Julian McMahon (1968-2025)
Australian actor Julian McMahon has died. He was 56. The actor rose to fame in the television series "Charmed," "Nip/Tuck," and "FBI: Most Wanted," but perhaps he is best known for his portrayal of the supervillain Doctor Doom in the original "Fantastic Four" duology.
McMahon was born in Sydney in 1968. He was the son of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William "Billy" McMahon. Despite coming from a political background, the actor always enjoyed being in the spotlight and has never followed his father's footsteps by entering politics or becoming a Liberal Party powerbroker. McMahon studied law at the University of Sydney. But his natural good looks secured him modelling gigs. He worked as a model in fashion hotspots such as London, Paris, and Milan until his father passed away in 1988. Following this, he left Europe to return to Australia. In the late 1980s, McMahon first appeared on the short-lived Seven Network soap opera "The Power and the Passion," playing Kane Edmonds. It marked his foray into acting. His next role was Ben Lucini in "Home and Away," which he played from 1990 to 1991.
He embarked on his feature film career with a role in the 1992 comedy "Exchange Lifeguards" (renamed in the US as "Wet and Wild Summer!") opposite Elliot Gould. He progressed to US television, appearing in shows such as "Another World," "Profiler," and "Will & Grace." Wider recognition came when he played the half-human, half-demon assassin Cole Turner in the hit supernatural series "Charmed," appearing in the show from 2000 to 2003, with a brief return in 2005. Later, he appeared in the racy medical drama "Nip/Tuck" as the arrogant plastic surgeon Dr. Christian Troy. From 2003 to 2010, the show lasted for six seasons and earned McMahon a Golden Globe nomination. In 2005 and 2007, he portrayed the Marvel supervillain Doctor Doom in the two films of the "Fantastic Four" franchise by 20th Century Fox.
The actor also appeared as special agent and team leader Jess LaCroix in the CBS crime drama "FBI: Most Wanted" for three seasons before exiting the show in 2022. His other film roles include "Chasing Sleep," "RED," "Faces in the Crowd," and "The Surfer."
McMahon was married three times. His first marriage was to Australian singer Dannii Minogue in 1994, and his second to actress Brooke Burns, with whom he has a daughter.
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