Julian McMahon

Julian Dana William McMahon (/ˈdʒuːliən məkˈmɑːn/; born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor and model, and the son of the former Prime Minister of Australia William McMahon.

McMahon won recognition for his roles in television dramas, in portrayals of Ben Lucini in the award-winning Australian soap drama Home and Away, as Cole Turner in the Award-winning American fantasy Charmed, Christian Troy in the award-winning American drama Nip/Tuck, and for his appearance in films with leading and supporting roles, in films such as the romantic-drama Magenta (1996), the action-superhero Fantastic Four franchise (2005 & 2007), the thriller Premonition (2007) starring alongside Sandra Bullock, the action-comedy film Red (2010) alongside Bruce Willis, and the horror Bait (2012) alongside Dan Wyllie and Xavier Samuel. McMahon's work in television, particularly with Nip/Tuck, garnered him more success. The series won an Emmy Award and a Goldeobe. McMahon played the lead role in Nip/Tuck, alongside Dylan Walsh throughout the entire series' run.

Julian McMahon (barrister)

Julian P McMahon is a Melbourne barrister, who has been the lawyer for Van Tuong Nguyen and members of the Bali Nine.

McMahon began studies at the University of Melbourne in 1986, where he was a resident at Trinity College. McMahon was a member of the college debating club known as the Dialectic Society. He was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1998. McMahon describes his chambers as having a history of "looking after people who no-one else really wants to defend".

McMahon opposes the use of the death penalty internationally, and challenged Australian citizen Van Nguyen's execution by Singapore in 2005, along with Lex Lasry QC.

McMahon has represented the Australian citizens Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, convicted of drug trafficking in Bali, Indonesia. McMahon, along with a team of lawyers including Todung Mulya Lubis have helped their clients prepare clemency requests, and has launched judicial reviews in an attempt to overturn their death sentences. McMahon visited the pair in Nusakambangan Island, requesting family access. In a comment to SBS Dateline, McMahon stated "they help Indonesians in prison become better people, the idea of killing two young men who do that day in and day out is just ridiculous.”