Sean Harland Murray (born November 15, 1977) is an American actor known for his role as Special Agent

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on the American TV drama ''

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''. He also played Thackery Binx in

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's Halloween film '' Hocus Pocus'' and Danny Walden in the military drama series '' JAG''.

Early life

Sean Harland Murray was born on November 15, 1977, in the Bethesda Navy Hospital in

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, and grew up on several military bases all over the world including

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and the

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. When he was 15, Murray's parents divorced and he and his mother moved to

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. Murray's father is retired Navy Captain Craig Harland Murray (surface warfare) with over 30 years of service, and his Australian mother Vivienne Lee holds dual citizenship with the United States. In 1998, she married American television producer and screenwriter

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, who became Murray's stepfather. He has one brother, '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' producer Chad W. Murray, and seven stepsiblings, including '' Pretty Little Liars'' actress

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and '' JAG'' actor

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Career

After Murray decided he wanted to be an actor at a young age, he worked hard to try to land small parts and when he was 11 was able to become an extra in the Steve Martin and Joan Cusack film '' My Blue Heaven''. Murray's TV credits include a starring role in the

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sitcom ''The Random Years'' and a supporting role as teenager Zane Grey Hart in CBS's comedy/ western series ''

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'', with

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as his father and

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as his mother. Lloyd Bridges also starred in the series. The program was set on a

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. Murray also appeared in several episodes of '' JAG'' and was later cast as

in the show's spin-off, ''

''. McGee's sister is played by

, his real-life stepsister. In addition, Murray has appeared in several feature films including '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), his first motion picture film appearance, in which he played Thackery Binx. While this is one of his most well-known roles, his voice in the film was dubbed by Jason Marsden."Hocus Pocus" Turns 20: Meet the Voice Behind Binx the Talking Cat
The Daily Beast, Retrieved July 17, 2015 His other film appearances include ''

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''; and in

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

Murray and Carrie James, a teacher, met in 2004 at an event, and they married on November 26, 2005. They had their first child, a daughter (Caitlyn Melissa), in 2007. The couple's second child, a son (River James), was born in Los Angeles in April 2010.

Filmography

References

External links

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