Alex Murphy (actor)

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Alex Murphy
Born (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 26)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Known forThe Young Offenders franchise

Alex Murphy (born 26 December 1997) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Conor MacSweeney in the 2016, comedy film The Young Offenders, for which he received an IFTA nomination for best actor in a lead film role.[1][2]

Murphy went on to reprise his role in the 2018 television series of the same name, produced by RTE and the BBC.[3] In 2022, he appeared in the Hulu/BBC/RTÉ television adaptation of Conversations with Friends.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Format Notes
2016 The Young Offenders Conor MacSweeney Film Debut
2018–Present The Young Offenders Television Lead role; 25 episodes[3]
2022 Conversations with Friends Philip Television Supporting role; 6 episodes[5]
2024 Crá Garda Barry Roche Television TBC[6]

Awards and nominations

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In March 2019 along with his co star from The Young Offenders Chris Walley, Alex was jointly nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in The Best Male comedy performance category.

Year Work Award Result Notes
2016 The Young Offenders Súil Eile Award Won Shared with Chris Walley
Ros Hubbard Award for Acting Won
2017 Best Actor in a Leading Role – Film Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Murphy - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ Clarke, Donald (8 March 2017). "IFTAS 2017: 'The Young Offenders' leads film nominations". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The Young Offenders TV series is being released in just over two weeks". The Journal. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Meet the cast of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends". Radio Times. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Conversations with Friends (2022– ) Alex Murphy: Philip". imdb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ "BBC releases first-look pictures for new crime drama Crá, starring Dónall Ó Héalai and Alex Murphy". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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