Shane Quigley Murphy

Shane Quigley Murphy
Born	Ballinteer, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Television	Fair City

Shane Quigley Murphy is an Irish actor from Ballinteer, Dublin.[1] He is best known for his role as Gareth Boyle in the Irish soap opera, Fair City, for which he has starred in since 2022.[2]

Career

Television

Quigley Murphy has appeared in several television series. In 2017, he appeared as 'Patrick' in the drama series, Outlander. In 2021, he appeared as 'Thespin Pilot Obsidian' in the Apple TV+ series, Foundation. Later that year he played ‘Dean Fearon’ in the first season of the RTÉ television crime drama series Kin. In 2022, he starred as Aelfrun in the Netflix series, Vikings: Valhalla. In late 2022, Quigley Murphy joined the cast of, Fair City, playing the character, Gareth Boyle. Since his first appearance he has featured in some of the programme's most talked-about storylines.[3][4][5]

Film

Quigley Murphy played a leading role in Kill Your Lover directed by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert which premiered at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on October 12, 2023.[6]

Theatre

In 2016, Quigley Murphy had a role in Circle of Fifths directed by Matt Lenton at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In December 2018, he played the role of Little John in the Mill Theatre Dundrum production of Robin Hood.[7] In May 2019, Quigley Murphy starred as Lennox & Starveling/Fairy/Moth in Shakespeare's Rose Theatre's production of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[8] Later that year he starred as 'The Beast' in the Mill Theatre Dundrum production of Beauty and the Beast.[9]

Video games

In 2020, Quigley Murphy voiced the main playable character in the Ubisoft’s video game Watch Dogs: Legion directed by Clint Hocking and Kent Hudson.[10]

Other work

Dancing with the Stars

On 4 December 2023, Quigley Murphy was announced as one of the celebrities taking part in the seventh season of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.[11]

Filmography

Year	Film/Television	Role	Notes
2011	The Modern Man Makes a Sandwich	Thieving Gorging Fool	Short film
2015	Jesse Functions	Tommy
2016	Immortalised	Stephen Cassidy
2016	True Value	Russell	Short film
2017	Outlander	Patrick
2021	Foundation	Thespin Pilot Obsidian
2021	Kin	Dean Fearon
2022	Vikings: Valhalla	Aelfrun
2022–	Fair City	Gareth Boyle
2023	Kill Your Lover	Axel

References

1. OSullivan, Tom. "Shane Quigley Murphy". o'sullivan . the actors agent. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
2. Ryan, Keeley (29 January 2023). "Fair City star Shane Quigley Murphy's 'whirlwind' experience since joining show". RSVP Live. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
3. "New heartthrob set to parachute into Fair City on Christmas Day". SundayWorld.com. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
4. "New Fair City arrival to shake things up in Carrigstown". RTE. 24 December 2022.
5. O'Loughlin, Mikie (1 June 2023). "Fair City's Gar arrives at the hospital as Joan is receiving dialysis". RSVP Live. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
6. Novak, Anya (19 October 2023). "Dark Comedy 'Kill Your Lover' Is Your New Favorite Breakup Movie". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
7. "Iconic, Accesso Negato" (PDF). epaper.tipperarystar.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
8. ""Macbeth", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Full Cast Announced". TheaterFansManila.com. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
9. McMenamy, Emma (3 January 2019). "The Mill Theatre's Beauty and the Beast production a huge hit for kids". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
10. OSullivan, Tom. "Shane Quigley Murphy". o'sullivan . the actors agent. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
11. "Fair City and Kin actor Shane Quigley Murphy latest celebrity to join upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars". Independent.ie. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

External links

• Shane Quigley Murphy at IMDb