Tom Murphy
Birthdate
January 15, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Date of Death
October 6, 2007
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
January 15, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Date of Death
October 6, 2007
Known For
Acting
Biography
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.
Tom Murphy's LGBTQ+ Titles
In from the Side
Barry
Acting (17)
2022
In from the Side as Barry
2006
Small Engine Repair as Christy
2006
48 Angels as Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
2005
Pure Mule as Shamie Donoghue (6 episodes)
2004
Man About Dog as Cerebral Paulsy
2004
Adam & Paul as Paul
2003
In America as Actor in Queue
2003
Intermission as Brian - Video Store Manager
2003
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor as Major Franks
2002
Boxed as Father Brendan
2002
The Abduction Club as Knox
1998
The General as Willie Byrne
1996
Michael Collins as Vinny Byrne
1993
The Snapper as Pal #1
1992
In Till You Die as Fireman 1
1987
The Last Season as Sandy
1980
Hurray for Betty Boop as Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)