Tom Murphy

Born: 1968-01-15

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.


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Michael Collins

as Vinny Byrne
Released: 1996-10-25

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

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The Snapper

as Pal #1
Released: 1993-08-06

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

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In from the Side

as Barry
Released: 2022-09-16

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

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The General

as Willie Byrne
Released: 1998-05-01

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

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In America

as Actor in Queue
Released: 2003-10-31

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

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Intermission

as Brian - Video Store Manager
Released: 2003-08-29

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

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The Abduction Club

as Knox
Released: 2002-07-19

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

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Mystics

as Denis
Released: 2003-12-12

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

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Adam & Paul

as Paul
Released: 2004-08-27

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

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Man About Dog

as Cerebral Paulsy
Released: 2004-10-01

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

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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

as Major Franks
Released: 2003-01-13

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

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The Last Season

as Sandy
Released: 1987-01-01

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

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48 Angels

as Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
Released: 2006-01-01

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

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Boxed

as Father Brendan
Released: 2002-08-23

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

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In Till You Die

as Fireman 1
Released: 1992-01-01

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

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Hurray for Betty Boop

as Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)
Released: 1980-11-21

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

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Pure Mule

as Shamie Donoghue
First aired: 2005-09-06

Multiple award winning drama series written by Eugene O'Brien, produced by David Collins, Ed...

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