Nick Murphy (director)

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Nick Murphy
OccupationFilm director, television director
Years active1999–present

Nick Murphy is a British film director and television director. He is best known for directing the films The Awakening (2011) (also writer) [1] [2] and Blood (2012). [3] [4]

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Filmography

He has directed episodes of the television series Paddington Green , Primeval , Occupation and the docudramas How Art Made the World , Surviving Disaster , Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire and Heroes and Villains . He also wrote the episodes for all the docudramas he directed.

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References

  1. Edward Douglas (2012-08-15). "Exclusive Interview: The Awakening Director Nick Murphy". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. Michael Leader (2011-11-08). "Nick Murphy interview: directing The Awakening, ghost stories and more". Denofgeek.us. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. Dawn Collinson (2013-05-31). "Blood director Nick Murphy on why he filmed in Merseyside". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. Exclusive Interview with Blood Director Nick Murphy. "Exclusive Interview with Blood Director Nick Murphy". Filmoria. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-22.