Bryan Murray (actor) facts for kids

Bryan Murray (born 13 July 1949) is a well-known Irish actor. He has appeared in many TV shows, films, and plays. You might know him best from his roles as Bob Charles in Fair City, Trevor Jordache in Brookside, or Shifty in Bread.

Bryan Murray's Early Life and Stage Work

Bryan Murray was born in Dublin, Ireland. He started his acting journey on stage at the famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin. There, he performed in over 50 different plays!

He also acted with other important theatre groups in London, like The Royal National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company. He has been in many shows in London's West End, which is famous for its theatres. Bryan still performs on stage, including at the Gate Theatre in Dublin.

Bryan Murray on Television

Bryan Murray is very famous for his many roles on television. Some of his most popular characters include:

• Fitz in Strumpet City
• Flurry Knox in The Irish R.M.
• Shifty in Bread (for which he won a BBC TV Personality of the Year award!)
• Harry Cassidy in Perfect Scoundrels
• Trevor Jordache in Brookside
• Bob Charles in Fair City

He also appeared on a TV show called Charity You're a Star, where he sang duets with his Fair City co-star, Una Crawford O'Brien.

Documentaries and Presenting

Bryan Murray has also presented several TV and radio shows. He hosted a four-part documentary series for TV3 called The Tenements. This series explored the history of tenement buildings in Dublin from the 1800s to the 1970s.

For three years, he presented children's religious shows for BBC1, called Knock Knock and Umbrella. On RTÉ, he had his own TV talk shows, Encore and Caught in the Act. He also presented Saturday Night Live.

In the United States, he presented commercials for 'Irish Spring' and 'Pioneer Press'. He also hosted the St Patrick's Day Parade for PBS Television.

Writing and Creating Shows

Bryan Murray helped create the ITV series Perfect Scoundrels, which ran for three years. He also co-wrote two musicals that were performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. These were A Happy Go Likeable Man and Thieves Carnival.

Bryan Murray's Most Famous Roles

Bryan Murray is best known for these roles:

• Trevor Jordache in Brookside
• Mr James Roberts in Casualty and Holby City
• Harry Fullerton in The Bill
• Shifty Boswell in Bread
• Flurry Knox in The Irish R.M.
• Harry Cassidy in Perfect Scoundrels
• Bob Fitzpatrick in Strumpet City
• Officer Doyle in Mrs. Santa Claus
• Bob Charles in Fair City

Even though he was in Brookside for only eleven episodes in 1993, his character, Trevor Jordache, is one of his most remembered roles.

Today, he plays Bob Charles in the RTÉ soap opera Fair City. Bob used to own McCoys pub and now owns The Hungry Pig restaurant.

Bryan Murray's Film and TV Appearances

Bryan Murray has acted in many films and television shows throughout his career.

Film Roles

He has appeared in films like:

• Here Are Ladies (1971)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977), where he played Lynch.
• Boy Eats Girl (2005), as Mr. Frears.
• A Christmas Carol (2012), playing Jacob Marley.
• Vita & Virginia (2018), as a Doctor.
• The Professor and the Madman (2019), playing Henry Liddell.

Television Series Roles

His television work includes:

• Strumpet City (1980) as Fitz.
• The Irish R.M. (1983-1985) as Flurry Knox in 18 episodes.
• Bread (1988-1991) as Shifty Boswell in 49 episodes.
• Perfect Scoundrels (1990-1992) as Harry Cassidy in 18 episodes.
• Mrs. Santa Claus (1996) as Officer Doyle.
• Casualty (1998-1999) and Holby City (1999) as Mr. James Roberts.
• The Bill (2002) as Harry Fullerton in 13 episodes.
• Fair City (2005-present) as Bob Charles in over 200 episodes.
• The Tudors (2007) as Jean De Bellay.

See also

• List of Fair City characters
• List of longest-serving soap opera actors#Ireland