---
name: "Tadhg Murphy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tadhg-murphy"
fi1m_id: "tadhg-murphy"
imdb_id: "nm1752532"
tmdb_id: 1256162
wikidata_id: "Q56271405"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 May 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-13T22:02:44.515403+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tadhg Murphy

## Identity

Tadhg Murphy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tadhg-murphy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tadhg-murphy
- **IMDb ID:** nm1752532
- **TMDB ID:** 1256162
- **Wikidata ID:** Q56271405
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadhg_Murphy_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56271405, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1752532/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1256162

Actor. Born 30 May 1979 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 May 1979, Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 75 (2), 2020s 62 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action & Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Crime 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadhg_Murphy_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56271405, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1752532/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1256162

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Time Bandits*](https://film.one/tv/time-bandits-2024.md) (62)

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## Biography

Tadhg Murphy is an Irish actor born on 30 May 1979 in Dublin. He began his career in theatre, appearing in productions at the Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre and with Druid Theatre Company, including works by Enda Walsh. He has also performed at the National Theatre in London.

On screen, Murphy is known for recurring roles as Arne in *Vikings* (2013–2014) and Ned Low in *Black Sails* (2015). His film credits include *Alexander* (2004), *Boy Eats Girl* (2005), *Wrath of Man* (2021), *The Northman* (2022) and *Oddity* (2024). He played Alto in the series *Time Bandits* (2024) and Gary Cullen in *Brassic* (2019–2023). He lost his right eye in an accident at age 13 and has incorporated an artificial eye into several roles.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Time Bandits* (2024), Fi1m 62, as Alto — [page](https://film.one/tv/time-bandits-2024.md)
- *Conversations with Friends* (2022), Fi1m 55, as Derek — [page](https://film.one/tv/conversations-with-friends.md)
- *The English* (2022), Fi1m 70, as Tap O'Neil — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-english.md)
- *Brassic* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Gary Cullen — [page](https://film.one/tv/brassic.md)
- *Vikings* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Arne — [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Prayer for the Dying* (2026), as Sylvester
- *Bucking Fastard* (2026), Actor
- *The Running Man* (2025), as Pitbull Shepherd — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Hallow Road* (2025), as Police Operator (voice)
- *Time Bandits* (2024), series, as Alto — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/time-bandits-2024.md)
- *Oddity* (2024), as Olin Boole
- *Shardlake* (2024), series, as Copynger
- *Apocalypse Clown* (2023), as Tim from Bromanz
- *The English* (2022), series, as Tap O'Neil — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-english.md)
- *Conversations with Friends* (2022), series, as Derek — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/conversations-with-friends.md)
- *The Northman* (2022), as Eiríkr Blaze-Eye
- *The Bright Side* (2021), as Ray Miller
- *Undergods* (2021), as Johann
- *Wrath of Man* (2021), as Shirley
- *How to Build a Girl* (2020), as Andy Rock
- *Miss Scarlet* (2020), series, as Jim Thief
- *Brassic* (2019), series, as Gary Cullen — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/brassic.md)
- *Lost in the Living* (2018), as Oisín
- *The Secret Market* (2017), as The Broker
- *Absentia* (2017), series, as Kristophe
- *Will* (2017), series, as Baxter
- *Guerrilla* (2017), series, as Eóin
- *Black Sails* (2014), series, as Ned Low
- *Vikings* (2013), series, as Arne — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)
- *Boy Eats Girl* (2005), as Diggs
- *Alexander* (2004), as Dying Soldier
- *The Inbetweeners 3*, Actor
- *The Reformation of Sister Edith*, as Yarmouth

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