Charlie Murphy (actress)

Charlie Murphy
Born Charlotte Murphy
(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988
Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Charlotte "Charlie" Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress.[1] She is best known for playing the lead role of Siobhan Delaney in the hit RTÉ drama Love/Hate for which she won the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award for Best TV Actress,[2] and as Ann Gallagher in the acclaimed BBC One drama Happy Valley. She will next be appearing in the BBC One historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders.

Early life

Murphy was born on 19 April 1988 in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, one of six children. Her parents, Pat and Brenda Murphy, own a hair salon. They moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old.[2][3] Murphy trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin 2006–2008.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Company Notes
2017 The Foreigner Maggie post-production
2016 Rebellion Elizabeth Butler RTÉ TV mini-series
To Walk Invisible Anne Brontë BBC TV series
2015 The Last Kingdom Iseult BBC TV series
2014–2016 Happy Valley Ann Gallagher BBC TV series
2014 Quirke Deirdre Hunt BBC TV mini-series
Northmen: A Viking Saga Inghean Film
'71 Brigid Film
2013–14 The Village Martha Lane /
Martha Allingham 		BBC TV series
2013 Ripper Street Evelyn Foley BBC TV series
Philomena Kathleen Film
2012 Misfits Grace Channel 4 TV series
2010–2014 Love/Hate Siobhan Delaney RTÉ TV series
2010 Single-Handed Mairead O'Sullivan RTÉ TV series
2009 The Clinic Natasha Halpin RTÉ TV series

Stage appearances

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2011 Pygmalion Eliza Doolittle Abbey Theatre, Dublin Irish Times Theatre Awards Best Actress 2011

References

  1. ↑ Charlie Murphy on IMDb
  2. 1 2 Looby, David (12 February 2013). "Big time charlie wins best actress award". Wexford Echo. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ↑ O'Toole, Jason (10 November 2012). "Nudity? No Problem. My Father, the comedian, Doesn't Mind One Bit'; She's the Daughter of a Born Again Christian, and a Churchgoer Herself. So How Does Love/Hate's Charlie Murphy Square That with the Sex, Violence and Nude Scenes in RTÉ's Hard-Hitting Gangland Drama?". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alumnus of the month, Charlie Murphy". The Gaiety School of Acting. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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