Timothy V. Murphy

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Timothy Vincent Murphy (born April 5, 1960 in Tralee , County Kerry ) is an Irish actor who became famous for his role in the series Sons of Anarchy and Criminal Minds .

life and career

Timothy Murphy was born in Tralee, one of seven children of Edward and Mary Murphy. In Dublin he later began to turn to acting and began performing there at the Focus Theater . At the same time, he worked as a bouncer in clubs in Dublin. He later attended University College Cork , where he graduated with two masters in law and accounting. Before he settled in Los Angeles to enable his acting career, Murphy worked in South Africa, the New York Bronx and Florida as a construction worker and bartender.

Murphy has been an actor in film and television since 1991. He was first seen in the short film Home Straight before his first guest roles in US series, such as in Glenroe , The District - Mission in Washington , VIP - The Bodyguards , Six Feet Under - Always dies , The Agency - Im Crosshairs of the CIA or Alias ​​- The Agent . In 2011 he took on the role of IRA terrorist Ian Doyle in seasons 6 and 7 of the series Criminal Minds , who is mainly related to the past with Emily Prentiss, portrayed by Paget Brewster .

Murphy played other recurring roles as Isaak Sidorov in two seasons of the series Navy CIS: LA or as Galen O'Shay in seasons four to six of Sons of Anarchy, for which he was recognized as Best Adversary at the BuzzFocus Readers Choice Award . Recurring roles in True Detective and The Bastard Executioner followed in 2015 .

In addition to his series appearances, Murphy can also be seen regularly in films, for example in 2002 in Pit Fighter 2 - The Beginning , 2007 in The Legacy of the Secret Book , 2008 in the film Appaloosa , 2010 in MacGruber , 2013 alongside Johnny Depp as Fritz in The Lone Ranger or 2017 as Isidore in Anything . Since 2020 he can be seen as Commander Gray in the series Snowpiercer . As a long-time member of the Actors Studio , Murphy can also be seen regularly on theater stages. For example, he was nominated for an Ovation Award for his appearance in The Beauty Queen of Leenane . Occasionally he also lends his voice to video game characters, for example in Mafia II or Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare .

Private

On July 22, 2015, Murphy and his wife Caitlin Manley became parents of a son.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Exclusive Interview with Veteran Actor Timothy V. Murphy , Actors Reporter. February 20, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2017. 
  2. Exclusive Murphy Interview . Lena Lamoray. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  3. ^ A b Timothy V. Murphy - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved October 8, 2017.