Tadhg Murphy (actor)

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Tadhg Murphy
Born (1979-05-30) 30 May 1979 (age 44)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Tadhg Murphy (born May 30, 1979) is an Irish actor known for his roles in the series Vikings and Black Sails . He is distinguished by his artificial right eye, having lost his eye in an accident while playing with a bow at the age of 13. Murphy has incorporated his disability in several of his acting roles. [1]

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Acting roles

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Alexander Dying Soldier
2005 Boy Eats Girl Diggs
2021 Wrath of Man Shirley
2022 The Northman Eirikr Blaze-Eye
2023 Apocalypse Clown Tim from Bromanz

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 An Crisis Liam1 episode
20101916 Seachtar na CáscaPatrick PearseLead
2013-2014 Vikings Arne "One-Eye"8 episodes
2015 Black Sails Ned Low 4 episodes
2017 Will Baxter
2020 Miss Scarlet and the Duke Jim Thief1 episode
2020 Absentia Kristophe3 episodes
2019-2020 Brassic Gary Cullen7 episodes
2022 Conversations with Friends Derek4 episodes

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References

  1. https://www.theirishworld.com/tadhg-murphy/