Thomas Francis Murphy

Acting

Born January 1, 1953, Dayton, Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography

• Manhunt — Samuel Cox
• 2023History of Evil — Cain
• 2022Mr. Harrigan's Phone — Pete
• 2022One Way — Patrick
• 2022The Visitor — Maxwell Braun
• 2021Reminiscence — Armin
• 2020Cut Throat City — Manager Wyland
• 2020News of the World — Mr. Farley
• 2020The Secrets We Keep — Dr. Nussbaum
• 2019Darlin' — The Cardinal
• 2019Faith — Edgar
• 2019Out of Blue — Slick
• 2019The Demonologist — Victor Manchester
• 2018The Domestics — Plowboy Jim
• 2017Jeepers Creepers 3 — Mr. Bernardi
• MINDHUNTER — Detective McGraw
• 2017Same Kind of Different as Me — Chef Jim
• 2016Abattoir — Owner #1
• Bull — Donovan McCandless
• 2016Free State of Jones — Col. McLemore
• 2016My Father, Die — Preacher Michael
• 2016Ozark Sharks — Jones
• 2016Race To Win — Darden
• 2016The Follower — Walter
• 2016The Whole Truth — Crime Tech
• 2015Demonic — Aberknacky
• 2015Focus — Hustler
• 2015Mississippi Grind — Pete
• 2015Self/less — Dr. Jensen
• 2015Sisters of the Plague — Bob
• 2015Terminator Genisys — Derelict
• The Parallax Theory — Professor Douglas Baker
• 2015The Runner — Shrimper
• 2015Zipper — Agent Strellitz
• Zoo — Dalton
• 2014Barefoot — Mr. Bryant
• 2014Starve — Michael
• 2014Wicked Blood — Bearded Man
• 201312 Years a Slave — Patroller
• 2013Ghost Shark — Chief Martin
• 2013Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators — Wade Robichaud
• Rectify — Lionel
• 2012Leprechaun's Revenge — Dr. McCormick
• 2012The Baytown Outlaws — Old Gas Station Clerk
• American Horror Story — Mr Haddonfield
• The Walking Dead — Brion
• 2008Leatherheads — Cook
• Stay at Conder Beach — Jack