Julian McMahon
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McMahon in December 2011
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Born | Julian Dana William McMahon 27 July 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Education | Sydney Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Wollongong |
Occupation | |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) | Dannii Minogue (m. 1994; div. 1995) Brooke Burns (m. 1999; div. 2001) Kelly Paniagua (m. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Sir William McMahon Sonia Hopkins |
Relatives | Samuel Walder (great-uncle) Melinda McMahon (sister) Deborah McMahon (sister) See McMahon family |
Julian Dana William McMahon (/ˈdʒuːliən məkˈmɑːn/; born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor and model, and the son of a former Prime Minister of Australia, William McMahon.
McMahon won recognition for his roles in television dramas, in portrayals of Ben Lucini in the award-winning Australian soap drama Home and Away, as Cole Turner in the Award-winning American fantasy Charmed, Christian Troy in the award-winning American drama Nip/Tuck, and for his appearance in films with leading and supporting roles, in films such as the romantic-drama Magenta (1996), the action-superhero Fantastic Four franchise (2005 & 2007), the thriller Premonition (2007) starring alongside Sandra Bullock, the action-comedy film Red (2010) alongside Bruce Willis, and the horror Bait (2012) alongside Dan Wyllie and Xavier Samuel. McMahon's work in television, particularly with Nip/Tuck, garnered him more success. The series won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. McMahon played the lead role in Nip/Tuck, alongside Dylan Walsh throughout the entire series' run.
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Early life
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McMahon was born in Sydney, the son of Sir William McMahon, a prominent Australian politician, and Lady Sonia McMahon (née Hopkins), a socialite and fashion icon. His father was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives and a high-ranking minister in the 24-year Liberal Government for many years before Julian's birth; he became the 20th Prime Minister of Australia in March 1971, when Julian was two years old. His mother left their three children in the care of a nanny to be with her husband in Canberra during his premiership. He has an older sister, Melinda, and a younger sister, Deborah. He is of Irish descent through his father.[1]
McMahon was educated at the private, boys-only, Sydney Grammar School,[citation needed], which his father had attended. He briefly studied law at the University of Sydney and economics at the University of Wollongong.[citation needed][which?][when?] McMahon found no interest his studies, and began a modelling career. He became known as a model in various fashion capitals, such as Milan, London, New York City, Rome, and Paris.
In addition to modelling, he began an acting career in commercials, including one for Levi Strauss jeans. From 1989-91, McMahon starred in the successful Australian television soap opera Home and Away, playing the soldier Ben Lucini, alongside Dannii Minogue, his then future wife (now ex-wife). He was one of several Home and Away cast members to star in a stage musical about the soap, which toured the United Kingdom in 1991. McMahon has also appeared as Christian Troy in the entire 100-episode series of the American drama series, Nip/Tuck, which was nominated for 45 awards over the course of its run, and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award.
Career
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From 1996 to 2000, he starred in all four seasons of the NBC drama Profiler as Agent John Grant. He joined the cast of the WB's supernatural hit show Charmed, playing the conflicted half-demon/half-human Cole Turner from 2000 to 2003; he returned for one episode in 2005. Following Charmed, McMahon's next role was playboy plastic surgeon Christian Troy on the FX series Nip/Tuck. He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2005 for his performance. During this time, McMahon also portrayed supervillain Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, the 2005 film adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. The film was a box office success, and McMahon reprised his role as Doom in the sequel in 2007.
He appeared with Sandra Bullock in the 2007 supernatural thriller Premonition. He co-starred in 2011 with Milla Jovovich in Julien Magnat's thriller Faces in the Crowd.[2]
Personal life
McMahon's decision to drop-out of his university studies caused a rift between him and his parents. However, they reconciled before his father's death in 1988.[citation needed]
McMahon jokingly noted in an interview that his mother was "a very scary lady", because she would visit him on the set of his films and patronise him whenever he finished filming a scene.[3]
McMahon married former Home and Away co-star Dannii Minogue in January 1994, and divorced in mid-1995, after less than two years of marriage. Referring to the divorce, Minogue stated that it was her "biggest regret and biggest downfall", and later posed nude in an Australian edition of Playboy, commenting "I just had a marriage break-up. Most women go to the hairdressers – I did Playboy. I chose the photographer, the location, what I did or didn't want to wear and everything else about the pictures. I found it a really liberating, empowering experience". The edition featuring Minogue sold out in under four days and became one of the best-selling editions in Australia. After their divorce, Minogue had a very public falling out with McMahon's mother who said Minogue was "not worthy of marrying into her family".[citation needed]
In 1999, McMahon married former Baywatch star Brooke Burns. They have one child and divorced in 2001. In 2014, at Lake Tahoe, California, McMahon was married for the third time, to his girlfriend of 11 years, Kelly Paniagua, after a six month engagement.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Wet and Wild Summer | Mick Dooley | |
1996 | Magenta | Michael Walsh | |
1998 | In Quiet Night | Hayes | |
2000 | Chasing Sleep | George | |
2001 | Another Day | David | Television film |
2004 | Meet Market | Hutch | |
2005 | Fantastic Four | Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom | |
2007 | Premonition | Jim Hanson | |
2007 | Prisoner | Derek Plato | |
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom | |
2010 | Red | Vice-President Robert Stanton | |
2010 | Faces in the Crowd | Detective Kerrest | |
2012 | Rogue | Kevin Lear | Television film |
2012 | Bait | Doyle | |
2012 | Fire with Fire | Robert | |
2013 | Paranoia | Miles Meachum | |
2014 | You're Not You | Liam |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | The Power, The Passion | Kane Edmonds | 168 episodes |
1989–1991 | Home and Away | Ben Lucini | 145 episodes |
1992 | G.P. | Const. Colin 'Clutch' Carmody | Episode: "Beat It" |
1992–1994 | Another World | Ian Rain | 200 episodes |
1996–2000 | Profiler | John Grant | 82 episodes |
1998 | Will & Grace | Guy | Episode: "Where There's a Will, There's No Way" |
2000–2003, 2005 | Charmed | Cole Turner | 46 episodes |
2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Christian Troy | 100 episodes |
2008 | Robot Chicken | Dr. Doom/Pilot/Detective (voice) | Episode: "Monstourage" |
2015 | Childhood's End | Dr. Rupert Boyce | |
2016 | Hunters | Lionel McCarthy | Main Cast |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Fantastic Four | Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom |
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2003 | Nip/Tuck | Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominated |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominated | |
2005 | Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television | Won | |
2006 | Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television | Won | |
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain | Nominated |
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble (with Chris Evans) | Nominated |
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