Actor
Tom Murphy
Born January 15, 1968 in Salisbury, RhodesiaDied October 6, 200717 films
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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First watchIn America20037.1as Actor in QueueA family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.View filmEssential films
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17 films as actor- 2022In from the SideBarry
- 2006Small Engine RepairChristy
- 200648 AngelsStevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
- 2004Man About DogCerebral Paulsy
- 2004Adam & PaulPaul
- 2003MysticsDenis
- 2003In AmericaActor in Queue
- 2003IntermissionBrian - Video Store Manager
- 2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorMajor Franks
- 2002BoxedFather Brendan
- 2002The Abduction ClubKnox
- 1998The GeneralWillie Byrne
- 1996Michael CollinsVinny Byrne
- 1993The SnapperPal #1
- 1992In Till You DieFireman 1
- 1987The Last SeasonSandy
- 1980Hurray for Betty BoopAnnouncer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)