Bio

 

Vinny Murphy has worked as a Writer, Director, Actor and Composer for Film, Television and Theatre.

 

After working as a musician for four years, he joined City Workshop, where he also started acting and has since acted in more than forty films and television programs. His extensive screen acting teaching has led him to use improvisation techniques, developed over the years, in his films.

 

He has been involved in a huge variety of creative projects including directing The Percussion Orchestra whose membership ran between 6 and 40 people.

 

He has directed theatre, street theatre, documentary, ads, corporates, educational, films made in communities, schools, colleges, rehabilitation centers, prisons and an inter-active detective show!

 

He has also worked on many films in various advisory capacities.

Filmography

 

THE DOLLS HOUSE

2010

 

LOVESMOKE

2004

 

DOMESTIC

2004

 

WRAPPED

2000

 

LIFE IS PECULIAR

2000

 

ACCELERATOR

1999

 

LATE

1998

 

FOOTBALL

1994 – Short

 

TROUBLE

1994 – Short

 

HAIRSPRAY

1994

 

H FOR HAMLET

1993 – Feature – 77min

Awards

 

 

Accelerator

 

2001 Best Director, Feature Film UIP/FMI Director’s Awards

 

2001 Best Film, 17th Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British film

 

2000 Best Director, Best Ensemble Cast, Valenciennes Film Festival

 

2000 represented Ireland at Expo 2000 in Hannover