Alex Murphy (actor)

For other people named Alex Murphy, see Alex Murphy (disambiguation).

Alex Murphy
Born (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 26)
Cork, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Known forThe Young Offenders franchise

Alex Murphy (born 26 December 1997) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Conor MacSweeney in the 2016, comedy film The Young Offenders, for which he received an IFTA nomination for best actor in a lead film role.[1][2]

Murphy went on to reprise his role in the 2018 television series of the same name, produced by RTE and the BBC.[3] In 2022, he appeared in the Hulu/BBC/RTÉ television adaptation of Conversations with Friends.[4]

  1. ^ "Alex Murphy - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ Clarke, Donald (8 March 2017). "IFTAS 2017: 'The Young Offenders' leads film nominations". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "The Young Offenders TV series is being released in just over two weeks". The Journal. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Meet the cast of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends". Radio Times. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.