin Gilchrist Fisher

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • A Married Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Guy Lough

  • Privates on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Climbing Sailor

  • Soft Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Groom

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Groom

  • Mother Tongue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 144 titles, 143 of them dated from 1970 to 2024; peak year 1990.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19702024

Peak 1990 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting142 of 144: 142 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew2 of 144: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s32 · 31 acting · 1 crew2000s38 · acting2010s38 · 37 acting · 1 crew2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 52 roles
8489949904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Julian Sands' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 71; across their 63 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Midcredits score across 95 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th28

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 95 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed40

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Julian Sands' work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles31–93 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles10–74 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles26–81 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles28–87 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles32–86 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Julian Sands work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julian Sands' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Malkovich shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers