- Was novelist Anne Rice's choice to play Lestat in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). More marquee value was needed for the role and the part ultimately went to Tom Cruise.
- An avid runner and mountain climber/hiker who often took off on solo adventures, Sands disappeared on January 13, 2023, after he went for a hike near the Mouny Baldy area of California's San Bernardino Mountains. Local authorities and search and rescue teams conducted over six weeks of multiple ground and aerial searches, which were unsuccessful. On June 24, 2023, hikers near Mount Baldy discovered human remains. On June 27, 2023, local authorities confirmed the remains to be those of Julian Sands.
- Was introduced to his wife, Evgenia, by John Malkovich.
- Studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he met a journalist named Sarah Harvey (now Sarah Sands), who became his first wife.
- Was married to Guinness heiress Evgenia Citkowitz, whose sister Ivana was the daughter of writer Ivan Moffat. Evgenia and Ivana are the granddaughters of the late Maureen [Guinness], Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, one of a glamorous trio of sisters.
- In 1991, he was scheduled to have played the role of Charles Gould in David Lean's adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo. Lean's death in April 1991 brought the production to an end.
- As of 2022, he had appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Killing Fields (1984) and A Room with a View (1985).
- His son Henry was born in 1985. Actor John Malkovich is Henry's godfather. Julian Sands and Malkovich became close after meeting on the set of The Killing Fields (1984) and appeared in several projects together since.
- Has two younger daughters from his second marriage: Natalya Morley Sands (b. 14/16 August 1996), and Imogen Morley Sands (b. 31 December 1999).
- Turned down the role of Travis Dane in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).
- His early theatre days were spent with the Forum Theatre Company.
- Was seen as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the play "Stuff Happens" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. (July 2005)
- Nicknamed Jules.
- He likes running and has been known to run in Nike & Brooks running shoes.
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