
Thomas Francis Murphy
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
Credits
- 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 · News of the World as Mr. Farley
- 2020 · The Secrets We Keep as Dr. Nussbaum
- 2020 · Cut Throat City as Manager Wyland
- 2019 · Faith as Edgar
- 2019 · Out of Blue as Slick
- 2017 · Same Kind of Different as Me as Chef Jim
- 2017 · Jeepers Creepers 3 as Mr. Bernardi
- 2016 · Abattoir as Owner #1
- 2016 · Ozark Sharks as Jones
- 2016 · Free State of Jones as Col. McLemore
- 2016 · The Follower as Walter
- 2016 · My Father, Die as Preacher Michael
- 2015 · Mississippi Grind as Pete
- Future · Stay at Conder Beach as Jack
- 2022 · Mr. Harrigan's Phone as Pete
- 2019 · Darlin' as The Cardinal
- 2019 · The Demonologist as Victor Manchester
- 2018 · The Domestics as Plowboy Jim
- 2017 · MINDHUNTER as Detective McGraw
- 2016 · Bull as Donovan McCandless
- 2016 · Race To Win as Darden
- 2016 · The Whole Truth as Crime Tech
- 2015 · The Parallax Theory as Professor Douglas Baker
- 2015 · Zipper as Agent Strellitz
- 2015 · The Runner as Shrimper
- 2015 · Sisters of the Plague as Bob
- 2015 · Self/less as Dr. Jensen
- 2015 · Zoo as Dalton
- 2015 · Terminator Genisys as Derelict
- 2015 · Focus as Hustler
- 2015 · Demonic as Aberknacky
- 2014 · Starve as Michael
- 2014 · Wicked Blood as Bearded Man
- 2014 · Barefoot as Mr. Bryant
- 2013 · 12 Years a Slave as Patroller
- 2013 · Ghost Shark as Sheriff Martin
- 2013 · Rectify as Lionel
- 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