Murray McArthur
Murray McArthur | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Drama Studio London |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | Geraldine |
Children | 2 |
Murray McArthur (born 4 May 1966) is an English actor.
Early life
McArthur was born and brought up in
Career
He has appeared in many stage-plays in British regional theatres and on London's West End[3] (including the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe). Much of his stage work has taken him overseas (Ahmanson Theatre,[4] Los Angeles & Panasonic Globe Theatre, Tokyo). His performance as Joe Gargery in Great Expectations at the Gate Theatre, Dublin was described by Irish Independent critic Bruce Arnold:[5] "Emphasis on the heart-warming relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery is a crucial part of the story, and the blacksmith, played by Murray McArthur in the best performance of the evening, achieves this".
Murray appeared as Hasten,[6] the Viking who breaks the Doctor's sonic sunglasses,[7] in episode The Girl Who Died[8][9] of Doctor Who.[10]
He also portrayed a Wildling chieftain in the
Recently played Hákon Iron-Beard[13] in Robert Eggers Viking revenge film The Northman, released in April 2022.[14] Production on the film was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[15] resumed in August 2020[16] and finally completed in early December 2020.[17]
In 2021 McArthur was cast as 'Dad' in the British psychological thriller Marooned Awakening.[18] Principal photography took place in September 2021 on the island of Guernsey. The feature film premiered at the Beau Séjour Theatre[19] on Guernsey on 3 September 2022[20] and will be released in the United States and Canada on streaming services on February 21, 2023.[21]
Murray plays the part of Fabian, a homeless man who lives in the ruins of the original pilgrim meeting house, in Tim Burton's recently released Wednesday on Netflix,[22] where Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams sets Thing on him. Later on he is killed by a monster and winds up in the Jericho Morgue where Wednesday notices his missing foot.[23]
Personal life
Married to Geraldine with two children, Orla and Freya, he lives in South East London.[24]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Director | Producer |
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2001 | Endgame | Det. Const. Kenny | Gary Wicks | Various Films Ltd |
2005 | Finding Neverland | Stagehand | Marc Forster | Miramax |
Keeping Mum | Vicar's Convention Master of Ceremonies | Niall Johnson | Summit Entertainment | |
2007 | The Last Legion | Tertius | Doug Lefler | Dino De Laurentiis Company |
2008 | Made of Honor | Donald | Paul Weiland | Columbia Pictures |
2009 | A Congregation of Ghosts | George Tredinnick | Mark Collicott | Whitechapel Films |
2018 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Snug (A Midsummer Night's Dream) | Sacha Bennett | Parkhouse Pictures |
Viking Destiny | Loki | David L.G. Hughes | Fatal Black | |
2019 | Virtual Viking - The Ambush
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Skald | Erik Gustavson | Ridley Scott Associates
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2022 | The Northman[25] | Hákon Iron-Beard | Robert Eggers | New Regency
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Marooned Awakening | Dad | Musaab Mustafa | Across the Channel Productions Ltd | |
2023 | Wonka | Ship's Captain | Paul King | Warner Bros. |
Seize Them![citation needed] | Ur-Nammu | Curtis Vowell | Entertainment Film Distributors |
Television
Year | Series | Episode | Role | Director | Producer |
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1994 | EastEnders | Episode 950 | P.C. Baines | Jo Johnson | BBC |
Stanley's Dragon | TV movie | Soldier | Gerry Poulson | Granada Television
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1995 | The Famous Five
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Five Fall into Adventure | Red Tower | Michael Kerrigan | Zenith North
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1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Escape | George Heathcote | Peter MacDonald (director) | HBO |
Black Hearts in Battersea | TV series | Boatswain Morgan | David Bell | BBC | |
1997 | Aquila | The Eagle Has Landed | Policeman | David Bell | BBC |
1998 | Human Bomb | TV movie | Kessler | Anthony Page | Griffin |
1999 | Taggart | Bloodlines | Alan Buchanan | Alan Macmillan | STV Productions
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2000 | Heartbeat | The Fool on the Hill | Charlie Osborne | Paul Walker | Yorkshire Television
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Burnside | Exposed: Parts 1 & 2 | DC McVeagh | Bruce MacDonald | Thames Television | |
2002 | Falling Apart
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TV movie | Gareth | Brian Hill (director) | Century Films |
2006 | The Complete Guide to Parenting | Episode #1.1 | Mr. Franklin | Mandie Fletcher | Talkback Thames |
Doctors | A Very Important Date | Al Burgess | Fred Aidroos | BBC | |
Friends and Crocodiles | TV movie | Soup Man 1 | Stephen Poliakoff | BBC | |
Foyle's War | The French Drop | Private Knox | Gavin Millar | ITV | |
2007 | Murphy's Law | Episode #5.2 | Terry Westgate | Colm McCarthy (director) | Tiger Aspect Productions |
The Bill | Assault on Sun Hill | Sgt. Michael Brindley | Darcia Martin | Talkback Thames | |
2008 | John Adams
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Unite or Die | The Magistrate | Tom Hooper | HBO |
Lark Rise to Candleford (TV series) | Episode #1.2 | Bailiff Griggs | Charles Palmer (director) | BBC | |
Summerhill | TV movie | Fire Officer Sibton | Jon East | Tiger Aspect Productions | |
2009 | Casualty | Palimpsest | Roy Hyde | Alan Grint | BBC |
2015 | Doctor Who | The Girl Who Died | Hasten | Edward Bazalgette | BBC |
Game of Thrones | Hardhome | Dim Dalba | Miguel Sapochnik | HBO | |
2016 | Barbarians Rising | Revenge | Egus | Simon George | History Channel |
Game of Thrones | The Broken Man | Dim Dalba | Mark Mylod | HBO | |
2017 | Outlander | All Debts Paid
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Duncan Kerr | Brendan Maher | Starz |
2018 | Doctors | A Safe Place | Barney Rutger | Paul Gibson | BBC |
Watership Down (miniseries)
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Episodes 2-4 | Farmer | Noam Murro | BBC & Netflix | |
2019 | Pitching In | Episodes 2-3 | Sir Henry | Noreen Kershaw | BBC Cymru Wales & LA Productions |
2022 | Wednesday | Friend or Woe & Woe What a Night | Fabian | Tim Burton | MGM & Netflix
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2023 | The Change[citation needed] | Episode 6 | Brian | Al Campbell | Channel 4 |
Stage
Year | Play | Role | Director | Producer |
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1993 | On The Piste | Chris Baxter | Neil Sissons | Hull Truck Theatre |
1994 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | Philip Joseph | National Theatre Studios |
1995 | Great Expectations | Bentley Drummle
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John Durnin | Northcott Theatre |
Abigail's Party | Tony | Tim Carroll | Northcott Theatre | |
1996 | The Grapes of Wrath (play) | Noah Joad | John Durnin | Northcott Theatre |
A Doll's House | Anthony Page | Thelma Holt & Playhouse Theatre | ||
1997 | An Enemy of the People | Engstrand | Sir Trevor Nunn
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Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre & Ahmanson Theatre
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Peter Pan | Great Big Little Panther | John Caird (director) | Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre
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2002 | King Lear | Barry Kyle | Shakespeare's Globe & Panasonic Globe Theatre | |
2008 | Great Expectations | Joe Gargery
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Alan Stanford | Gate Theatre |
References
- ^ McArthur, Murray. "An Actor's Life: Murray McArthur". Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ McArthur, Murray. "An Actor's Life: Murray McArthur". Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ McGuinness, Frank (10 September 1996). "PlayographyIreland". Irish Theatre Institute. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Hofler, Robert (24 July 1998). "Review: 'An Enemy of the People'". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Arnold, Bruce (29 November 2007). "Festive fare for all the family lives up to the greatest of expectations". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ Times, Radio (12 October 2015). "Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 5 The Girl Who Died". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Claire, Planet (18 October 2015). "The Girl Who Died". planetclaire.tv. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ BBC Media Centre (30 March 2015). "Doctor Who reveals Maisie Williams as guest star", BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Variety (30 March 2015). "Game of Thrones’ Actress Maisie Williams to Guest Star on ‘Doctor Who’", Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ White, James (30 March 2015). "Maisie Williams Scores Doctor Who Guest Spot". Empire. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (31 May 2015). "'Game of Thrones' Season 5, episode 8 Review: "Hardhome"". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "The Broken Man – Game of Thrones: season 6, episode 7". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Movies, and Mania (30 March 2022). "THE NORTHMAN (2022) Preview of Robert Eggars' Viking epic – with new poster". MOVIES and MANIA. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Bonaime, Ross (15 May 2021). "Robert Eggers' 'The Northman' Gets Official Theatrical Release Date". Collider. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus fears halt Line of Duty filming in Northern Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- Belfast Live. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Sharf, Zach (11 December 2020). "Robert Eggers Wraps Production on Star-Studded Viking Epic 'The Northman'". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (28 January 2022). "Thrillers 'Marooned Awakening', 'American Trash' And 'Deadly Games' Set Casts; Gravitas Acquires 'The Other Me' From EP David Lynch And Horror Pic 'Tethered'; More – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Eulenkamp, Amanda (6 September 2022). "Praise for island's talented film-makers". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Clayton, Laura (3 February 2022). "Blackadder, Notting Hill, Game of Thrones - and now Guernsey". Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Prange, Stephanie (19 December 2022). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires N.A. Rights to British Thriller 'Marooned Awakening'". Media Play News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (17 August 2022). "Tim Burton's 'Wednesday' Netflix Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Plot". Newsweek. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Gumban, Marielle (14 December 2022). "Netflix's 'Wednesday' Season 1, episode 4 Spoiler Recap & Review – "Woe What a Night"". The Cinema Spot. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Murray. "An Actor's Life: Murray McArthur". midweekherald.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Badasie, Charlene (23 February 2022). "See Alexander Skarsgard As A Viking Warrior Wearing A Wolf's Head In The Northman". Giant Freakin Robot. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- Variety (30 March 2015). "Game of Thrones’ Actress Maisie Williams to Guest Star on ‘Doctor Who’", Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- Radio Times (12 October 2015). "Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 5 The Girl Who Died", Radio Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- BBC Media Centre (30 March 2015). "Doctor Who reveals Maisie Williams as guest star", BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
External links
- ^ Wisemandate=6 June 2022, Andreas. "42 Makes A Splash With Acquisition Of UK Agency Dalzell & Beresford; Clients Include Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds, Indira Varma, Matthew Goode, Simon Russell Beale, More". Deadline. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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