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Thomas Francis Murphy

Acting

Born January 1, 1953 · Dayton, Ohio, USA

Also known as Tom Francis Murphy

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 script in the other while pursuing a career in the theatre. He trained with Shakespeare& Co of Lenox, MA and spent years performing in off off Broadway houses in New York where his work in the plays of Sam Shepard garnered high praise in the New York Times and several other publications. Murphy moved to New Orleans in 2013 and has worked across from many of Hollywood's A-list actors including Woody Harrelson in True Detective, Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave, and Keanu Reeves in The Whole Truth. Murphy also had principle roles in the soon to be released, Free State Of Jones, with Mathew McConaughey and Same Kind of Different As Me, with Greg Kinnear and Renee Zellweger, and as a somewhat series regular on Salem. He has appeared on American Horror, and a host of other projects.

Filmography44 titles

MINDHUNTER

2017as Detective McGraw

American Horror Story

2011as Mr Haddonfield

The Walking Dead

2010as Brion

12 Years a Slave

2013as Patroller

Rectify

2013as Lionel

Bull

2016as Donovan McCandless

News of the World

2020as Mr. Farley

Focus

2015as Hustler

Manhunt

2024as Samuel Cox

Same Kind of Different as Me

2017as Chef Jim

Free State of Jones

2016as Col. McLemore

Zoo

2015as Dalton

Barefoot

2014as Mr. Bryant

Race to Win

2016as Darden

The Whole Truth

2016as Crime Tech

Reminiscence

2021as Armin

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

2022as Pete

Cut Throat City

2020as Manager Wyland

Self/less

2015as Dr. Jensen

The Domestics

2018as Plowboy Jim

The Secrets We Keep

2020as Dr. Nussbaum

Mississippi Grind

2015as Pete

Terminator Genisys

2015as Derelict

The Baytown Outlaws

2012as Old Gas Station Clerk

Leatherheads

2008as Cook

One Way

2022as Patrick

My Father, Die

2016as Preacher Michael

Zipper

2015as Agent Strellitz

Wicked Blood

2014as Bearded Man

The Visitor

2022as Maxwell Braun

Darlin'

2019as The Cardinal

Demonic

2015as Aberknacky

Out of Blue

2019as Slick

Leprechaun's Revenge

2012as Dr. McCormick

Ghost Shark

2013as Sheriff Martin

Jeepers Creepers III

2017as Mr. Bernardi

The Runner

2015as Shrimper

The Follower

2016as Walter

Abattoir

2016as Owner #1

History of Evil

2023as Cain

Ozark Sharks

2016as Jones

Alligator Alley

2013as Wade Robichaud

The Demonologist

2019as Victor Manchester

Faith

2019as Edgar