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Thomas Francis Murphy
Dayton, Ohio, USA
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…
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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.
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2024
Manhunt
TV show Samuel Cox
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2023
History of Evil
Movie Cain
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2022
The Visitor
Movie Maxwell Braun
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2022
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Movie Pete
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2022
One Way
Movie Patrick
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2021
Reminiscence
Movie Armin
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2020
News of the World
Movie Mr. Farley
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2020
The Secrets We Keep
Movie Dr. Nussbaum
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2020
Cut Throat City
Movie Manager Wyland
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2019
Faith
Movie Edgar
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2019
Darlin'
Movie The Cardinal
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2019
Out of Blue
Movie Slick
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2019
The Demonologist
Movie Victor Manchester
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2018
The Domestics
Movie Plowboy Jim
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2017
Same Kind of Different as Me
Movie Chef Jim
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2017
MINDHUNTER
TV show Detective McGraw
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2017
Jeepers Creepers 3
Movie Mr. Bernardi
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2016
Abattoir
Movie Owner #1
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2016
Bull
TV show Donovan McCandless
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2016
Race To Win
Movie Darden
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2016
Ozark Sharks
Movie Jones
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2016
Free State of Jones
Movie Col. McLemore
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2016
The Follower
Movie Walter
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2016
The Whole Truth
Movie Crime Tech
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2016
My Father, Die
Movie Preacher Michael
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2015
The Parallax Theory
TV show Professor Douglas Baker
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2015
Zipper
Movie Agent Strellitz
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2015
The Runner
Movie Shrimper
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2015
Sisters of the Plague
Movie Bob
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2015
Self/less
Movie Dr. Jensen
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2015
Mississippi Grind
Movie Pete
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2015
Zoo
TV show Dalton
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2015
Terminator Genisys
Movie Derelict
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2015
Focus
Movie Hustler
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2015
Demonic
Movie Aberknacky
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2014
Starve
Movie Michael
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2014
Wicked Blood
Movie Bearded Man
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2014
Barefoot
Movie Mr. Bryant
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2013
12 Years a Slave
Movie Patroller
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2013
Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators
Movie Wade Robichaud
