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 views. Murphy was nominated for the Chronicle Champions Awards 2017 in the Young Role Model category, 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. 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. Murphy learned
American Sign Language for the role. In 2019, Murphy went to Germany to host a workshop to teach deaf young people about filming and editing. He also began working on three new films in Europe and the United States. He also appeared on
Blue Peter. In March 2021, Murphy was announced as an ambassador for UK's Young Deaffest. 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. Murphy interprets in BSL for six episodes, including "Ajak and Phastos," "The Celestials, the Eternals, and the Deviants," and "Ikaris and Sersi." In November, he appeared in the
BBC soap opera
Doctors as
Rory Morgan. In February 2024, it was announced that Murphy had been cast as Luca Smith in
Waterloo Road. ==References==