Julian McMahon Dies—Millennials Cry in Charmed Rewatch
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Wednesday, 2025 Jul 09|
08:21 AM
Australian actor Julian McMahon, best known for his roles in Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and Fantastic Four, has died following a private battle with cancer.
He was 56.
News of his death broke on July 9, sending a wave of heartbreak through generations who grew up watching him play morally grey heartthrobs, silver-tongued villains, and antiheroes with better cheekbones than most Greek statues.
Born in Sydney in 1968, McMahon was the son of former Prime Minister Sir William McMahon and Lady Sonia McMahon.
But despite political pedigree, it was the screen—not the stage or the podium—where Julian made his mark.
He began as a model, moved into Aussie soaps (Home and Away), then launched an international acting career that cemented him as a millennial icon.
His most enduring role for many remains Charmed’s Cole Turner—the demon with a soul, the villain you couldn’t help but root for, and the only man who could survive being vanquished three times and still get fan mail.
As Cole, McMahon brought depth, danger, and a surprising tenderness to a show otherwise saturated with glitter, gothic eyeliner, and late-90s CGI.
His chemistry with Alyssa Milano’s Phoebe remains one of the genre’s most beloved (and traumatising) TV pairings.
Post-Charmed, McMahon broke out again as Dr.
Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck, Ryan Murphy’s wildly unfiltered look at vanity, identity, and moral decay in cosmetic surgery.
The role earned him international acclaim—and cemented his place as a master of playing flawed, charismatic men in suits with secrets.
Off-screen, McMahon remained notably private.
He rarely gave interviews and kept his family life out of the press.
Friends and colleagues describe him as gracious, self-aware, and fiercely loyal.
In an industry where reinvention is survival, McMahon carved out a lane by leaning into the darkness—and somehow, making it romantic.
Fans have taken to social media to share their grief, with #ColeTurner and #JulianMcMahon trending within hours.
Clips of his most iconic scenes—from demonic showdowns to whispered apologies—have flooded TikTok and Instagram.
It’s a fitting tribute: his characters were always half in this world and half somewhere else, burning too brightly for the scripts that tried to contain them.
He is survived by his daughter, Madison, and a body of work that helped define early-2000s television for a generation who learned that love, power, and pain often came in the same package.
🕯️ Role: Villain, lover, legend 📺 Impact: Permanent 🖤 Grief level: Charmed Season 5 finale
🧨 You made it to the end. now what?
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