Timothy V. Murphy
Biography
Born in Tralee, Ireland, Timothy V. Murphy trained at the Focus Theater in Dublin before building a screen career in Los Angeles. He played Galen O'Shay on Sons of Anarchy for three seasons, winning the 2013 BuzzFocus Readers Choice Award for best villain. He also portrayed Russian super-villain Sidorov on NCIS: Los Angeles for two seasons and Ian Doyle for a season of Criminal Minds. In film, he appeared in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), worked with Ed Harris on the western Appaloosa (2008), and played opposite Val Kilmer in the action parody MacGruber (2010). He starred in Road to Paloma (2014), Jason Momoa's directorial debut. On stage, he is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio and received an Ovation Award nomination for The Beauty Queen of Leenane; he also originated the role of Jake in Stones in his Pockets at Dublin's Tivoli Theater.
66years old
Turns 67 on April 5in 146 days
- Born Tralee
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Timothy Vincent Murphy
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 23 years2003 to 2026
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First role
Murphy was the first to play Jake in Stones in his Pockets when it premiered at Dublin's Tivoli Theater. He also appeared with Tyne Daly in Agamemnon at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California.
Early training
Murphy started his acting career in Dublin, and it was there that he received his training at the Focus Theater.
Beyond film
Timothy V. Murphy belongs to the Actors Studio as a Lifetime Member and has appeared on stage in The Beauty Queen of Leenane at South Coast Rep, a role that earned him an Ovation Award nomination.
A change of course
In 2025, Murphy took on the role of Colonel Sanders in the "Obsession" set of ads for KFC, which stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Timothy V. Murphy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jesse V. Johnson directed five of these films, Edward Drake three. Bruce Willis appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jesse V. Johnson
Edward DrakeDirector, 3 films, 2021 to 2025
All films by Edward Drake
Also two films together6 more actors
- Corey LargeBreach (2020) and The Ninth Passenger (2018)
- Johann UrbAmerican Siege (2021) and Breach (2020)
- Robert LaenenDetective Knight: Independence (2023) and American Siege (2021)
- Dominiquie VandenbergHell Hath No Fury (2021) and Pit Fighter (2005)
- Francis CroninGuns Up (2025) and Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
- Joe MunroeDetective Knight: Independence (2023) and American Siege (2021)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Timothy V. Murphy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$493 million
9 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$459M93.2% of the total
- 2$20M4.1% of the total
- 3$9.3M1.9% of the total
- 4$3.2M0.7% of the total
- 5Above & Below2026$329K0.1% of the total
- 6$253K0.1% of the total
- 7$39K0.0% of the total
- 8$36K0.0% of the total
$2,191from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
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