Tommy Murphy (Australian playwright)

Tommy Murphy
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationPlaywright and screen writer
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksTroy's House, Holding the Man, Strangers in Between, Gwen in Purgatory and Mark Colvin's Kidney

Tommy Murphy (born 1979) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, adaptor and director . He created and was head writer for the 2022 TV series Significant Others. He is best known for his stage and screen adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's memoir Holding the Man. His most recent plays are a stage adaptation of Nevil Shute’s On The Beach, Mark Colvin's Kidney and Packer & Sons.