After touring the United States with a British stage production, Richings moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984. Within five years, he had become a regular on the second season of the "War of the Worlds" TV series. Other roles followed, and he gained critical acclaim as the bitter, aging, punk rock legend Bucky Haight in the 1996 film "Hard Core Logo". He had a brief appearance in the 1997 film "Cube". In 1999, he appeared in the science fiction film "Thrill Seekers".