Actor
Tom Murphy
January 15, 1968 · Salisbury, Rhodesia
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Sean McGinley
4 titles together
Michael Collins, The General, 48 Angels
Brendan Gleeson
3 titles together
Michael Collins, The General, The Snapper
Pat Laffan
3 titles together
Intermission, The General, The Snapper
Eanna MacLiam
3 titles together
The General, The Snapper, Boxed
Aidan Quinn
2 titles together
Michael Collins, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Stuart Graham
2 titles together
Michael Collins, Small Engine Repair
Full filmography · 18
In from the Side
as Barry
20226.7
Small Engine Repair
as Christy
2006
48 Angels
as Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
2006
Man About Dog
as Cerebral Paulsy
2004
Adam & Paul
as Paul
20046.9
Mystics
as Denis
2003
In America
as Actor in Queue
20037.2
Intermission
as Brian - Video Store Manager
20036.2
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
as Major Franks
2003
Boxed
as Father Brendan
2002
The Abduction Club
as Knox
20025.9
The General
as Willie Byrne
19986.7