Tom Murphy

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.

Known for

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2022	In from the Side	Barry
2006	48 Angels	Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
2006	Small Engine Repair	Christy
2005	Pure Mule	Shamie Donoghue
2004	Adam & Paul	Paul
2004	Man About Dog	Cerebral Paulsy
2003	In America	Actor in Queue
2003	Intermission	Brian - Video Store Manager
2003	Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor	Major Franks
2002	The Abduction Club	Knox
2002	Boxed	Father Brendan
1998	The General	Willie Byrne
1996	Michael Collins	Vinny Byrne
1993	The Snapper	Pal #1
1992	In Till You Die	Fireman 1
1987	The Last Season	Sandy
1980	Hurray for Betty Boop	Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)