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Dwain Murphy
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Roseau, Dominica
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| Occupation | Film, Television actor |
| Years active | 2006-present |
Dwain Murphy is a Dominican-born Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Eric in Degrassi: The Next Generation, Giles in The Line, and Bishop in How She Move. Murphy has made an appearance in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist doing the voice and physical performance of Isaac Briggs.
Biography
Murphy was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica. After coming to Canada with his parents at the age of four, Murphy was persuaded to start acting and graduated from the Humber College Acting for Film and Television program. He is known for playing the character Bishop in How She Move, and a supporting role as Flipper in Poor Boy's Game. He also works in television and is known for his recurring role as Eric, Marco Del Rossi's boyfriend, in Degrassi: The Next Generation, and for playing Giles, Carlos's brother in The Line. He also had a starring role in the film Saving God as Norris.
Murphy currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. He also has a love for basketball. He is a Catholic.
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2007 | How She Move | Bishop | Lead role |
| Poor Boy's Game | Flipper | Main role | |
| 2008 | Saving God | Norris Johns | |
| 2015 | The Masked Saint | Jojo | |
| 2016 | For Love & Honor | Mr. McCallister | Television film |
| A Family Man | Antoine | ||
| 2017 | Tuesday, 10:08am | Unknown | Short film |
| 2022 | Brother | Dru | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 2006–08 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Eric | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | The Line | Giles | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Guns | Baby Dee | TV miniseries (2 episodes) |
| Three Rivers | Antonio | Episode: "Code Green" | |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Private Paul Mace | Episode: "Implosion" |
| 2011 | King | Big Mike | Episode: "Cameron Bell" |
| Warehouse 13 | ATF agent | Episode: "The New Guy" | |
| Rookie Blue | Lionel | Episode: "In Plain View" | |
| Combat Hospital | PJ Terrel Ford | Recurring role (12 episodes) | |
| The Mentalist | Dennis Kagan | Episode: "Blood and Sand" | |
| 2012 | Nikita | Mason | 2 episodes |
| Saving Hope | Shawn Price | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2013 | Cracked | Peter Kovacks | Episode: "Old Soldiers" |
| Nikita | Male recruit | Episode: "Self-Destruct" | |
| Played | Detective Constable Daniel Price | Main role (5 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Republic of Doyle | Theo DaCosta | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Lost Girl | Clay Jonas | Episode: "Clear Eyes, Fae Hearts" |
| The Book of Negroes | Claiborne | TV miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| X Company | Walter | Episode: "Sixes & Sevens" | |
| Remedy | Ben LaSalle | 3 episodes | |
| Rogue | Eugene "Cups" Harris | 5 episodes | |
| Killjoys | Surja | Episode: "Come the Rain" | |
| The Art of More | Odell Watkins | Episode: "The Name of the Game" | |
| 2016 | Beauty & the Beast | Agent Trahn | Episode: "Beast of Times, Worst of Times" |
| The Strain | Sean Duncan | 4 episodes | |
| 2016–17 | Mohawk Girls | Leon | Recurring role (11 episodes) |
| 2017 | The Mist | Bryan Hunt | 2 episodes |
| Suits | Mark | Episode: "Brooklyn Housing" | |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | Captain Maddox | 2 episodes |
| Little Dog | Rico "Havoc" St. George | TV miniseries | |
| Titans | Larry Trainor / Negative Man | Episode: "Doom Patrol" | |
| 2020 | Utopia Falls | Moore Times | series regular |
| 2022 | Revenge of the Black Best Friend | Calvin | |
| Video games | |||
| Year | Video game | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Isaac Briggs | Also motion capture double |
| 2016 | Watch Dogs 2 | Unknown | |
