| Charlie Murphy | |
| Birth Name: | Charlotte Murphy |
| Birth Place: | Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1988 |
| Yearsactive: | 2009–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Charlotte Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC series Happy Valley (2014–2023).
Murphy was born in Enniscorthy, the daughter of hair salon owners Brenda and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2006 to 2008.[1]
Murphy has worked across theatre, television and film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the RTÉ drama series Love/Hate, for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award,[2] and Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards. She won a further two IFTA Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC One drama series Happy Valley, and in 2018 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Jessie Eden in the BBC One historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders.[3]
She won the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for her performance of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play at the 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage.
She is in a relationship with British theatre and film director Sam Yates.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Clinic | Natasha Halpin | TV series | |
| 2010 | Single-Handed | Mairead O'Sullivan | TV series | |
| 2010–2014 | Love/Hate | Siobhan Delaney | TV series | |
| 2012 | Misfits | Grace | TV series | |
| 2013 | Philomena | Kathleen | Film | |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Evelyn Foley | TV series | |
| 2013–2014 | The Village | Martha Lane / Martha Allingham | TV series | |
| 2014 | '71 | Brigid | Film | |
| 2014 | Inghean | Film | ||
| 2014 | Quirke | Deirdre Hunt | Miniseries | |
| 2014–2023 | Happy Valley | Ann Gallagher | TV series | |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Iseult | TV series | |
| 2016 | To Walk Invisible | Film | ||
| 2016 | Rebellion | Elizabeth Butler | Miniseries | |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Maggie Dunn / Sara McKay | Film | |
| 2017–2019 | Peaky Blinders | Jessie Eden | TV series | |
| 2019 | The Corrupted | DS Gemma Connelly | Film | |
| 2019 | Dark Lies the Island | Sarah | Film | |
| 2020 | The Winter Lake | Elaine | Film | |
| 2022–2024 | Halo | Makee | TV series | |
| 2022 | Deadline | Natalie | TV series | |
| 2022 | The Capture | Simone Turner | TV series | |
| 2023 | Obsession | Anna Barton | TV series | |
| TBA | Safe Harbor | Sloane | TV series[6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Woman | Granary Theatre, Cork | ||
| 2010 | Bianca | Shakespeare in the Park | ||
| 2011 | Nina | Loose Canon | ||
| 2011 | Jessica | Director Jimmy Fay | ||
| 2011 | Jessie Taite | Director Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company, Lincoln Centre, New York[7] | ||
| 2011 | Katie | Director Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company[8] | ||
| 2011 | Director Andrea Ainsworth, Abbey Theatre Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actress | |||
| 2011 | Runt | Director Cathal Cleary, Young Vic Theatre | ||
| 2014 | Adele | Director Mark O'Rowe, Abbey Theatre[9] | ||
| 2016 | Isla | Director Enda Walsh, Black Box Theatre, Galway International Arts Festival[10] | ||
| 2017 | Isla | Director Enda Walsh, St Ann's Warehouse, New York[11] | ||
| 2018 | Mairead |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best TV Actress | Love/Hate | |||
| 2015 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Love/Hate | |||
| 2017 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Happy Valley | |||
| 2018 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Peaky Blinders |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | ||||
| 2019 | Best Actress in a Play |