Brian Kevin Patrick Murphy (born October 3, 1985) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his various roles in CollegeHumor videos, his role as Murph on truTV comedy original Adam Ruins Everything, and his role on the Pop original Hot Date, co-starring with his wife Emily Axford.^[1]

Early life and education

Murphy was born October 3, 1985, and grew up in New Jersey. He studied at Rowan University, where he dual majored in Film and Journalism.^[2]

Career

From 2010 to 2017, Murphy was an actor and writer for CollegeHumor. In 2015, he hosted Middle of the Night Show, a late-night television series on MTV. Murphy has two credits on IMBD to "Adam Ruins Everything", an American educational comedy television series that ran from 2015 through 2019 on TruTV. He played the role of "Murph" in the video titled "Adam Ruins Football"(2016) and again the role of "Murph" on the video "Adam Ruins Having a Baby"(2017). In 2017, Murphy and his wife Emily Axford began working as executive producers and actors on the Pop original Hot Date. The previous incarnation of the show was a web series for CollegeHumor.^[3] The TV program's second season premiered in September 2019.^[4]

Axford and Murphy co-wrote HEY, U UP? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact, a book of satirical relationship advice that was published in 2018.^[5]

Murphy was also one of the hosts of "8-Bit Book Club" alongside Axford and Caldwell Tanner, a podcast where the hosts read and discuss books and other media relating to video games. He is now the host and Dungeon Master of the HeadGum podcast "Not Another D&D Podcast" with Axford, Tanner, and Jake Hurwitz.^[6] He is also a player on Dimension 20, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play show from CollegeHumor's streaming service, Dropout.

Filmography

Television