Education
New College.
New College.
He exhibits regularly in Mayfair, London and Dublin, Ireland
Despite the critical acclaim, he never again worked as an actor. Murphy attended New College at Oxford University from 1970-1975 to study Philosophy, Psychology and Physiology. But after four years Murphy divorced, and subsequently he returned to school to study law.
Despite lacking passion for the law, Murphy pursued a career as a corporate lawyer, first in England then in Paris, France.
Murphy began to paint “to relieve the boredom of corporate law.” Murphy’s first painting exhibition in 1991 in London was a great success, and his colorful Gauguin-esque paintings became highly desirable. He continues to paint and exhibit work, but he rarely leaves the Languedoc.
Murphy was a child-actor, his roles including the eponymous hero in the British television serial, Tom Brown"s Schooldays (1971), which won Emmys for Murphy as "Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries" for his role as Tom Brown and as "Best Miniseries" after it was screened by Public Broadcasting Service in 1973.
