Not a Nip/Tuck in sight! Julian McMahon, 47, has barely aged in 10 YEARS as he promotes new show Hunters in Los Angeles

By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 20:39 EST, 14 January 2016 | Updated: 22:56 EST, 14 January 2016

In his role as smooth-talking plastic surgeon Christian Troy on TV drama Nip/Tuck, he helped many fictional patients reclaim their youthful looks.

But it appears 47-year-old Julian McMahon doesn't need to worry about getting older, because by the looks of it he has hardly aged in the 10 years since his U.S. television heyday.

During a recent press event for his upcoming Syfy series Hunters in Los Angeles County, the Sydney-born actor looked remarkably wrinkle-free and young beyond his years.

Spot the difference: Julian smiles for the cameras at the NBCUniversal Press Tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday - looking even younger than he did at a Nip/Tuck-related event from 2005
What's his secret? Julian is pictured here, also taken in Los Angeles, from 2005 with far more visible wrinkles than today

Spot the difference: Julian McMahon, 47, smiled for the cameras at the NBCUniversal Press Tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday - looking even younger than he did at a Nip/Tuck-related event from 2005

Youthful: The Sydney-born Nip/Tuck star looked remarkably wrinkle-free and youthful beyond his years at a promotional event for his upcoming Syfy series Hunters in Pasadena, California

Youthful: The Sydney-born Nip/Tuck star looked remarkably wrinkle-free and youthful beyond his years at a promotional event for his upcoming Syfy series Hunters in Pasadena, California

Julian, the son of former Prime Minister of Australia Sir William McMahon wore a stylish silver pinstripe suit while participating in a cast and crew panel in Pasadena, California on Thursday.

The crop-haired actor completed his dapper look with a white shirt, left partially unbuttoned. 

His appearance this week is particularly notable because it would seem the former Home and Away star has miraculously reversed the ageing process.

Age-defying: It would seem Julian has miraculously reversed the ageing process, as the actor looks almost identical today as he did when this red carpet photo was taken at Nip/Tuck's season four L.A. premiere in 2006

Age-defying: It would seem Julian has miraculously reversed the ageing process, as the actor looks almost identical today as he did when this red carpet photo was taken at Nip/Tuck's season four L.A. premiere in 2006

Middle aged Julian looks almost identical to photographs taken over decade ago, during his days on hit shows Nip/Tuck and Charmed.

Posing for a red carpet photo at the Los Angeles premiere of Nip/Tuck's fourth series back in 2006, it is remarkable how little difference 10 years has made to Julian's physical appearance.

Meanwhile, a picture from the NBCUniversal Press Tour in California, taken on Wednesday, provides an even more dramatic contrast.

Posing at the Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa this week, Julian looks even younger than he did at a Nip/Tuck-related event held in 2005.  

Latest role: Julian discusses his upcoming TV series Hunter at an LA press event on Thursday, accompanied by his glamourous co-star Britne Oldford, 23.

Latest role: Julian discusses his upcoming TV series Hunter at an LA press event on Thursday, accompanied by his glamourous co-star Britne Oldford, 23.

Last year, Deadline reported that Julian had booked a recurring role in Hunters, Syfy's 13-episode alien drama.

The show is based on Whitley Strieber's novel series Alien Hunter and is slated to debut in the U.S. in April this year.

Julian, who was previously married to Dannii Minogue, rose to prominence on Home and Away, playing the soldier Ben Lucini between 1989 and 1991.

After several other major TV roles - including a regular role in Charmed - he achieved international fame playing plastic surgeon Dr. Christian Troy on FX series Nip/Tuck between 2003 and 2010.

He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Television Series Drama in 2004, but lost out to Ian McShane in HBO's Deadwood. 

Under the knife: Julian, who was previously married to Dannii Minogue, reached global stardom playing ladies' man plastic surgeon in U.S. television drama Nip/Tuck from 2003 to 2010

Under the knife: Julian, who was previously married to Dannii Minogue, reached global stardom playing ladies' man plastic surgeon in U.S. television drama Nip/Tuck from 2003 to 2010

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