Where is Julian McMahon now? He is one of Australia's most famous heartthrobs but Dannii Minogue's ex is now unrecognisable and has a VERY different accent

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He's the ex-pat Aussie actor who rose to fame Down Under on iconic soap Home and Away.
He headed Stateside in the '90s to star in long-running NBC soap Another World and has remained there ever since.
Never far from the camera, he has a formidable list of small and big screen credits, picking up a Golden Globe best actor nomination in 2004.
He's played everything from a playboy plastic surgeon to nefarious superhero villain.
He also has quite the pedigree outside of acting, being the son of a former Australian Prime Minister.
So, just what is Julian McMahon up to now?
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These days, Julian, 56, is still very active in acting scene.
He set to make an anticipated return to Aussie screens, starring alongside Nicholas Cage in the upcoming Stan original film The Surfer.
The hunky star has been busy promoting the film, most recently seen on the red carpet for the Surfer's SXSW premiere in March.
He showed off a dramatic transformation at the event after ditching his longer locks in favour for a shorn haircut and a moustache and goatee.
It's a far cry from his appearance at the film's Cannes premiere back in May last year, when he still had his signature clean-cut aesthetic and deep tan.
Aside from his upcoming turn in the Surfer, Julian has also been busy shooting the upcoming film The Supremes At Earl's All You Can Eat, starring alongside the likes of Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black), and Mekhi Phifer (8 Mile).
Meanwhile, fans of police drama will be well aware that Julian also starred as Special Agent Jess LaCroix on the Dick Wolf-created series FBI, as well as its spin-offs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International.
Julian is perhaps best known for his bravura turn in the long-running Ryan Murphy medical drama, Nip/Tuck.
He starred alongside Dylan Walsh, playing Miami-based plastic surgeon Christian Troy.
Troy was certainly not shy about falling into bed with his female clients, with Walsh's Sean McNamara often having to step in to deal with Christian's mistakes.
His turn as the lothario doctor earned Julian a Golden Globe best actor nomination in 2004, losing out to Ian McShane.
Prior to Nip/Tuck, Julian starred alongside Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano on the cult Arron Spelling-created magical drama, Charmed.
He played Cole Turner, the half demon ex husband of Alyssa's character Phoebe Halliwell.
During his time on Charmed, Julian was also romantically linked to Doherty, with the pair dating briefly during the show's third season in 2000-2001.
Speaking of the relationship front, Julian is still married to model and author Kelly Paniagua after the pair tied the knot in 2014.
They had been together for 11 years before marrying in a romantic ceremony in Lake Tahoe, a lakeside area on the edge of California and Nevada.
He was previously married to Baywatch actress Brooke Burns with whom he shares daughter Madison, 25.
The pair were tied the knot in 1999, before calling it quits three years later.
He was also married to Australian actress and singer Dannii Minogue, after the pair fell in love on the set of Home and Away in which Julian played fan favourite Ben Lucini.
They were wed in 1994, but the union proved short-lived, with the couple splitting just a year and a half later.
Julian is the son of former Australian Prime Minister William McMahon, and Dannii previously revealed a difficult relationship with Julian's mother Lady Sonia McMahon contributed to the split.
'There was no relationship, she wouldn't speak to me,' Dannii told Seven in 2019.
'I wasn't allowed to be near her in the house, she said she wasn't coming to the wedding. We just had no idea how to handle it - we were just trying to.'
Julian went on to star alongside Dannii's sister Kylie Miniogue in the 2018 film Swinging Safari.
Speaking about the film at the 2016 GQ Men Of The Year awards, he quickly dodged the question of what it was like working with his former sister-in-law.
He was also married to Australian actress and singer Dannii Minogue (also pictured) after the pair fell in love on the set of Home and Away. They were wed in 1994, but the union proved short-lived, with the couple calling it quits just a year and a half later
Julian was all too happy to discuss the film, however when talk turned to his ex-wife's sister, he quickly moved things along.
He mentioned every other star featured in the film, failing to bring Kylie's name up at all.
Making things even more awkward was the fact that his current wife Kelly was standing right beside him.
Sadly evident for Australian fans in the 2016 clip, Julian has well and truly lost his Aussie accent in favour of an American lilt.