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This article is about the Irish actress Charlie Murphy. For the American comedian and actor also known as Charlie Murphy, see Charlie Murphy (actor). For other people with the same name, see Charles Murphy.

Charlie Murphy
Born
Charlotte Murphy

(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36)
Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Charlotte Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress, best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC series Happy Valley (2014–2023).

Early life

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Murphy was born in Enniscorthy, the daughter of hair salon owners Brenda and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old.[1] She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2006 to 2008.[2]

Career

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Murphy has worked across theatre, television and film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the RTÉ drama series Love/Hate, for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award,[1] and Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards. She won a further two IFTA Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC One drama series Happy Valley, and in 2018 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Jessie Eden in the BBC One historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders.[3]

She won the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for her performance of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play at the 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage.

Personal life

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She is in a relationship with British theatre and film director Sam Yates.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Philomena Kathleen
2014 '71 Brigid
Northmen: A Viking Saga Inghean
2017 The Foreigner Maggie Dunn / Sara McKay
2019 The Corrupted DS Gemma Connelly
Dark Lies the Island Sarah
2020 The Winter Lake Elaine
2021 Creation Stories Kate Holmes
2024 Joy Trisha Johnson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Clinic Natasha Halpin Episode #7.3
2010 Single-Handed Mairead O'Sullivan 3 episodes
2010–2014 Love/Hate Siobhan Delaney Main role
2012 Misfits Grace Episode #4.5
2013 Ripper Street Evelyn Foley Episode: "Dynamite and a Woman"
2013–2014 The Village Martha Lane / Martha Allingham Main role
2014 Quirke Deirdre Hunt Miniseries; episode: "The Silver Swan"
2014–2023 Happy Valley Ann Gallagher Main role
2015 The Last Kingdom Iseult 3 episodes
2016 Rebellion Elizabeth Butler Miniseries; 5 episodes
To Walk Invisible Anne Brontë Television film
2017–2019 Peaky Blinders Jessie Eden 8 episodes
2022 Deadline Natalie 4 episodes
The Capture Simone Turner 6 episodes
2022–2024 Halo Makee Main role
2023 Obsession Anna Barton 4 episodes
2025 Atomic TBA Post-production
TBA Safe Harbor Sloane Post-production[6]

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane Woman Granary Theatre, Cork
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Bianca Shakespeare in the Park
2011 The Seagull by Anton Chekhov Nina Loose Canon
This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan Jessica Director Jimmy Fay
The Silver Tassie by Sean O'Casey Jessie Taite Director Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company, Lincoln Centre, New York[7]
Big Maggie by John B. Keane Katie Director Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company[8]
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Eliza Doolittle Director Andrea Ainsworth, Abbey Theatre
Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actress
Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh Runt Director Cathal Cleary, Young Vic Theatre
2014 Our Few and Evil Days by Mark O'Rowe Adele Director Mark O'Rowe, Abbey Theatre[9]
2016 Arlington by Enda Walsh Isla Director Enda Walsh, Black Box Theatre, Galway International Arts Festival[10]
2017 Arlington by Enda Walsh Isla Director Enda Walsh, St Ann's Warehouse, New York[11]
2018 The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh Mairead Director Michael Grandage, Noël Coward Theatre

Awards and nominations

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Film and TV

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Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Irish Film and Television Awards Best TV Actress Love/Hate Won
2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Love/Hate Won
2017 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Happy Valley Won
2018 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Peaky Blinders Won

Theatre

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Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Irish Times Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre Won
2019 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Play Maraid in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh directed by Michael Grandage Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Looby, David (12 February 2013). "Big time charlie wins best actress award". Wexford Echo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Alumnus of the month, Charlie Murphy". gaietyschool.com. The Gaiety School of Acting. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Charlie Murphy awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Twenty-five years of the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: Who won when, and for what?". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ Collcutt, Deborah (19 March 2021). "Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy's five siblings 'don't let fame go to her head'". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ Whittock, Jesse (28 November 2023). "Alfie Allen, Charlie Murphy & Jack Gleeson To Lead Thriller Series 'Safe Harbor' From 'Ozark' Co-Creator Mark Williams, Night Train & Submarine". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ^ "The Silver Tassie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Big Maggie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Our Few and Evil Days review – Cusack and Hinds shine through the darkness". The Guardian. 7 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Arlington review – dance, art and poetry explode in Enda Walsh's brave new world". The Guardian. 19 July 2016.
  11. ^ Brantley, Ben (11 May 2017). "Review: The Private Dystopias of 'Arlington' and 'Rooms'". The New York Times.
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