Acting

Tom Murphy

Born January 15, 1968 · Salisbury, Rhodesia

Died October 6, 2007 · aged 39

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 w…

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In America

In America · 2003

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Michael Collins

Michael Collins · 1996

Michael Collins

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 completely independent Irish republic.

In from the Side

In from the Side · 2022

In from the Side

MovieDramaRomance

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 away fixture lead to a drunken encounter, Mark and Warren unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates.

Intermission

Intermission · 2003

MovieComedyCrime

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 grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor · 2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

MovieHistoryDrama

Amid the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold’s battlefield valor brings fame, but resentment, debt, and bruised honor corrode his loyalties, pushing the once-heroic general toward betrayal.

Adam & Paul

Adam & Paul · 2004

MovieComedyDrama

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 unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.

The General

The General · 1998

MovieCrimeDrama

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 unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.

The Snapper

The Snapper · 1993

MovieComedyDrama

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, she becomes the talk of the town.

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In America

In America · 2003

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

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Michael Collins

Michael Collins · 1996

Michael Collins

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 completely independent Irish republic.

Vinny Byrne

In from the Side

In from the Side · 2022

In from the Side

MovieDramaRomance

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 away fixture lead to a drunken encounter, Mark and Warren unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates.

Barry

Intermission

Intermission · 2003

MovieComedyCrime

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 grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.

Brian - Video Store Manager

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor · 2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

MovieHistoryDrama

Amid the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold’s battlefield valor brings fame, but resentment, debt, and bruised honor corrode his loyalties, pushing the once-heroic general toward betrayal.

Major Franks

Adam & Paul

Adam & Paul · 2004

MovieComedyDrama

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 unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.

Paul

The General

The General · 1998

MovieCrimeDrama

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 unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.

Willie Byrne

The Snapper

The Snapper · 1993

MovieComedyDrama

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, she becomes the talk of the town.

Pal #1

Man About Dog

Man About Dog · 2004

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 saddled with a dopey greyhound that wouldn't run if its backside was on fire, the likely lads head south on a road trip in the hope of seeing a man about a dog. Foul-mouthed and funny, Man About Dog is full of great craic.

Cerebral Paulsy

The Abduction Club

The Abduction Club · 2002

The Abduction Club

MovieComedyHistory

A group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming priests or soldiers.

Knox

Hurray for Betty Boop

Hurray for Betty Boop · 1980

Hurray for Betty Boop

MovieAnimationComedy

Betty Boop runs for president in a loose storyline assembled from Fleischer cartoons redrawn by Korean animators.

Announcer / Walter Walters / Villain / No Problem Man / Additional (voice)

Small Engine Repair

Small Engine Repair · 2006

Small Engine Repair

MovieComedyDrama

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 talent as a musician. His wife has left him and only his best friend believes in him. But he has one last chance to make it.

Christy

Mystics

Mystics · 2003

A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.

Denis

In Till You Die

In Till You Die · 1992

In Till You Die

Inadequate musician's pay results in him resorting to more extreme income-getting measures.

Fireman 1

48 Angels

48 Angels · 2006

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. Inspired by Saint Columcille, Seamus sets out in a small boat without oars or sail.

Stevie (as Tom Jordan Murphy)

The Last Season

The Last Season · 1987

The Last Season

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 four killers cannot stop the gruesome quest for vengeance in this horrifying nightmare of revenge.

Sandy

Boxed

The thriller Boxed addresses the little-known fact that the Irish Republican Army would bring in sympathetic priests to administer last rites to those they were about to execute. The film analyzes the fallout that occurs when one of these priests ha a change of heart, deciding to fight for the life of the captive.

Father Brendan

Pure Mule

Pure Mule · 2005

SeriesDramaComedy

Multiple award winning drama series written by Eugene O'Brien, produced by David Collins, Ed Guiney and Peter Norris, and directed by Declan Recks and Charlie McCarthy. Pure Mule is set in modern rural Ireland, in a midlands market town. Each of the six episodes of the original series (which first aired on RTE in 2005) focuses in on one particular character from Friday evening to Monday morning.

Shamie Donoghue