Actor Julian McMahon has passed away at 56.
While he’s best known for Nip/Tuck, McMahon’s decades-long career in film and television includes performances opposite everyone from Sandra Bullock to Jessica Alba to Nicolas Cage — and starring roles in two separate Marvel franchises.
Scroll through the photos below to see a selection of moments from his work and life.
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William McMahon and family, 1971
Image Credit: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images New Australian Prime Minister William McMahon posing with his wife Sonia and children Melinda and Julian
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STRICTLY BALLROOM Los Angeles Premiere, 1993
Image Credit: Ted Dayton/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images Julian McMahon and his first wife Dannii Minogue
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PROFILER, 1996-2000
Image Credit: NBC/courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon
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PROFILER, 1996-2000
Image Credit: NBC/courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon, Ally Walker, Robert Davi
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ANOTHER WORLD, 1997
Image Credit: E.J. Carr/©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon
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THE MIGHTY Los Angeles Premiere, 1998
Image Credit: Donato Sardella/Penske Media via Getty Images Julian McMahon and his second wife Brooke Burns
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CHARMED, 1998-2006
Image Credit: Viacom / courtesy Everett Collection Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Julian McMahon, Rose McGowan
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CHARMED, 1998-2006
Image Credit: Viacom / courtesy Everett Collection Alyssa Milano, Julian McMahon
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CHARMED, 2001
Image Credit: Paramount Television / courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon
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ANOTHER DAY, 2001
Image Credit: Thomas Fricke/ USA Network / Courtesy Everett Collection Julian MacMahon, Courtney Kidd, Shannen Doherty
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CHARMED 100th Episode Celebration, 2002
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect (rear) Julian McMahon, producer Jim Conway, WBTV pres. Jed Petrick, Dorian Gregory, (front) exec. prod. Brad Kern, Duke Vincent, Rose McGowan, Aaron Spelling, Alyssa Milano, WB’s John Litback and Brian Krause
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NIP/TUCK, 2003-2010
Image Credit: Michael Becker / Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon, Dylan Walsh
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NIP/TUCK, 2003-2010
Image Credit: Michael Becker / Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon, Joely Richardson
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NIP/TUCK, 2003-2010
Image Credit: Michael Becker / © Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon, Roma Maffia
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NIP/TUCK, 2003-2010
Image Credit: Michael Becker / Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy Everett Collection Kelly Carlson, Julian McMahon
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR Premiere, 2005
Image Credit: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon
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G’Day LA: Australia Week Penfolds Gala, 2005
Image Credit: Vince Bucci/Getty Images Julian McMahon and his mother Lady Sonia McMahon
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NIP/TUCK Season 4 Premiere, 2006
Image Credit: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Roma Maffia, Julian McMahon, Ally Walker
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NIP/TUCK Season 4 Premiere Screening, 2006
Image Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Dylan Walsh, Brooke Shields, Julian McMahon
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Summer TCA, 2006
Image Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Julian McMahon and ‘NIP/TUCK’ Creator/Executive Producer Ryan Murphy
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FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, 2007
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / courtesy Everett Collection Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
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FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, 2007
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon as Doctor Doom
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PREMONITION, 2007
Image Credit: Sony Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon
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PREMONITION Premiere, 2007
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Amber Valletta, Julian McMahon, Sandra Bullock
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World Music Awards, 2007
Image Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Rihanna with host Julian McMahon in Monte Carlo
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RED, 2010
Image Credit: Frank Masi/©Summit Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon
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THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 35th Anniversary Benefit, 2010
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Painted Turtle Julian McMahon as Dr. Frank-N-Furter at The Wiltern
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FIRE WITH FIRE, 2012
Image Credit: . ph: Steve Dietl/©Lionsgate/courtesy Everett Collection Arie Verveen, Julian McMahon
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FULL CIRCLE Launch Party, 2013
Image Credit: Chris Weeks/Getty Images for DIRECTV David Boreanz, Julian McMahon, Kate Walsh, Cheyenne Jackson
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FULL CIRCLE, 2013
Image Credit: Chuck Zlotnick / DirecTV / Courtesy: Everett Collection Julian McMahon, David Boreanaz
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NBCUniversal Upfront, 2015
Image Credit: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Daisy Betts, Julian McMahon, Yael Stone
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NBCUniversal Winter TCA Tour, 2016
Image Credit: David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images Britne Oldford and Julian McMahon of ‘Hunters’
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ACATV Awards Arrivals, 2017
Image Credit: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Julian McMahon and third wife Kelly Paniagua
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SWINGING SAFARI, 2018
Image Credit: Blue Fox Entertainment / courtesy Everett Collection Radha Mitchell, Julian McMahon
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MONSTER PARTY, 2018
Image Credit: RLJE Films /Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon
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RUNAWAYS (aka MARVEL’S RUNAWAYS), 2018
Image Credit: Michael Desmond / Hulu / courtesy Everett Collection Pat Lentz, Heather Olt, Kip Pardue, Julian McMahon (back to camera)
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RUNAWAYS, 2018
Julian McMahon
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Winter TCA Tour, 2020
Image Credit: David Livingston/Getty Images Julian McMahon and Dick Wolf talk ‘FBI: Most Wanted’
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THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT, 2024
Image Credit: Searchlight Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Uzo Aduba, Russell Hornsby, Sanaa Lathan, Julian McMahon, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mekhi Phifer
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THE SURFER, 2024
Image Credit: Roadside Attractions / Courtesy Everett Collection Julian McMahon
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THE SURFER, 2024
Image Credit: Roadside Attractions / Courtesy Everett Collection Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon
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THE SURFER SXSW Premiere, 2025
Julian McMahon, Nicolas Cage