Tom Murphy

Known for

Acting

Born

January 15, 1968

Birthplace

Salisbury, Rhodesia

Died

October 6, 2007 (aged 39)

Biography

Tom Jordan Murphy (15 January 1968 – 6 October 2007) was an Irish theatre and film actor best known for his 1998 Tony Award winning performance in The Beauty Queen of Leenane and for the 2004 film Adam and Paul, which he starred in as Paul opposite his partner Mark O'Halloran, who also wrote the film. Murphy died in a Dublin hospital following treatment for lymphatic cancer on 6 October 2007. He was just 39.

Best known work

Michael Collins

1996

In America

2003

Intermission

2003

The General

1998

In from the Side

2022

The Snapper

1993

Adam & Paul

2004

The Abduction Club

2002

48 Angels

2006

Man About Dog

2004

Filmography

2022
In from the Side
as Barry
2006
Small Engine Repair
as Christy
2006
48 Angels
as Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
2005
Pure MuleTV
as Shamie Donoghue (6 episodes)
2004
Man About Dog
as Cerebral Paulsy
2004
Adam & Paul
as Paul
2003
Mystics
as Denis
2003
In America
as Actor in Queue
2003
Intermission
as Brian - Video Store Manager
2003
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
as Major Franks
2002
Boxed
as Father Brendan
2002
The Abduction Club
as Knox
1998
The General
as Willie Byrne
1996
Michael Collins
as Vinny Byrne
1993
The Snapper
as Pal #1
1992
In Till You Die
as Fireman 1
1987
The Last Season
as Sandy
1980
Hurray for Betty Boop
as Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)