Age, Biography and Wiki
Tommy Murphy was born on 1979 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian playwright. Discover Tommy Murphy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
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Tommy Murphy Height, Weight & Measurements
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Tommy Murphy Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tommy Murphy worth at the age of 45 years old? Tommy Murphy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Playwright. He is from Australia. We have estimated Tommy Murphy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
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.
Murphy was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, the seventh of eight children in a Catholic family.
Murphy attended St Edmund's College, Canberra.
He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 2004) and of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (Director's course).
He was a resident writer at Griffin Theatre Company 2004–06, for which he wrote Strangers in Between and Holding the Man.
Both plays are published by Currency Press, in one volume.
He also sat on the board of directors of the Australian Theatre for Young People 2005–2010.
Strangers in Between won the national 2006 NSW Premier's Literary Award for Best Play, and Holding the Man won the same Award in 2007.
Murphy is the youngest recipient of the award, and the only playwright to win in successive years.
Holding the Man had an encore season at Griffin before transferring to Sydney Opera House, Belvoir, Melbourne Theatre Company and Brisbane's Powerhouse.
In 2007, he had the title of honorary associate conferred by the Faculty of Education & Social Work, University of Sydney.
Saturn's Return was commissioned by Sydney Theatre Company co-artistic directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett for STC's Wharf 2 season 2008.
In 2009 it transferred to the STC main stage.
Saturn's Return is published by Currency Press.
It played London's West End from 23 April to 3 July 2010.
The Trafalgar Studios season was produced by Daniel Sparrow and Mike Walsh.
The play has been produced every year since its premiere with new productions in San Francisco, Auckland, Adelaide and encore productions in Brisbane and Sydney.
Murphy's award-winning play, Gwen in Purgatory, was co-produced by Belvoir and La Boite Theatre and directed by Neil Armfield in 2010.
This play is also published by Currency Press.
He was writer-in-residence at Belvoir 2011–2012.
His adaptation of Blood Wedding was commissioned for the London 2012 Olympiad and his reworking of Peter Pan for Belvoir transferred to New York in 2013.
After the multi-production international success of the stage play of Holding the Man, Murphy initiated the screen project.
Murphy was commissioned to write a play for Black Swan State Theatre Company as recipient (joint) of the Richard Burton Award 2012, which carried $15,000 prizemoney.
He is also currently writing for Belvoir Theatre as well as developing a number of screen projects.
In 2014 the play was also mounted in Los Angeles by The Australian Theatre Company with Larry Moss directing; Nate Jones, Adam J. Yeend, Cameron Daddo, and Roxanne Wilson were cast for the production.
Murphy's screen credits include teleplays for Offspring, Spirited, and Matchbox's 2014 Foxtel mini-series Devil's Playground.
Murphy is the recipient of a Centenary Medal and the British Council Realise Your Dream Award.
He partnered with executive producer Cameron Huang, producer Kylie Du Fresne of Goalpost Pictures, producers of The Sapphires and director Neil Armfield to see the film to fruition in 2015.
It opened to strong domestic box office in Australia and is released globally via Netflix after an international cinema release.
Murphy wrote the screenplay and worked as associate producer for the film.
The Sydney Theatre Company has awarded Murphy the 2015 Patrick White Fellowship, worth $25.000.
The gives the playwright a commission and 12 months work at the company.
Each year the fellowship is awarded to an established playwright and Murphy said of the fellowship that it, "offers a sense of belonging to a pursuit that is often solitary."
Murphy is the 2016 University of Queensland Drama Creative Fellow.
