Julian McMahon
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| Julian McMahon | |
| Birth name | Julian Dana William McMahon |
| Born | July 27, 1968 (age 38) Sydney, New South Wales,  Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Dannii Minogue (1994-1995) Brooke Burns (1999-2001) |
| Notable roles | John Grant (Profiler) Cole Turner (Charmed) Christian Troy (Nip/Tuck) Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four) Lt. Benjamin Lucini (Home and Away) |
Julian Dana William McMahon (born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor and former fashion model.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
McMahon was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the second of the three children of Sir William McMahon, the former Australian Prime Minister, and his wife Sonia (née Sonia Rachel Hopkins), Lady McMahon, an occupational therapist[1] and "fashion icon".[2] He has an older sister, Melinda, and a younger sister, Deborah. McMahon has Irish ancestry.[3]
McMahon was educated at Sydney Grammar School, a private boys' school. He briefly studied Law at the University of Sydney and Economics at the University of Wollongong, but this bored him and he started a successful modeling career. Because of this, he became known in the fashion capitals Milan, New York, Rome, and Paris.
[edit] Career
In addition to a career as a fashion model, McMahon began an acting career on Home and Away, playing the soldier Ben Lucini (1990-1991). McMahon was one of several Home and Away cast-members to star in a stage musical about the soap, which toured the UK in 1991. Adam Willits, Sharyn Hodgson (who played his on-screen wife, Carly), Mouche Phillips and Justine Clarke also starred.[4]
In 1994, he appeared in Dannii Minogue's music videos for her 1993 top 10 hit "This Is It" and it's follow-up "This Is The Way". His first role in American television was on the soap opera Another World, playing "Ian Rain" from 1993 to 1995. Nominated for the Golden Globe award for "Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama" in 2005 for his role as Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck. He also played "Dr. Michael Walsh" in the movie Magenta in 1996; "Mick Dooley" in Wet and Wild Summer! (a.k.a. Exchange Lifeguards) in 1992; "Sheriff Hayes" in In Quiet Night (a.k.a. You Belong to Me Forever) in 1998; "George Simian" in the psychological thriller Chasing Sleep in 2000; and "David Cameron" in the made for TV movie Another World in 2001.
McMahon also landed the role of supervillain Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, the 2005 film adaptation of the comic book series of the same name, which was incredibly successful at the box office. Because of this, McMahon has been signed to reprise his role as Doom in the sequel in 2007. From 1996 to 2000, he starred in all four seasons of the NBC drama Profiler as Agent John Grant. Julian also played Cole Turner, aka Belthazor, on the WB's supernatural show Charmed from 2000 to 2003, starring in two and half seasons of the show, and guest-starring afterwards in the 150th episode and appearing in four episodes as film footage. His character, Cole Turner, was killed off in the 100th episode of "Charmed". McMahon was also a finalist for the role of James Bond in the film Casino Royale but lost the bidding to Daniel Craig.
[edit] Personal life
McMahon has been married and divorced twice, first briefly, to Australian singer and actress Dannii Minogue and subsequently to American actress Brooke Burns, with whom he had a daughter, Madison Elizabeth born June 9, 2000. He briefly had an affair with Shannen Doherty, his co-star from Charmed.
When he made a guest appearance on The View in October of 2006, he presented a rug for Rosie O'Donnell as a joke. The rug was used in a love scene between the two in the 4th season of Nip/Tuck.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- Julian McMahon at the Internet Movie Database
- Julian McMahon at the Notable Names Database
- Julian McMahon at TV.com
- Julian McMahon on Yahoo movies
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Profiler (TV) | John Grant | |
| 2000 | Charmed (TV) | Cole Turner | seasons 3-5 |
| 2000 | Chasing Sleep | George | |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck (TV) | Christian Troy | |
| 2005 | Fantastic Four | Doctor Doom | |
| 2007 | Premonition | Jim Hanson | |
| 2007 | Prisoner | Derek Plato | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Doctor Doom | post-production |
