Sean Harland Murray (born November 15, 1977) is an American actor known for his role as Special Agent

Timothy McGee Timothy Farragut "Tim" McGee () is a fictional character from the CBS television series ''NCIS'', portrayed by Sean Murray. McGee specializes in cybersecurity and computer crime, and is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Murra ...

on the American TV drama ''

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'', Thackery Binx in

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's Halloween film ''

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'' and Danny Walden in the military drama series '' JAG''.

Early life

Sean Harland Murray was born on November 15, 1977, in the Bethesda Navy Hospital in

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, and grew up on several military bases all over the world including

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and the

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. When he was 15, Murray's parents divorced and he and his mother moved to

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. Murray's father is retired Navy Captain Craig Harland Murray (surface warfare) with over 30 years of service, and his Australian mother Vivienne Lee holds dual citizenship with the United States. In 1998, she married American television producer and screenwriter

Donald P. Bellisario Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935) is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), ''Tales of the Gold Monkey'' (1982–1983), ''Airwolf'' (1984–198 ...

, who became Murray's stepfather. He has one brother, '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' producer Chad W. Murray, and seven stepsiblings, including ''

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'' actress

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and '' JAG'' actor

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Career

After Murray decided he wanted to be an actor at a young age, he worked hard to try to land small parts and when he was 11 was able to become an extra in the Steve Martin and Joan Cusack film '' My Blue Heaven''. Murray's TV credits include a starring role in the

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sitcom ''The Random Years'' and a supporting role as teenager Zane Grey Hart in

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's comedy/

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series ''

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'', with

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as his father and

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as his mother.

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also starred in the series. The program was set on a

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. Murray also appeared in several episodes of '' JAG'' and was later cast as

in the show's spin-off, ''

''. McGee's sister is played by

, his real-life stepsister. In addition, Murray has appeared in several feature films including ''

'' (1993), his first motion picture film appearance, in which he played Thackery Binx. While this is one of his most well-known roles, his voice in the film was dubbed by

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. His other film appearances include ''

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''; and in

Todd Field William Todd Field (born February 24, 1964) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for directing '' In the Bedroom'' (2001), '' Little Children'' (2006), and '' Tár'' (2022), which were nominated for a combined fourteen Academy Award ...

's ''

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''. As of May 2024, Murray is the longest serving ''NCIS'' cast member, having been debuted early in the first season.

Personal life

Murray and Carrie James, a teacher, met in 2004 at an event, and they married on November 26, 2005. They had their first child, a daughter (Cay Ryan), in 2007. The couple's second child, a son (River James), was born in Los Angeles in April 2010. Murray and his wife separated in March 2024. Their divorce was finalized in May, 2025. Murray's daughter was a guest star with her father in ''NCIS'' Season 19 episode "

The Brat Pack ''Brat Pack'' is a nickname given to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. The term ''Brat Pack'', a play on ''Rat Pack'' from the 1950s and 1960s, was first popularized in a ...

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Sean 1977 births American male television actors Living people Actors from Bethesda, Maryland Bellisario family Male actors from Maryland 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors