Portrait of Julian McMahon

Acting

Julian McMahon

Career

Active from 1964 to 2025, with a break from 1965 to 1988, busiest in 2007 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
GoodWatch score73/100

Characters

12

The characters Julian McMahon played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Julian McMahon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Procedural Crime Drama 2
  • Emotional Drama 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Unreliable Narrator 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • FBI Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 61
The Surfer
The Surfer (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

as Scally

The Residence
The Residence (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Stephen Roos

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chick Carlson

FBI: International
FBI: International (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Jess LaCroix

FBI: Most Wanted
FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as SSA Jess LaCroix

2010s

12 titles · average score 51
FBI
FBI (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Jess LaCroix

Swinging Safari
Swinging Safari (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rick Jones

Monster Party
Monster Party (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

as Patrick Dawson

Marvel's Runaways
Marvel's Runaways (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Jonah

Hunters
Hunters (2016)
GoodWatch score 36

TV show · as McCarthy

Childhood's End
Childhood's End (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Dr. Rupert Boyce

You're Not You
You're Not You (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Liam

Paranoia
Paranoia (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

as Meechum

Bait
Bait (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Doyle

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (2012)
GoodWatch score 28

as Robert

Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
GoodWatch score 25

as Kerrest

RED
RED (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as VP Stanton

2000s

10 titles · average score 48
Premonition
Premonition (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jim Hanson

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

as Victor Von Doom

Prisoner
Prisoner (2007)
GoodWatch score 42

as Derek Plato

Dannii Minogue - The Video Collection
Dannii Minogue - The Video Collection (2007)

as Boyfriend

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (2005)
GoodWatch score 44

as Victor Von Doom

Meet Market
Meet Market (2004)
GoodWatch score 28

as Hutch

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Christian Troy

Another Day
Another Day (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as David

Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

as George

Revealed with Jules Asner
Revealed with Jules Asner (2001)

TV show

1990s

7 titles · average score 53
Charmed
Charmed (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Cole Turner

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Guy

In Quiet Night
In Quiet Night (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hayes

Magenta
Magenta (1997)
GoodWatch score 32

as Michael Walsh

EP Daily
EP Daily (1997)

TV show

Profiler
Profiler (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as John Grant

Wet and Wild Summer
Wet and Wild Summer (1992)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mick Dooley

1980s

2 titles
The Power, The Passion
The Power, The Passion (1989)

TV show · as Kane Edmonds

Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules (1987)

TV show · as Police Witness

1960s

1 title · average score 42
Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show · as Ian Rain