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Timothy V. Murphy

Timothy V. Murphy

Actor, also producer · Born April 5, 1960 (66) · Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland

Timothy Vincent Murphy is an Irish actor based in Los Angeles. His notable 2015 roles have been on The Bastard Executioner, Grace and Frankie, and True Detective. He played Galen O'Shea for three seasons on the Kurt Sutter FX series, Sons of Anarchy.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1960 (66)
From
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 91 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Timothy V. Murphy's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Survival
26%
Bonds
18%
Self
13%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 11
Shadow
4 of 11
Threshold guardian
2 of 11
Hero
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Dread
15
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
9
Absurd
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Timothy V. Murphy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Timothy V. Murphy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

91 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page.

  • Above and Below(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Stay in the car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mike

  • Unwinding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Alexander DeFrost

  • Vampires of the Velvet Lounge(2026)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • On the Hunt(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Abandons(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Father Killian Duffy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Kollective(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kuzmin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Guns Up(2025)

    as Lonny Costigan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Fabulous Four(2024)

    as Captain Ernie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Playing Through(2022)

    as James Grantham

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Herd(2023)

    as Sterling

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mob Land(2023)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Fire Island(2023)

    as Murph

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Resurrected(2023)

    as Father Flynn

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Company You Keep(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patrick Maguire

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Detective Knight: Independence(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • American Siege(2021)

    as Charles Rutledge

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Major Harold Kernst

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • New Year(2021)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Christmas Letter(2021)

    as Bob Heard

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hell Hath No Fury(2021)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eamon Murphy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Breach(2020)

    as Stanley

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Broil(2020)

    as August Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Snowpiercer(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Commander Grey

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Cuck(2019)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • In Full Bloom(2019)

    as Roane

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • L.A.'s Finest(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Logan Kline

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as One Eye

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Ninth Passenger(2018)

    as Silas

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Tragedy Girls(2017)

    as Sheriff Blane Welch

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Across My Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Frank

  • Taken(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Lynch

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Heaven's Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jack

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Coughlin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • No Way to Live(2016)

    as Detective Frank Giddins

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Quantico(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Conor Devlin

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Byron

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • New Earth on the Barrens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Felix

  • The Man in the High Castle(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Adolf Eichmann

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Bastard Executioner(2015)

    Show as Father Ruskin

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Tooken(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dimitri Kreshenko

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Road to Paloma(2014)

    as FBI Agent Williams

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • LOOMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Farmer

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Osip Agronov

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dystopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marc

  • To Hell with a Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dr. Nick Devyril

  • The Lone Ranger(2013)

    as Fritz

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Frankenstein Theory(2013)

    as Karl McCallion

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dutch Winfield

  • Ambush at Dark Canyon(2012)

    as Warden Logan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Lost Angeles(2012)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Monsignor Eugene Norris

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ephraim Clausen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Not That Funny(2012)

    as Finneas Patrick O' Neill

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hell on Wheels(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bauer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dmitri Bladov

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Maiken

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vlad

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • RIDE THE TIGER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Father of The Bride

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick 'Valentine' Mercer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • MacGruber(2010)

    as Constantine

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Treasure of the Black Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Blake West

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Isaak Sidorov

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Butcher(2009)

    as Tyke

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Green Street Hooligans 2(2009)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Appaloosa(2008)

    as Vince

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Galen O'Shay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

    as Seth

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Father of the Bride

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent Durov

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ian Doyle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Pit Fighter(2005)

    as Father Michael

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • What's Up, Scarlet?(2005)

    as Vladamir Borshkoff

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Shallow Ground(2004)

    as Jack Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Missing Brendan(2003)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Skeleton Man(2004)

    as Sgt. Terry

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Red Roses and Petrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Eamonn

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Quinn

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle(2003)

    as Inspector O'Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Riley Morrison

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Honorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Milo

  • 24(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Schaeffer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as IRA Man

  • V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as General Volykov

  • Apophenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Farmer

  • Blood and Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Exhale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ghostkiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gen. H. Sibley

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles, 85 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Appaloosa (2008)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Above and Below (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19982026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2003Screen debut· Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
  • 2005First top-billed film· Shallow Ground
  • 2005Breakout· Shallow Ground
  • 2021Career best· MacGruber

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting89 of 89: 89 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s38 · acting2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 23 roles
031323

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Timothy V. Murphy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 72 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

New Year (2021)

98th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

True Detective (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Timothy V. Murphy's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 94 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles17–54 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Timothy V. Murphy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Timothy V. Murphy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Corey Large shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers