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Alex Murphy
Alex Murphy
Born	26 December 1997 (age 26); Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Known for	The Young Offenders franchise

Alex Murphy (born 26 December 1997) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Conor MacSweeney in the 2016, comedy film The Young Offenders, for which he received an IFTA nomination for best actor in a lead film role.^[1]^[2]

Murphy went on to reprise his role in the 2018 television series of the same name, produced by RTE and the BBC.^[3] In 2022, he appeared in the Hulu/BBC/RTÉ television adaptation of television adaptation of Conversations with Friends.^[4]

Filmography edit

Year	Title	Role	Format	Notes
2016	The Young Offenders	Conor MacSweeney	Film	Debut
2018–2020	The Young Offenders	Conor MacSweeney	Television	Lead role; 13 episodes^[3]
2022	Conversations with Friends	Philip	Television	Supporting role; 6 episodes^[5]

Awards and nominations edit

Year	Work	Award	Result	Notes
2016	The Young Offenders	Súil Eile Award	Won	Shared with Chris Walley
2016		Ros Hubbard Award for Acting	Won	Shared with Chris Walley
2017		Best Actor in a Leading Role – Film	Nominated

In March 2019 along with his co star from The Young Offenders Chris Walley, Alex was jointly nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in The Best Male comedy performance category.

References edit

^ "Alex Murphy - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ Clarke, Donald (8 March 2017). "IFTAS 2017: 'The Young Offenders' leads film nominations". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "The Young Offenders TV series is being released in just over two weeks". The Journal. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Meet the cast of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends". Radio Times. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "Conversations with Friends (2022– ) Alex Murphy: Philip". imdb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.