Jonathan Michael Murphy (born August 3, 1981) is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...

, Murphy began acting in high school theater productions before moving on to community theater after graduating from

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...

Career

Murphy appeared in the

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television series '' October Road'' as Ronnie Garrett and joined the cast of the

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series ''

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'' as Calvin Handley in season four. Murphy was cast as

Chris Skelton PC/DC Christopher Daniel "Chris" Skelton is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, ''Life on Mars'' and its spin-off '' Ashes to Ashes''. ''Life on Mars'' The character of Chris Skelton has been describ ...

in the short-lived American version of ''

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'' opposite

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and

Jason O'Mara Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish actor. He has starred in the American television network dramas ''In Justice ''In Justice'' is an American police procedural television series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series ...

. He also appeared in a season three episode of ''

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'' (3x15).

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

* 1981 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from Arlington, Texas Male actors from Texas {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub Texas Christian University alumni