Thomas Francis Murphy
Thomas 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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-01-01 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Acting

2024

Manhunt as Samuel Cox

2023

History of Evil as Cain

2022

The Visitor as Maxwell Braun

2022

One Way as Patrick

2021

Reminiscence as Armin

2020

The Secrets We Keep as Dr. Nussbaum

2020

News of the World as Mr. Farley

2020

Cut Throat City as Manager Wyland

2019

Darlin' as The Cardinal

2019

Out of Blue as Slick

2019

Faith as Edgar

2019

The Demonologist as Victor Manchester

2018

The Domestics as Plowboy Jim

2017

MINDHUNTER as Detective McGraw

2017

Jeepers Creepers 3 as Mr. Bernardi

2016

Bull as Donovan McCandless

2016

Free State of Jones as Col. McLemore

2016

My Father, Die as Preacher Michael

2016

Abattoir as Owner #1

2016

The Whole Truth as Crime Tech

2016

Ozark Sharks as Jones

2016

Race To Win as Darden

2016

The Follower as Walter

2015

Zoo as Dalton

2015

Terminator Genisys as Derelict

2015

Focus as Hustler

2015

Self/less as Dr. Jensen

2015

Zipper as Agent Strellitz

2015

The Runner as Shrimper

2015

Demonic as Aberknacky

2015

Mississippi Grind as Pete

2015

The Parallax Theory as Professor Douglas Baker

2014

Barefoot as Mr. Bryant

2014

Wicked Blood as Bearded Man

2014

Starve as Michael

2013

Rectify as Lionel

2013

12 Years a Slave as Patroller

2013

Ghost Shark as Sheriff Martin

2012

The Baytown Outlaws as Old Gas Station Clerk

2012

Leprechaun's Revenge as Dr. McCormick

2011

American Horror Story as Mr Haddonfield

2010

The Walking Dead as Brion

2008

Leatherheads as Cook