The cause of death for actor Julian McMahon has been revealed.
McMahon, known for his starring roles in Nip/Tuck, Charmed, FBI: Most Wanted and the 2000s Fantastic Four movies, died from lung metastasis as a result of head and neck metastatic cancer, according to a Cremation Approval Summary Report from the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office obtained by People.
The report revealed the manner of death was ruled as natural.
McMahon died July 2 in Clearwater, Florida, his wife Kelly McMahon announced July 4 in a statement to Deadline.
“With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer,” she said. “Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible. We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy, to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories.”
McMahon began acting career in his native Australia, on the short-lived 1989 Aussie daytime soap The Power, the Passion. He segued to Australia’s long-running Home and Away, where he appeared from 1990-91 before making his feature acting debut as a lead opposite Elliott Gould in the 1992 Australian-American movie Wet and Wild Summer!
He then moved to Hollywood, where he was cast in NBC’s Another World in 1993. He went on to primetime as a series regular on the network’s crime drama Profiler for its four-season run. His then joined WB’s popular supernatural drama Charmed. His first series lead came in Ryan Murphy’s hit plastic surgery drama Nip/Tuck, which ran on FX for six seasons and earned him a Golden Globe nomination. More recently he starred in CBS’ FBI: Most Wanted as team leader Jess LaCroix from the FBI’s Most Wanted Unit for three seasons before his surprise March 2022 exit.
In features, he is best known for his starring role as Dr. Doom in Tim Story’s two Fantastic Four movies, the 2005 Fantastic Four and the 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
His final role was on Netflix’s murder mystery series The Residence.
