Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Birthday: 1968-01-15

Place of Birth: Salisbury, Rhodesia

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.

Movies

Adam & Paul
Adam & Paul

Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next f...

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Man About Dog
Man About Dog

Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In ho...

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The General
The General

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robber...

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Intermission
Intermission

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty go...

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48 Angels
48 Angels

Seamus is a 9 year old boy who has been diagnosed with a serious illness. In search of a miracle, he...

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Boxed
Boxed

The thriller Boxed addresses the little-known fact that the Irish Republican Army would bring in sym...

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Small Engine Repair
Small Engine Repair

Doug, an aspiring country singer, has spent his life as a loser in a non-descript small town with no...

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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves...

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In America
In America

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grievi...

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Michael Collins
Michael Collins

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but ...

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The Last Season
The Last Season

Four drunken hunters, eager to kill, accidentally shoot a young man's dog. The exploding chain of ev...

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In from the Side
In from the Side

Mark, a new and inexperienced rugby club member, finds himself drawn to Warren, a seasoned first tea...

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In Till You Die
In Till You Die

Inadequate musician's pay results in him resorting to more extreme income-getting measures....

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The Abduction Club
The Abduction Club

A group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming pries...

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Hurray for Betty Boop
Hurray for Betty Boop

Betty Boop runs for president in a loose storyline assembled from Fleischer cartoons redrawn by Kore...

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The Snapper
The Snapper

Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When...

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Mystics
Mystics

A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead....

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