Monday, April 9, 2007

Julian McMahon


Profile
Name: Julian McMahon
Birth Name: Julian Dana William McMahon
Height: 6' 3"
Sex: M
Nationality: Australian
Birth Date: July 27, 1968
Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profession: actor
Education: University of Sydney (majored in Law; dropped out to pursue a career in acting)
Husband/Wife: Brooke Burns (actress; born on March 16, 1978; married on December 22, 1999; divorced in 2001), Dannii Minogue (musician; born on October 20, 1971; arried on January 2, 1994; divorced in 1995)
Father: Sir William McMahon (former Prime Minister of Australia; born on February 23, 1908; married in 1965; died on March 31, 1988)
Mother: Sonia Hopkins
Daughter: Madison (born in 2001; mother: Brooke Burns)
Claim to fame: as Christian Troy on FX' series Nip/Tuck (2003)

Biography
July 2005 - Julian McMahon (Victor Von Doom in "Fantastic Four") stars in the FX original series "Nip/Tuck." Set in the sexy world of Miami's South Beach, "Nip/Tuck" cuts beneath the surface of the superficial world of plastic surgery, dramatically revealing the complexities and fragile nature of patients trying to mask their psychological flaws through physical cosmetic enhancement. McMahon plays Dr. Christian Troy who shares a booming plastic surgery practice with his best friend Dr. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh.)

"Nip/Tuck" was named one of the 10 Best Television Shows of the Year by AFI and has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a GLAAD Award, and a Golden Satellite Award. McMahon was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category.

McMahon recently starred in the independent film "Prisoner" for the writer/director team of David Alford and Robert Lynn. McMahon portrays a critically-acclaimed Hollywood film director who, while scouting an abandoned prison for his new film, is taken hostage by an omniscient Jailer.

McMahon starred as Detective John Grant on the award-winning series "Profiler." He then joined the cast of the WB hit show "Charmed," where McMahon played tortured demon Cole Turner, who created both havoc and romance for the Halliwell sisters. McMahon also completed a lead role in the independent film, "Meet Market" with Elizabeth Berkeley, Alan Tudyk and Aisha Tyler.

Hailing from Australia, McMahon had a lead role in the primetime drama, "The Power, The Passion." He then joined the cast of the hit series "Home and Away," which also starred Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Martin Henderson and Naomi Watts. In 1992, McMahon broke into American television when he was cast as Ian Rain on the daytime drama "Another World."

On the big screen, he appeared in the feature film "Wet and Wild Summer" and co-starred in "Chasing Sleep." His stage credits include Sydney and Melbourne productions of "Love Letters."

Filmography
Actor
2007 Premonition
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer
2005 Charmed: The Seven Year Witch
2005 Fantastic Four
2004 Nip/Tuck: Season 02
2003 Charmed: Oh, My Goddess, Part 1
2003 Charmed: Sense and Sense Ability
2003 Charmed: Cat House
2003 Charmed: Baby's First Demon
2003 Charmed: Sand Francisco Dreamin'
2003 Charmed: Centennial Charmed
2003 Charmed: Oh, My Goddess, Part 2
2003 Charmed: Necromancing the Stone
2003 Charmed: Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun
2003 Charmed: Lucky Charmed
2003 Charmed: The Day the Magic Died
2003 Charmed: House Call
2003 Charmed: The Importance of Being Phoebe
2003 Nip/Tuck: Season 01
2002 Charmed: The Fifth Halliwell
2002 Charmed: Three Faces of Phoebe
2002 Charmed: Lost and Bound
2002 Charmed: A Paige From the Past
2002 Charmed: Y Tu Mummy Tambien
2002 Charmed: A Witch in Time
2002 Charmed: The Eyes Have It
2002 Charmed: Happily Ever After
2002 Charmed: A Witch's Tail, Part 1
2002 Charmed: Womb Raider
2002 Charmed: We're Off to See the Wizard
2002 Charmed: Saving Private Leo
2002 Charmed: Marry-Go-Round
2002 Charmed: Charmed and Dangerous
2002 Charmed: Trial by Magic
2002 Charmed: Sam I Am
2002 Charmed: Sympathy for the Demon
2002 Charmed: Witches in Tights
2002 Charmed: A Witch's Tail, Part 2
2002 Charmed: Witch Way Now?
2002 Charmed: Long Live the Queen
2002 Charmed: Bite Me
2001 Charmed: Muse to My Ears
2001 Charmed: A Knight to Remember
2001 Charmed: Enter the Demon
2001 Charmed: Charmed Again, Part 2
2001 Another Day
2001 Charmed: Black As Cole
2001 Charmed: Brain Drain
2001 Charmed: Size Matters
2001 Charmed: Hell Hath No Fury
2001 Charmed: Charmed Again, Part 1
2000 Chasing Sleep
1999 Profiler: Season 04
1998 Profiler: Season 03
1998 Charmed [TV Series]
1997 Profiler: Season 02
1996 Profiler: Season 01
1993 Exchange Lifeguards
1992 Wet and Wild Summer!
1988 Home and Away [TV Series]Prisoner

Awards

[0 award(s)] [4 nomination(s)]

2006 : Got nomination for Saturn Award
category Best Actor on Television for Nip/Tuck (2003)

2005 : Got nomination for Saturn Award
category Best Actor on Television for Nip/Tuck (2003)

2005 : Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for Nip/Tuck (2003)

2004 : Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama for Nip/Tuck (2003)

Trivia
* Fears he's missed out on the chance to be James Bond because he's too old. (July 6, 2005)
* Was interested in taking over from Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. (June 14, 2005)
* MacMahon and the other stars of TV series Nip/Tuck receive massive bonuses (reportedly $300,000) from TV network FX and their Warner Bros Television producers before shooting for the third series gets underway. (June 14, 2005)
* Favorite song is People are Strange by The Doors.
* Former brother-in-law of actress Kylie Minogue.
* His character, Cole Turner, was killed off in the landmark 100th episode of Charmed (1998).
* His surname is pronounced McM-a-n
* Hair color: Brown
* Eye color: Blue
* Is Fluent in Spanish (as in NIP/TUCK pilot)
* Son of 'Sir William McMahon', Prime Minister of Australia (1971)
* Was once quoted in an Australian magazine article as saying that acting was just another job to bring in money.
* Enjoys surfing, biking, and cooking anything (especially roasts, pastas and ethnic cuisine)
* Is a fan of baseball, football and basketball.
* Collects classic books.
* Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for Nip/Tuck (2005)
* Appeared on jeans commercial in Australia.

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