Nick Murphy (writer)

Nick Murphy (born 23 October 1977) is an Irish writer and director. He is best known for his work on the TV drama series "The Running Mate" (2007) and the feature film The Last Furlong (2011).

Personal life

Nick Murphy was born and raised in Kilkenny, Ireland. He studied English and History at Trinity College Dublin (1996–2000) and was very active in the drama society Players, mainly as an actor and director. In 2001 he did a Masters in Film Production in DIT Aungier Street where he met Vicki Parks whom he later married in 2006.

Career

While at university he directed several theatre productions including Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman", featuring actors Joel Lewis, Mark Huberman, Dylan Tighe, and Rebecca Daly. This production was re-staged at the Dublin Fringe Festival 1999, produced by the actor Chris O'Dowd.

He wrote and directed his first short film "Waiting Room" (2001) while studying at DIT, produced by Gareth Evans and featuring actors Dylan Tighe and Paul Timoney. While at DIT he also won a National Student Drama Award for Best Film Script for "Dead Leg", which he wrote with his older brother Luke.

He worked as a staff writer on the TV3 series "The Offside Show" (2005), and directed and edited a short documentary, "Big Massive Protest" (2007).

He was a writer on the acclaimed TG4 drama series "The Running Mate", which won Best Single Drama at the 2008 IFTA Awards.

His first feature film, The Last Furlong (2011) is currently being produced in Ireland. The French/Irish/Swedish co-production is being directed by Agnès Merlet, produced by Jean Luc Ormières, and features actors Rachel Hurd-Wood and Harry Treadaway.

External links

• Nick Murphy at the Internet Movie Database

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