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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He played Galen O'Shea for three seasons on the

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FX series, ''

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.'' For his portrayal, Murphy won the 2013 BuzzFocus Readers Choice Award for "Best Villain". He appeared for two seasons on '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' as Russian super-villain Sidorov, and a season on the CBS series, ''

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'' as Emily Prentiss' nemesis/love interest, Ian Doyle. He has guest starred on such series as '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Shameless'', ''Quantico'', '' 24'', ''

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'', '' Alias'', '' Six Feet Under'', and '' Code Black''.

Early life and education

Murphy was born Timothy Vincent Murphy in

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to Edward and Mary Murphy, one of six siblings. He began his career in

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, where he trained in the Focus Theater. He attended

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, majoring in Law and Accounting. Murphy also spent time travelling in South Africa, working in construction and roof laying in

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, and working in bars in

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Career

Murphy's feature film credits include ''

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'' (2013); the action film parody ''

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'' (2010), opposite

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;

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' Western period drama ''

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'' (2008); the adventure thriller '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (2007) and the horror thriller '' Shallow Ground'' (2004). In 2014, Murphy starred in

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’s directorial debut, '' Road to Paloma''; the

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' film short '' Looms'', which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival; and the adventure drama '' Heaven's Floor,'' opposite

Clea Duvall Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her appearances in the films ''The Faculty'' (1998), ''She's All That''; '' But I'm a Cheerleader''; ''Girl, Interrupt ...

. Murphy is also a stage actor and a Lifetime Member of the

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. His theatre credits include ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' at South Coast Rep, for which he garnered an Ovation Award nomination, and Coast Theater's ''The Lost Plays of Tennessee Williams'', which won the ''

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'' "Best Ensemble" Award and for which he garnered an individual "Best Performance" nomination. He originated the role of Jake in the world premiere of '' Stones in his Pockets'' at the Tivoli Theater in Dublin, and he starred opposite

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in a production of ''

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'' staged at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. In August 2018, he started appearing in advertisements for British price-comparison site Confused.com.

Personal life

He is married to Caitlin Manley. On 22 July 2015, their first child, Seán Fionn Murphy, was born.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1995, TV Series) as Conor Sheehy (credited as Tim Murphy) * ''The Doorman'' (1999) as Milo * ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. ...

'' (2001, TV Series) as Martin McBride * ''The Scary Side of Randall Coombe'' (2001) * '' VIP'' (2001, TV Series) as General Volykov * '' Six Feet Under'' (2002, TV Series) as Louis Winchell * ''The Honorable'' (2002) as Milo * ''It Could Happen'' (2002, Short) as Sammy Fingleton * ''The Perfect Wife'' (2003) as Tim * '' Fastlane'' (2003, TV Series) as Riley Morrison * '' Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle'' (2003, TV Movie) as Inspector O'Dwyer * ''Missing Brendan'' (2003) as Mark * ''Paddy Takes a Meeting'' (2003, Short) as Paddy * '' Alias'' (2003, TV Series) as Avery Russet (uncredited) * '' Red Roses and Petrol'' (2003) as Eamonn * '' Skeleton Man'' (2004, TV Movie) as Sgt. Terry * '' Shallow Ground'' (2004) as Jack Sheppard * ''

'' (2004, TV Series) as Quinn * ''

Pit Fighter ''Pit-Fighter'' is a 1990 arcade fighting game by Atari Games which uses digitized live actors. It was Atari's first fighting game. The Japanese arcade release was published by Konami. Home versions were published by Tengen. The graphical ani ...

'' (2005) as Father Michael (credited as Tim Murphy) * ''What's Up, Scarlet?'' (2005) as Vladamir Borshkoff (credited as Timothy Murphy) * '' 24'' (2006, TV Series) as Schaeffer * ''

Manband the Movie ''ManBand! the Movie'' is a 2006 independent comedy film about pop music, reality television and age discrimination. Written and directed by Irish filmmaker Dermott Petty and produced by Mee Vaj and Lon Casler Bixby, the movie stars Pat Towne, Jon ...

'' (2007) as R.S. Smoothskin * ''The Antique'' (2007, Short) as Tom * '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (2007) as Seth * '' Gemini Division'' (2008, TV Series) as Agent A * ''Beatrice'' (2008, Short) as Chris * '' Green Street Hooligans 2'' (2009, Video) as Max (credited as Timothy Murphy) * '' The Butcher'' (2009) as Tyke (credited as Tim Murphy) * '' CSI: NY'' (2010, TV Series) as Conner Wells * ''The Sierra'' (2010, Short) as Bob * ''

'' (2010) as Constantine Bach (credited as Tim Murphy) * ''Madso's War'' (2010, TV Movie) as Kieran Graner * ''Treasure of the Black Jaguar'' (2010) as Blake West * '' Shameless'' (2011, TV Series) as Vlad * '' Chuck'' (2011, TV Series) as Father of the Bride * ''Bowman'' (2011, Short) as Bowman * ''

'' (2011, TV Series) as Ian Doyle * ''Amber Lake'' (2011) as Sergeant Eugene Stockard * ''Take a Seat'' (2011, Short) as Reynold * ''

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'': ''

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'' (2011, Short) as Father of the Bride * ''

'' (2011–2013, TV Series) as Galen O'Shay * ''

Fairly Legal ''Fairly Legal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series which aired on USA Network from January 20, 2011, to June 15, 2012. The series starred Sarah Shahi, Michael Trucco, Virginia Williams, Baron Vaughn, and Ryan Johnson. USA ...

'' (2012, TV Series) as Captain Maiken * ''Not That Funny'' (2012) as Finneas Patrick O'Neill * '' Longmire'' (2012) as Ephraim Hostetler * ''

'' (2012) as Vincent Durov * '' Hell on Wheels'' (2012) as Bauer * '' Lost Angeles'' (2012) as Cliff * ''Dark Canyon'' (2012) as Warden Cullen Logan * ''

'' (2012) as Dmitri Bladoff * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2012–2013, TV Series) as Isaak Sidorov * ''

The Frankenstein Theory ''The Frankenstein Theory'' is a 2013 American horror film directed by Andrew Weiner (director), Andrew Weiner and stars Kris Lemche, Joe Egender, Timothy V. Murphy, and Eric Zuckerman. The film is distributed by Image Entertainment. It is presente ...

'' (2013) as Karl McCallion * ''

'' (2013) as Fritz * ''To Hell with a Bullet'' (2003) as Dr. Nick Devyril * ''Dystopia'' (2013, Short) as Marc * '' Road to Paloma'' (2014) as FBI Agent Williams * '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2014, TV Series) as Nick "Valentine" Mercer * ''Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink'' (2014) as Dutch Winfield * ''

'' (2015, TV Series) as Byron * ''How to Be a Gangster in America'' (2015) as Vlad * ''

'' (2015, TV Series) as Osip Agranov * ''

'' (2015, TV Series) as Father Ruskin * ''

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'' (2016, TV Series) as Lithuanian Prime Minister * ''No Way to Live'' (2016) as Detective Frank Giddins * '' Heaven's Floor'' (2016) as Jack * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2017, TV Series) as Benjamin Brinton * '' Tragedy Girls'' (2017) as Sheriff Blane Welch * ''

Anything Anything may refer to: Albums * ''Anything'' (The Cranberry Saw Us demo), by the band later named the Cranberries, 1990 * ''Anything'' (The Damned album) or the title song (see below), 1986 * ''Anything'' (Kinnie Starr album) or the title son ...

'' (2017) as Isidore * '' Westworld'' (2018, TV Series) as Coughlin * '' The Ninth Passenger'' (2018) as Silas * '' Quantico'' (2018, TV Series) as Conor Devlin * '' Cuck'' (2019) as Bill * '' In Full Bloom'' (2019) as Roane * '' The Man in the High Castle'' (2019, TV Series) as SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer

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'' Snowpiercer ''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho an ...

'' (2020-2021, TV Series) as Commander Grey * ''

Breach Breach, Breached, or The Breach may refer to: Places * Breach, Kent, United Kingdom * Breach, West Sussex, United Kingdom * ''The Breach'', Great South Bay in the State of New York People *Breach (DJ), an Electronic/House music act * Miroslava ...

'' (2020) as Commander Stanley * ''Hell Hath No Fury'' (2021) as Jerry * ''Playing Through'' (2021) as James Grantham * ''New Year'' (2021) as Ben * ''

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'' (2021-22, TV Series) as Arthur Novak (three episodes) * ''

'' (2021, TV Series) as Constantine Bach * ''

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'' (2021) as Logan Kline * ''

American Siege ''American Siege'' is a 2022 American action film written and directed by Edward Drake. It stars Timothy V. Murphy, Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Johann Urb, Anna Hindman, Johnny Messner, Cullen G. Chambers, and Janet Jones. The film was released ...

'' (2022) as Charles Rutledge * '' Detective Knight: Independence'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Timothy V. 1960 births Living people Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Male actors from County Kerry People from Tralee 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors Alumni of University College Cork Irish expatriates in the United States