Murray McArthur

Murray McArthur
Born	(1966-05-04) 4 May 1966 Honiton, Devon, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1966–present

Murray McArthur (born 4 May 1966 in Honiton, Devon) is a British stage, television and film actor. The son of a mushroom farmer, of Scottish parentage and red-haired, he often plays Scottish roles. He attended King's School, Ottery St. Mary, received a BA (Joint Hons) degree in English and Drama at Loughborough University and went on to study acting at the Drama Studio London. He has appeared in many stage-plays in British regional theatres and on London's West End^[1] (including the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe). Much of his stage work has taken him overseas (Ahmanson Theatre:,^[2] Los Angeles & Panasonic Globe Theatre, Tokyo). His performance as Joe Gargery in Great Expectations at the Gate Theatre, Dublin was described by Irish Independent critic Bruce Arnold:^[3] "Emphasis on the heart-warming relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery is a crucial part of the story, and the blacksmith, played by Murray McArthur in the best performance of the evening, achieves this".

His most notable film role was in The Last Legion where he played a member of The Ninth Legion stranded in Britain after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

Murray most recently appeared in Hardhome^[4] for Game of Thrones and as Hasten,^[5] the Viking who breaks the Doctor's sonic sunglasses,^[6] in episode The Girl Who Died^[7][8] of Doctor Who.^[9]

Personal life

McArthur was born and brought up in Devon, England, where he attended King's School in Ottery St. Mary. He was a member of the Devon County Youth Theatre. Married to Geraldine with two children Orla and Freya, he lives in South East London. He has one sibling, a sister.

Television

Film

Stage

References

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External links

• Murray McArthur at the Internet Movie Database
• Murray McArthur - Dalzell & Beresford Client
• BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 9, The Girl Who Died
• "Hardhome" at HBO
• A Congregation of Ghosts - Official Webpage

1. ↑ Variety (30 March 2015). "Game of Thrones’ Actress Maisie Williams to Guest Star on ‘Doctor Who’", Variety (magazine), Retrieved on 30 March 2015.
2. ↑ Radio Times (12 October 2015). "Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 5 The Girl Who Died", Radio Times, Retrieved on 12 October 2015.
3. ↑ BBC Media Centre (30 March 2015). "Doctor Who reveals Maisie Williams as guest star", BBC, Retrieved on 30 March 2015.