Biography
Thomas Francis Murphy was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1953. Early on in his adult life he made his living in dairy barns and on factory floors. He has trained as a hard hat diver, an ambulance driver, worked as a social worker, and freelance theatre critic. In his thirties, while living in Little Rock, AR, Murphy decided to take an acting class. The class changed his direction in life and acting suddenly filled the void. He spent over 20 years on the East Coast with a paintbrush in one hand and a sc...
Known For
Complete Filmography

History of Evil
2023
as Cain
A family on the run from a corrupt state takes refuge in a safe house with an evil past — a terrifying last stop on a near-future Underground Railroad...

The Visitor
2022
as Maxwell Braun
After a series of tragedies including the death of his father-in-law, Robert and his wife Maia leave their home in London to move back to her childhoo...

Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022
as Pete
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but w...

One Way
2022
as Patrick
On the run with a bag full of cash after a robbing his former crime boss—and a potentially fatal wound—Freddy slips onto a bus headed into a rainy nig...

Reminiscence
2021
as Armin
Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offe...

News of the World
2020
as Mr. Farley
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

The Secrets We Keep
2020
as Dr. Nussbaum
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous w...

Cut Throat City
2020
as Manager Wyland
Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. ...

Faith
2019
as Edgar
A devout Evangelical Christian struggles with his faith and against the insistent pressures from his family and community after a sudden and unexpecte...

Darlin'
2019
as The Cardinal
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where...

Out of Blue
2019
as Slick
Mike Hoolihan is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell, a black hole expert found sh...

The Demonologist
2019
as Victor Manchester
Detective Damien Seryph investigates a string of murders that connects to a group trying to bring forth the 4 King Demons of Hell. Damien's past conne...

The Domestics
2018
as Plowboy Jim
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

Same Kind of Different as Me
2017
as Chef Jim
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams wi...

Jeepers Creepers 3
2017
as Mr. Bernardi
Taking place on the last day of the Creeper’s twenty-three-day feeding frenzy, as the skeptical Sergeant Tubbs teams up with a task force hellbent on ...

Abattoir
2016
as Owner #1
A reporter unearths an urban legend about a home being constructed from rooms where horrific tragedies have occurred.

Race To Win
2016
as Darden
After losing her father, a young women must find the strength to face her fears and compete in the race of her life or her family will lose everything...

Ozark Sharks
2016
as Jones
A picturesque family vacation to the Ozarks goes sideways when a group of bull sharks show up just in time for the big fireworks festival that the tow...

Free State of Jones
2016
as Col. McLemore
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than figh...

The Follower
2016
as Walter
Tragedy strikes when Chelsea's flight back home crashes in the wilderness. The only other urvivor of the crash, Evelyn King, who just so happens to be...

The Whole Truth
2016
as Crime Tech
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

My Father, Die
2016
as Preacher Michael
Deaf and mute since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man...

Zipper
2015
as Agent Strellitz
Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experienc...

The Runner
2015
as Shrimper
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as h...

Sisters of the Plague
2015
as Bob
Sensing evil, a haunted house tour guide seeks a medium's help only to be warned that she is facing a vengeful power beyond her control.

Self/less
2015
as Dr. Jensen
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy you...

Mississippi Grind
2015
as Pete
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The...

Terminator Genisys
2015
as Derelict
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unkn...

Focus
2015
as Hustler
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a ...

Demonic
2015
as Aberknacky
A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts.

Starve
2014
as Michael
While researching an urban legend on feral children, three friends find themselves trapped in an abandoned high school, where they are confronted with...

Wicked Blood
2014
as Bearded Man
Hannah and Amber Baker are trapped in a dark Southern underworld of violence, drugs and bikers. Both live in fear of their "Uncle Frank" Stinson, the ...

Barefoot
2014
as Mr. Bryant
The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young w...

12 Years a Slave
2013
as Patroller
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well...

Ghost Shark
2013
as Sheriff Martin
A coastal town is plagued by a supernatural man-eating shark. A ghost hunter joins forces with a sea captain to uncover the secrets of the area's dark...

The Baytown Outlaws
2012
as Old Gas Station Clerk
When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.

Leprechaun's Revenge
2012
as Dr. McCormick
An evil leprechaun who has been imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he ...

Leatherheads
2008
as Cook
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing ...
Stay at Conder Beach
N/A
as Jack
Conder Beach is a crumbling tourist town on the Gulf Coast, reliant on seasonal commerce and oil rigging. As threatening events, including a string of...