Timothy Vincent Murphy (born 5 April 1960) is an Irish actor based in
Los Angeles. His notable 2015 roles have been on The Bastard
Executioner, Grace and Frankie, and True Detective. He played 'Galen
O'Shea' for three seasons on the Kurt Sutter FX series, Sons of
Anarchy. For his portrayal, Murphy won the 2013 BuzzFocus Readers
Choice Award for "Best Villain". He appeared for two seasons on NCIS:
LA as Russian super-villain ‘Sidorov’ and a season on the CBS
series, Criminal Minds, as Paget Brewster’s nemesis/love interest
‘Ian Doyle’. He has guest starred on such hit series as Hawaii
Five-0, Revenge, Burn Notice, Shameless, Quantico, 24, Nip/Tuck,
Alias, Six Feet Under, and Code Black.Murphy was born Timothy Vincent
Murphy in Tralee, County Kerry to Edward and Mary Murphy, one of six
siblings. He began his career in Dublin where he trained in the Focus
Theater. He attended University College Cork, majoring in Law and
Accounting. Murphy also spent time travelling in South Africa, working
in construction and roof laying in the Bronx, New York City, and
working in bars in Florida.Murphy's feature film credits include The
Lone Ranger (2013); the comedy spoof MacGruber (2010), opposite Val
Kilmer; Ed Harris' Western period drama Appaloosa (2008); the
adventure thriller National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and the
horror thriller Shallow Ground (2004). In 2014, Murphy starred in
Jason Momoa’s directorial debut Road to Paloma; the Funk Brothers’
film short Looms, which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival;
and the adventure drama Heaven's Floor, opposite Clea Duvall.
Los Angeles. His notable 2015 roles have been on The Bastard
Executioner, Grace and Frankie, and True Detective. He played 'Galen
O'Shea' for three seasons on the Kurt Sutter FX series, Sons of
Anarchy. For his portrayal, Murphy won the 2013 BuzzFocus Readers
Choice Award for "Best Villain". He appeared for two seasons on NCIS:
LA as Russian super-villain ‘Sidorov’ and a season on the CBS
series, Criminal Minds, as Paget Brewster’s nemesis/love interest
‘Ian Doyle’. He has guest starred on such hit series as Hawaii
Five-0, Revenge, Burn Notice, Shameless, Quantico, 24, Nip/Tuck,
Alias, Six Feet Under, and Code Black.Murphy was born Timothy Vincent
Murphy in Tralee, County Kerry to Edward and Mary Murphy, one of six
siblings. He began his career in Dublin where he trained in the Focus
Theater. He attended University College Cork, majoring in Law and
Accounting. Murphy also spent time travelling in South Africa, working
in construction and roof laying in the Bronx, New York City, and
working in bars in Florida.Murphy's feature film credits include The
Lone Ranger (2013); the comedy spoof MacGruber (2010), opposite Val
Kilmer; Ed Harris' Western period drama Appaloosa (2008); the
adventure thriller National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and the
horror thriller Shallow Ground (2004). In 2014, Murphy starred in
Jason Momoa’s directorial debut Road to Paloma; the Funk Brothers’
film short Looms, which premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival;
and the adventure drama Heaven's Floor, opposite Clea Duvall.
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