After touring the United States with a British stage production, Richings moved to
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada in 1984. He was a member of the repertory cast of the
A&E TV original series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02). Richings performed in heavy makeup as
cannibal-killer Three Finger in
Wrong Turn (2003), and was a series regulars as the nearly-blind security guard Otto in
Stephen King's 2004 miniseries
Kingdom Hospital. Dramatic roles include stagehand Mr. Turnbull in the 2004 film
Being Julia. That year, he began a recurring villain role on the horror comedy series
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. He was also
Death in the short film
Dave v. Death (2011). He appeared in
Zach Snyder's 2013
Superman film
Man of Steel as Lor-Em, spokesman for the
Kryptonian Council. In 2014, he starred in the science fiction film
Ejecta. The role earned him a Best Actor win at the
Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival. In 2015, he appeared in
Robert Eggers' horror film
The Witch and the drama film
Reign. His portrayal of Henry Walsh in
Justin G. Dyck's 2020 supernatural horror film
Anything for Jackson, earned him his second Best Actor win at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival. In 2022, Richings appeared in the television shows
The Umbrella Academy, Reginald the Vampire, and ''
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.'' In 2023, he had a role in
Ari Aster's
tragicomedy horror film
Beau is Afraid. In 2024, Richings appeared as
Procrustes, the
half-giant and half-brother of the
titular character, in the
Disney+ fantasy show
Percy Jackson and the Olympians. == Personal life ==