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Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

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.

Known for

In from the Side
In from the Side
2022 • Barry
Small Engine Repair
2006 • Christy
48 Angels
48 Angels
2006 • Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
Man About Dog
Man About Dog
2004 • Cerebral Paulsy
Adam & Paul
Adam & Paul
2004 • Paul
Mystics
Mystics
2003 • Denis
In America
In America
2003 • Actor in Queue
Intermission
Intermission
2003 • Brian - Video Store Manager

Full filmography

48 Angels
48 Angels
2006 • Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
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Man About Dog
Man About Dog
2004 • Cerebral Paulsy
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Mystics
Mystics
2003 • Denis
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In America
In America
2003 • Actor in Queue
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Intermission
Intermission
2003 • Brian - Video Store Manager
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Boxed
Boxed
2002 • Father Brendan
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The General
The General
1998 • Willie Byrne
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Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 • Vinny Byrne
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The Snapper
The Snapper
1993 • Pal #1
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In Till You Die
In Till You Die
1992 • Fireman 1
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Hurray for Betty Boop
Hurray for Betty Boop
1980 • Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)
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Tom Murphy – Biography, Known For & Filmography