Julian Sands

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… Show more 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.A. in a 2009 production of The Female of the Species opposite Annette Bening. ~ Rovi

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