FILMOGRAPHY
2004] Prisoner
2004] Fantastic Four
2004]
Meet Market
2003-] "Nip/Tuck"
2001] Another Day (TV)
2000-03] "Charmed"
2000] Chasing Sleep
1998] In Quiet Night
1996]
Magenta
1996] "Profiler"
1992-94] "Another World"
1992] Wet and Wild Summer!
1990-91] "Home and Away"
1989] "The Power, the Passion"
CONTACT
Julian McMahon
Nip/Tuck
Shephard/Robin Productions
4000 Warner Blvd, Bldg 138
Burbank, California 91505
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Julian McMahon
Born 27 July 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth name Julian Dana William McMahon
Second of three children. Julian's siblings are older sister Melinda and younger sister Deborah.
Son of Sir William McMahon, Prime Minister of Australia [1971] & Lady Sonia McMahon.
Married Australian singer/actress & fellow Home & Away co-star Dannii Minogue in 1994 divorcing in 1995. In 1999 married actress/model Brooke Burns divorcing in 2001. The couple have one daughter, Madison, together.
Studied law at the University of Sydney.
After leaving law studies Julian began a career in modeling, working primarily in commercials.
His appearance in a TV commercial promoting jeans lead him to claiming the central role on the tv show 'The Power, The Passion'
Appeared in a musical version of "Home and Away" in Britain.
Julian at work:
"I'm very hyperactive when I come to work, so it's hard for me to sit down and do something solo like read when I'm not needed on set. I usually just run around and create havoc for people."
Julian on his pets:
"I have two dogs which I found in a dumpster in downtown Los Angeles when they were six weeks old. There were actually seven of them, but I took five of them to pound and kept two, Zac and Orso. They're a cross between a German Shepherd and Black Lab."
Julian on doing both film & tv:
"What is good about filming a series, is that it is always filmed at the same place. This way, I can see my daughter and I don't need to move away and live for long weeks away from my home. On other hand, I don't really like routines. So from time to time, I like the fact that I can get out of the studio to film in foreign cities."
Julian on Nip/Tuck fans:
"I'm on the lowest-rated show I've ever been on. I get out and go to a bar in Miami, and people are screaming at you. It's kind of a shock. When I was on Profiler ... I never had anybody come up to me, ever. Nobody I know was ever watching the show."
Julian on original tv shows:
"You know, I remember when “Six Feet Under” came out, and I was just so overwhelmed that here was this overall concept we’d never seen before. And then the way they dealt with the drama was so honestly realistic, almost brutal. It’s my favorite show. I love all the HBO shows…but conceptually, the basis of that one was so different, it just set it apart."
Julian on first reading the Nip/Tuck pilot script:
"The stuff that was coming out of Christian’s mouth blew me away. And I got that from reading the pilot, the script just blew my mind for so many reasons. For the depth of the characters, their strength in their convictions, and their fallibility at the same time – that dichotomy was freaky. I’d never felt like I’d loved and hated people so much…and I felt so connected to it in may ways. Like, ‘that was me a while ago,’ or, ‘I think that way now.’ "
Julian on what he likes about hsi character Dr Troy:
"Not everyone else likes the things I like about my character… I love the fact that he’s a man who’s made the choice to live the life he has, to be who he is. And I like him even without the damaging history that we’ve learned has made him the way he is. I like the fact that he tailors his suits just so, and we’ve done that very carefully for him, with everything he wears, because that’s who he is. It’s the same way he identifies with his car – his car means something to him, it has a value of life. I’m not like that, but I don’t mind it. I like cars, but for different reasons. I might like the hum of the engine, the comfort of the seat, but for him it’s a symbol, status. And one thing I’ve said from the beginning – which I think came out of the fact that people were always telling me what an asshole he was – is that if you really look at it, he’s probably the most honest character in the show. I like that. So I’ve always had this great affinity for Christian. He’s honest from moment to moment. I’ll change my tune sometimes just because of who I’m talking to, or the way I feel, but he has this brutal honestly about him that I really admire. Sometimes I wish I could borrow some of it."
Julian on landing the role on Nip/Tuck:
"At the time, they were going in two different directions, and one of them was towards a more Cuban-style Miami flavor. They had a lot of people interested in doing this, especially because after “The Shield,” FX was obviously pretty hot. People were clamoring for this role, a lot of well-known people. I auditioned myself at my acting coach’s apartment, in his kitchen. I hand delivered the tape to them, and said, ‘Please just watch this. If you don’t like it, there’s nothing I can do. But please just put it in the VCR and watch a couple of seconds. That’s all I’m asking.’ I got a call a couple days later to come in and meet with Ryan. From then on, it was just a war of attrition, and fighting to prove that I was the person who fit the bill better than anyone else. The one thing I love most now about the attention, and all of the great work that’s occurred, is that I really feel good about fighting so hard for this role. Usually I’d think, ‘Oh it will come,’ but I decided, ‘Screw that, I’m not gonna sit back, I have to fight for this stuff.’ I really feel like I’ve done the right thing."
Julian on missing Australia:
"Even though I'm now used to living in the "United States", it does happen to me sometimes, I get a little bit homesick when I think of Australia. It has been two years now since I have not returned there. What I miss the most, is the house I lived in. I lived right on the border of the Ocean and, every morning, the first thing I did when I woke up was to go and surf on the waves. I also miss Australian beer a lot! I'm a very big fan of beer. Fortunately, because of Internet, I have the opportunity from time to time to order beer from my country and get it delivered at my house."