Paul Murphy |1st AD

Paul has twenty years experience as a 1st AD, working in Films, Television and Commercials. He has worked with both Oscar and BAFTA winning actors, directors and Production Companies.

Paul has bases in London & Dublin.
Paul is a member of the Assistant Director's Guild and of BECTU
Irish passport holder so can work unfettered in Europe

HSE Qualified 1st Aider in the Workplace

PSP - Safe Management of TV Productions

The Mark Milsome Foundation Film & TV Online Safety Passport

BBC In House Production Safety Courses

CRB checked and approved

First Option / ADA Safe Management in Productions Training

Weapons On Set training run by The Production Guild of Great Britain

First Option - Managing COVID-19 Risks on Production

ScreenSkills - Coronavirus Basic Awareness On Production

APA - COVID-19 Assessment Test

Experienced working with stunts, weapons, wire rigs, VFX, SFX, CGI, Volume Studios, green screen, cars, tracking vehicles, drones, 3D filming, underwater filming, wires, phantom high-speed filming, motion control, hidden cameras, hot head cameras, single and multi-camera shoots, period costume dramas, prosthetics, planes, trains, London Underground, buses, filming at sea, boat to boat filming, live events, members of the public, children, celebrities, musicians, models, dancers, choreographers, non-actors, large crowds, and commercial food shoots.

Experience working in South Africa, Pakistan, Tunisia, Germany, UK, Ireland, & Northern Ireland 

Feature Films

VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NIGHT & DAY 
In Production 
1st AD 
Asterisk Films & Piccadilly Pictures | Directed by Tina Gharavi
Produced by Christopher Figg, Meg Thompson & Justine Waddell
Featuring Hayley Bennett, Timothy Spall, Jack Whitehall, Lily Allen, Jennifer Saunders & Elyas M'Barek
DEEP COVER   1st AD 
Metronome for Amazon | Directed by Tom Kingsley 
Produced by Colin Trevorrow, Walter Parkes, Laurie McDonald, Annys Hamilton & Tim Dennison
Featuring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Paddy Considine, Sean Bean, & Ian McShane
THE GREAT ESCAPER 1st AD
Pathé, Ecosse Films, BBC Films | Directed by Oliver Parker
Produced by Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae & Tim Dennison
Featuring Sir Michael Caine & Glenda Jackson
THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN 1st AD
Warner Brothers ITVP / Wall to Wall / ZDF for BBC | Directed by Michael Samuels
Produced by Alison Sterling, Leanne Klein, Eleanor Greene & Tim Rostock
Featuring Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Tim McInnerny & Iain Glen
TELL ME WHO I AM 
Documentary
1st AD
Lightbox for Netflix | Directed by Ed Purcell
Produced by Simon Chinn, Vanessa Tovell & Jessica Ross
11TH HOUR 
Short Film
1st AD
Hell's Kitchen International & Underground Films | Directed by Jim Sheridan
Produced by Jim Sheridan & Rachel Lysaght
Featuring Salma Hayek
MODERN LIFE IS         
RUBBISH
1st AD
Universal / BFI / Serotonin Films | Directed by Daniel Jerome Gill 
Produced by Dominic Norris and Christopher Figg 
Featuring Ian Hart, Steven Mackintosh, Freya Mavor & Josh Whitehouse
THE HOARDER 1st AD
Atlantic Picture Co. | Directed by Matt Winn
Produced by Tim Dennison & Matthew Lacey 
Featuring Mischa Barton & Robert Knepper
IDENTICALS 1st AD
Hot Property Films / BFI / Rinkel Films / Irish Film Board | Directed by Simon Pummell
Featuring Nora Jane Noone & Lachlan Nieboer
Produced by Janine Marmot, Connor Barry & John Keville
STORAGE 24 1st AD
Universal Pictures / Unstoppable Ent. | Directed by Johannes Roberts
Produced by Roslyn Hill, Noel Clarke & Manu KumaranFeaturing Noel Clarke & Antonia Campbell-Hughes
A BELFAST STORY 1st AD 
Belfast Productions | Directed by Nathan Todd & Charlie Haskell
Produced by John Todd
Featuring Colm Meaney & Malcolm Sinclair
EARTHBOUND 1st AD 
Irish Film Board & Ripple World Pics. | Directed by Alan Brennan
Produced by Heidi Madsen, Dominic Wright & Jacqueline Kerrin
Featuring Rafe Spall & David Morrissey
KANDAHAR BREAK  1st AD 
Millhouse Films | Directed by David Whitney
Produced by Hameed Sheik & Dominic Wright
Featuring Dean Andrews & Shaun Dooley
 CITY RATS 1st AD 
Revolver Ent. | Directed by Steve Kelly
Produced by Dean Fisher & Will Borthwick
Featuring Susan Lynch, Tamer Hassan & Danny Dyer

TV

LITTLE DISASTERS 
6 x 60 mins
1st AD 
Roughcut TV & Fremantle for Paramount+ | Directed by Eva Sigurdardottir 
Produced by Myf Hopkins, Ash Atalla & Tim Sealey 
Featuring Diane Kruger & JJ Feild 
TOWARDS ZERO 
3 x 60 mins
1st AD | Scheduling
Mammoth Screen & Agatha Christie Productions for BBC | Directed by Sam Yates 
Produced by Rebecca Durbin, Damien Timmer & Sarah Dibsdall
Featuring Anjelica Huston, Matthew Rhys & Clarke Peters
PARTYGATE
1 x 90 mins
"RTS Winner 2024 - Best Single Drama"
Producer & 1st AD
Halycons Heart Films for Channel 4 | Directed by Joseph Bullman
Produced by Paul Murphy, Aysha Rafaele & Laura McCutcheon
Featuring Ophelia Lovibond, Hugh Skinner, Phil Daniels, Jon Culshaw
MARY & GEORGE
2 x 60 mins
1st AD
Hera Pictures for Sky Atlantic & AMC | Directed by Florian Cossen
Produced by Jon Finn, Liza Marshall & Scott Bassett
Featuring Julianne Moore, Tony Curran, Niamh Algar & Nicholas Galitzine
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
2 x 60 mins
1st AD
Scott Free/Hardy, Baker & Sons for FX/BBC | Directed by Samira Radsi
Produced by Mark Kinsella, Steven Knight, Ridley Scott, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker & Kate Crowe
Featuring Olivia Coleman, Johnny Harris & Fionn Whitehead
A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
6 x 60 mins
Additional 1st AD
Sony Pictures Television/ITV for ITVX | Directed by Nick Murphy
Produced by Chrissy Skins, Damian Lewis, Alexander Cary
Featuring Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, Anna Maxwell Martin
GANGS OF LONDON
Series 2
5 x 60 mins
1st AD | 2nd Unit
Pulse Films / Sister Pictures for Sky | Directed by Marcela Said, Nima Nourizadeh & Nez Khammal
Produced by Stella Nwimo, Hugh Warren, Michael Eagle Hodgson & Corin Hardy
THE DEVIL'S HOUR
2 x 60 mins
1st AD | 2nd Unit
Hartswood Films for Amazon | Directed by Isabelle Sieb
Produced by Ken Horn & Steven Moffat
THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
2 x 60 mins
1st AD | 2nd Unit
Snowed-In Productions / Route 24 for Sky | Directed by Jennifer Perrott & Penny Woolcock
Produced by Eliza Mellor, David Farr
THE POWER
2 x 60 mins
1st AD
Sister Pictures for Amazon | Directed by Neasa Hardiman, Shannon Murphy & Ugla Hauksdóttir
Produced by Tim Bricknell, Sarah Jane Wheale, Jane Featherstone & Naomi De Pear 
Featuring Tim Robbins, John Leguizamo, Leslie Mann, Eddie Marsan, Rob Delaney
ANT & DEC'S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY
'Double Trouble'
5 x 15 mins
1st AD
ITV Studios | Directed by Dan Johnston & Jamie Deeks
Produced by Ed Daggett, Louise Major, Diego Rincon
Featuring Rob Brydon, Dermot O’Leary, Bill Bailey, Lorraine Kelly, Bear Grylls
I HATE SUZIE
6 x 60 mins
1st AD
Bad Wolf for Sky | Directed by Georgi Banks Davies
Produced by Andrea Dewsbury, Julie Gardner, Lucy Prebble & Billie Piper
Featuring Billie Piper, Daniel Ings, Dexter Fletcher & Phil Daniels
THE LEFT BEHIND
1 x 60 mins
"BAFTA Winner 2020 - Best Single Drama"
1st AD 
BBC Studios for BBC | Directed by Joseph Bullman
Produced by Tracie Simpson & Ayesha Rafaele
TOP BOY
Series 3
2 x 60 mins
1st AD 
Well Street / Cowboy Films for Netflix | Directed by Brady Hood 
Produced by Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Scott Bassett & Tina Pawlik 
Featuring Ashley Walters & Kane Robinson
APPLE TREE HOUSE
Series 3
13 x 15 mins
1st AD 
Five Apples for Cbeebies | Directed by Makalla McPherson  
Produced by Greg Boardman, Eugenio Pérez & Nila Karadia 
THE SUFFRAGETTES WITH LUCY WORSLEY
1 x 90 mins 
"BAFTA Winner 2019 - Best Specialist Factual"

1st AD
Brook Lapping for BBC1 | Directed by Emma Frank 
Produced by Emma Hindley & Robin Daly
KILLED BY MY DEBT
1 x 60 mins 
"BAFTA Winner 2019 - Best Single Drama"
1st AD 
BBC Studios for BBC3 | Directed by Joseph Bullman
Produced by Chris Clough & Ayesha Rafaele 
Featuring Craig Parkinson & Juliet Cowan 
THE INVESTIGATOR : A BRITISH CRIME STORY 
Series 2 
3 x 60 mins
1st AD 
Syco Entertainment / Shiver for ITV & Netflix | Directed by Adam Wimpenny
Produced by Simon Cowell, Adam Morane-Griffiths & Rebecca Hoggarth 
AUTOPSY: THE LAST HOURS OF...
Series 3
8 x 60 mins
1st AD
Potato For Reelz / Channel 5 | Directed by Steve Webb, Russell Eatough, Archie Powell & Ian Clark
Produced by Ed Taylor, Clare Hollywood, Suzy Davies & Tessa Pemberton
APPLE TREE HOUSE
Series 2 
30 x 15 mins 
1st AD | 2nd Unit & Dailies 
Apple Tree House Productions for Cbeebies | Directed by Makalla McPherson, Eugenio Perez & Greg Boardman 
Produced by Nila Karadia & Greg Boardman
THE INTERROGATION OF TONY MARTIN 
1 x 60 mins
1st AD 
Story Films for Channel 4 | Directed by Dave Nath
Produced by Kate Cook
Starring Steve Pemberton & Danny Mays 
BIOPICS: GEORGE MICHAEL & ABBA
2 x 60 mins 
1st AD
Potato for ITV | Directed by Bill Thomas
Produced by Ed Taylor, Clare Hollywood, Rebecca Cody & Tessa Pemberton 
HOLBY CITY
Series 19
2 x 60 mins 
1st AD
BBC Studios | Directed by Dominic Keavey
Produced by Estelle Daniel & Yasmin Kalli
DIXI
Series 4
60 x 5 mins
1st AD
Kindle Entertainment for CBBC | Directed by Dan Berlinka
Produced by Melanie Stokes, Nina Metivier & Dan Berlinka
ORDINARY LIES
Series 2
6 x 60 mins
1st AD | 2nd Unit
Red Production Company for BBC | Directed by Misha Manson-Smith & Emily Feller
Produced by Emily Feller, Nicola Shindler & Danny Brocklehurst
THE WATCHMAN
1 x 60 mins
1st AD
Minnow Films for Channel 4 | Directed by Dave Nath
Produced by Kate Cook & Colin Barr
Featuring Stephen Graham, Kieran O'Brien & Sian Breckin
MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT
Series 2
2 x 60 mins
1st AD
CPL Productions for Channel 4 | Directed by Ben Leigh
Produced by Trish Powell & Emma Parsons
AMERICAN MONSTER
5 x 60 mins
1st AD
Arrow Media for The Discovery Channel | Directed by Adam Warner & Ian Clark
Produced by Laura Vaughan, Bettina Talbot, Lisa Gomer-Howes & Thomas Viner
THE INVESTIGATOR: A BRITISH 
CRIME STORY
4 x 60 mins
1st AD
Syco Entertainment / Shiver for ITV | Directed by Adam Wimpenny
Produced by Simon Cowell, Lesley Gardiner & Adam Morane-Griffiths
Featuring Rick Warden & Frances Millar
STAN LEE'S 'LUCKY MAN'
10 x 60 mins
1st AD | 2nd Unit
Carnival for Sky 1 | Directed by Brian Kelly, Andy De Emmony, David Caffrey & Jon East
Produced by Chris Clough, Gareth Neame, Richard Fell & Anne Mensah
Featuring Jimmy Nesbitt, Steven Mackintosh, Amara Karan & Darren Boyd 
PEOPLE NEXT DOOR
1 x 60 mins
1st AD
Raw TV for Channel 4 | Directed by Ben Chanan & Dave Nath
Produced by Leah Cooper & Richard Bond
Featuring Anthony Flanaghan, Karl Davis, Kate Fleetwood & Joanna Horton
SURVIVAL IN THE SKIES
3 x 60 mins
1st AD
Arrow Media for The Discovery Channel | Directed by Stan Griffin
Produced by Rebecca Cody, Nick Metcalfe & Ash Potterton
MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT
1 x 60 mins
1st AD 
CPL Productions for Channel 4 | Produced by Lizzie Wingham & Emma Parsons
100 DAYS OF UKIP
1 x 60 mins 
1st AD
Raw TV for Ch4 | Directed by Chris Atkins
Produced by Leah Cooper & Richard Bond
FLOOGALS
5 x 11 mins
1st AD
The Foundation | Directed by Shynola
Produced by Ceri Barnes & Nigel Pickard
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S
NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM ALIVE 3D
1 x 60 mins
1st AD
Colossus Productions for Sky | Directed by Dan Smith
Produced by Mike Davis & Anthony Geffen 
BLACKOUT
1 x 60 mins
1st AD
Raw TV for Ch4 | Directed by Ben Chanan
Produced by Julia Nottingham
ULTIMATE WARFARE
2 x 50 mins
1st AD
Arrow Media | Directed by Ian Clark
Produced by Rebecca Cody, Tom Brisley & Thomas Viner
DARK MATTERS:
TWISTED BUT TRUE
9 x 60 mins
1st AD
Wide Eyed Ent. for Discovery Channel | Directed by James Tovell
Produced by Dan Gold & Mike Ibeji
FREAK
16 x 7 mins
1st AD
Fremantle & MySpace | Directed by Clair Breton
Produced by Josie Ward & Wayne Henry

Short Films

A SUNNY MORNING 1st AD
Pinch Media | Directed by Jacob Proctor | Produced by Enrico Tessarin
Featuring Charlie Cox & Sophie Myles
RUNAWAY 1st AD
Agile Films | Directed by Eduardo Ponti | Produced by Katrina Pavlos
Featuring Tom Hollander, Nick Moran, Helena Christensen & David Gandy
ROAR 1st AD 
Wildcard Films | Directed by Adam Wimpenny | Produced by Adam Morane-Griffiths
Featuring Jodie Whittaker & Russell Tovy
I AM BOB 1st AD
Clockwork Pictures | Directed by Donald Rice | Produced by Teun Hilte
Featuring Bob Geldof, Maxine Peake, Brian Conley & David Bamber
END OF THE LINE 1st AD
Screen East / UK Film / Tilt Films | Directed by Max Pugh
Produced by Fiona McAlpine & Danny San
Featuring Miriam Margolyes & David Oyelowo

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