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
Complete Filmography
In from the Side
2022
as Barry
Mark, a new and inexperienced rugby club member, finds himself drawn to Warren, a seasoned first team player. When a series of happenstances at an awa...
Small Engine Repair
2006
as Christy
Doug, an aspiring country singer, has spent his life as a loser in a non-descript small town with nobody believing in his heartbreaking voice and tale...
48 Angels
2006
as Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
Seamus is a 9 year old boy who has been diagnosed with a serious illness. In search of a miracle, he sets off to find God before God comes for him. In...
Man About Dog
2004
as Cerebral Paulsy
Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In hock to the tune of £50,000 to a Belfast bookie and ...
Adam & Paul
2004
as Paul
Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various un...
Mystics
2003
as Denis
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
In America
2003
as Actor in Queue
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
Intermission
2003
as Brian - Video Store Manager
A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and gr...
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003
as Major Franks
On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washingto...
Boxed
2002
as Father Brendan
The thriller Boxed addresses the little-known fact that the Irish Republican Army would bring in sympathetic priests to administer last rites to those...
The Abduction Club
2002
as Knox
A group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming priests or soldiers.
The General
1998
as Willie Byrne
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwant...
Michael Collins
1996
as Vinny Byrne
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a compl...
The Snapper
1993
as Pal #1
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father,...
In Till You Die
1992
as Fireman 1
Inadequate musician's pay results in him resorting to more extreme income-getting measures.
The Last Season
1987
as Sandy
Four drunken hunters, eager to kill, accidentally shoot a young man's dog. The exploding chain of events that follow lead to murder... and more! The f...
Hurray for Betty Boop
1980
as Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)
Betty Boop runs for president in a loose storyline assembled from Fleischer cartoons redrawn by Korean animators.