Julian McMahon, greatest recognized for his roles in Nip/Tuck, FBI: Most Wished, and Victor von Doom in Unbelievable 4 movies, died on July 2 on the age of 56. The actor’s spouse, Kelly, confirmed his dying in a press release launched to Deadline.
“With an open coronary heart, I want to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to beat most cancers,” the assertion started. “Julian cherished life. He cherished his household. He cherished his associates. He cherished his work, and he cherished his followers. His deepest want was to carry pleasure into as many lives as attainable. We ask for assist throughout this time to permit our household to grieve in privateness. And we want for all of these to whom Julian introduced pleasure, to proceed to seek out pleasure in life. We’re grateful for the reminiscences.”
McMahon was born in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 1968. He was the son of Billy McMahon, the previous Prime Minister of Australia. His first onscreen appearing function was within the Australian cleaning soap The Energy, The Ardour in 1989. McMahon quickly made his technique to the States early in his profession and nabbed roles on One other World, Profiler, and extra.
His first breakout function was enjoying Cole Turner within the supernatural collection Charmed. Ryan Murphy then solid him within the FX collection Nip/Tuck as Christian Troy, alongside Dylan Walsh as Sean McNamara. McMahon earned an Emmy nomination in 2005 for Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Tv Collection – Drama.
Within the midst of his run on Nip/Tuck, McMahon performed villain Victor von Doom in 2005’s Unbelievable 4 and 2007’s Unbelievable 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Lately, McMahon performed Jess LaCroix within the FBI universe. “What surprising information,” FBI franchise boss Dick Wolf instructed Deadline. “All of us at Wolf Leisure are deeply saddened by Julian’s passing and our condolences exit to his total household.”
The actor’s ultimate onscreen function was enjoying Australian Prime Minister Stephen Roos within the Netflix collection The Residence, a callback to his father’s place. He lately made an look at SXSW in March 2025 to advertise his film The Surfer.
McMahon had been married to his third spouse, Kelly, since 2014. His first marriage was in 1994 to Dannii Minogue, whom he met on the set of Australian cleaning soap Dwelling and Away. They cut up a yr and a half later. McMahon married Baywatch star Brooke Burns in 1999, they usually and divorced in 2001. McMahon and Burns share a daughter.