Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy is an Irish actress whose work spans theater, television and film. Born in Enniscorthy, she grew up in Wexford from age 12 and studied at the Gaiety School of Acting between 2006 and 2008. Her television roles include Siobhán Delaney in the RTE drama Love/Hate, Ann Gallagher in the BBC series Happy Valley, Queen Iseult in The Last Kingdom and Jessie Eden in Peaky Blinders. In 2013, the Irish Film and Television Awards named her best television actress for Love/Hate, and in 2015 she received its prize for best lead actress. She also earned supporting actress honors at the 2017 and 2018 IFTAs, for Happy Valley and Peaky Blinders. On stage, she took a 2012 Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion at the Abbey Theatre. A 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards nomination in the play category came for her Mairead in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, directed by Michael Grandage.