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Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Born: 1968-01-15 • 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.

Filmography
In from the Side poster
In from the Side
2022 • Barry
No Image
Small Engine Repair
2006 • Christy
48 Angels poster
48 Angels
2006 • Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
Man About Dog poster
Man About Dog
2004 • Cerebral Paulsy
Adam & Paul poster
Adam & Paul
2004 • Paul
Mystics poster
Mystics
2003 • Denis
In America poster
In America
2003 • Actor in Queue
Intermission poster
Intermission
2003 • Brian - Video Store Manager
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor poster
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003 • Major Franks
Boxed poster
Boxed
2002 • Father Brendan
The Abduction Club poster
The Abduction Club
2002 • Knox
The General poster
The General
1998 • Willie Byrne
Michael Collins poster
Michael Collins
1996 • Vinny Byrne
The Snapper poster
The Snapper
1993 • Pal #1
In Till You Die poster
In Till You Die
1992 • Fireman 1
The Last Season poster
The Last Season
1987 • Sandy
Hurray for Betty Boop poster
Hurray for Betty Boop
1980 • Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)