Danny Murphy
Murphy with his Rising Star Award from the 2020 Royal Television Society Awards on 29 February 2020
Born (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 19)
Wallsend, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actor and TV Presenter
Years active2012–present
Children1

Danny Murphy (born 20 February 2004) is a British deaf actor who appeared in the 2019 film The Parts You Lose alongside Aaron Paul. Murphy is fluent in British Sign Language.

Background

Danny Murphy was born on 20 February 2004.[1] He is fifth-generation deaf on his father's side of the family. Murphy grew up in Wallsend in England with his parents Kelly and Charles and his older brother and younger sister. His parents are deaf, and his siblings are hearing.[2] Murphy's first language is British Sign Language, and spoken English is his second language.[3][4] Murphy currently resides in Newcastle but attend Mary Hare School in Newbury, Berkshire as a boarder. As of 2019, he was completing GCSEs in English, Maths, Science, Media, Drama, ICT, Geography and BTEC Business Studies.[4]

By the time Murphy was eight years old, he had acted in a short film featuring skits. He later auditioned to host a CITV programme aimed at deaf and hard of hearing viewers. Murphy also created comedy videos on YouTube and has received 1.5 million views. Murphy was nominated for the Chronicle Champions Awards 2017 in the Young Role Model category,[2] and he won the Diana Award from the British Deaf Association.[5] In March 2020, Murphy took home the Rising Star award from the Royal Television Society for his leading role in the children's series Mission Employable, produced by ITV Signpost in Gateshead.[6]

In 2017, the producers of The Parts You Lose initiated an international casting search, supported by Deaf West Theatre, for a hard of hearing actor and cast Murphy as the film's deaf boy.[7] Murphy learned American Sign Language for the role.[4] The film was released in the United States in October 2019 and in the United Kingdom in March 2020.[8]

In 2019, Murphy went to Germany to host a workshop to teach deaf youths about filming and editing. He also began working on three new films in Europe and the United States.[8] Murphy is currently working as a presenter on CITV's Dare Master, a 10-part series where he takes on crazy dares from extreme window cleaning to bungee jumping. The show is presented in British Sign Language. CITV's Dare Master at Home has been nominated for "Best Lockdown Programme" in the Factual Entertainment, Popular Factual and Kids category.[9] He also appeared on Blue Peter.

In March 2021, Murphy was announced as an ambassador for UK's Young Deaffest.[10]

Murphy has also collaborated with Marvel HQ/Disney on their series, The Untold Tales of the Eternals. This series comprises six animated short episodes incorporating the heroes from Eternals, each of which are offered with sign language overlays in multiple sign languages from around the world. Danny interprets in BSL for six episodes, including "Ajak and Phastos," "The Celestials, the Eternals, and the Deviants," and "Ikaris and Sersi."[citation needed] In November, he appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Rory Morgan.[11]

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Danny. "Don't keep calm because it's my 16th birthday!!". instagram.com. Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Robson, Ian (4 September 2017). "This 13-year-old hopes for media career despite being the fifth generation of his family to be deaf". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (28 November 2017). "Christopher Cantwell Tapped To Direct Aaron Paul In 'The Parts You Lose'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Staff (9 May 2019). "Role model Danny Murphy signs his way onto the big screen". itv.com. ITV. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ Staff (13 October 2017). "The Diana Award – Danny Murphy". bda.org.uk. British Deaf Association. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ^ "RTS North East and the Border Awards 2020". Royal Television Society. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ Galuppo, Mia (28 November 2017). "'Halt and Catch Fire' Creator to Direct Aaron Paul in 'The Parts You Lose'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b Hodgson, Barbara (17 November 2019). "Inspiring CITV teen Danny Murphy from Wallsend tours America as his film with Aaron Paul is released". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ^ 2021-05-27T17:53:14.633+01:00. "Best lockdown programme - fact ent, popular factual & kids: Springtime On The Farm". Broadcast. Retrieved 26 January 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Deaffest (9 March 2021). "Introducing our new Ambassador of Young Deaffest – Danny Murphy!". The UK's leading Deaf Film & Arts Festival. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  11. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Daniel Granger makes an ALARMING discovery..." What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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