Gerard Murphy

Known for ActingBorn 1948-10-14Died 2013-08-26Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Gerard Murphy was a Northern Irish actor of film, television and theatre fame. His most famous film roles included that of The Nord in Kevin Costner's ambitious Waterworld and the corruot Judge Faden in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins. On television, he was famous for playing Richard Maynarde in the 1988 Doctor Who 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis and for the role of the airplane pilot in the classic Father Ted episode Flight Into Danger from 1996. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 64 in August 2013.Read more

Movies & web series

Father Ted

Batman Begins

Spooks

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Vanity Fair

Doctor Who

McCallum

Waking the Dead

Heartbeat

The Afternoon Play

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

Z-Cars

Minder

ITV Playhouse

The Bill

Play for Today

Waterworld

Charters and Caldicott

This Is the Sea

Pumpgirl

My Son, My Son

Sacred Hearts

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Lake

Shades of Grey

Tattoo

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

Facing The Sun

The Best of Friends

Shaping Up

Catchpenny Twist