Glen Murphy

Biography

Glen Murphy MBE (born 6 April 1957, West Ham, London) is a British actor and producer. The son of former British boxing champion Terence Murphy, he was himself a schoolboy boxing champion and an apprentice footballer at Chelsea and Charlton Athletic before starting his acting career at the Half Moon Theatre in 1980. He is best known as Firefighter George Green in the ITV drama London's Burning (1988–2002), appearing in 170 episodes as the only actor to span the series' entire 14-year run. He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1992, received the Freedom of the City of London in 1995, and was awarded an MBE in 2007 for charity work. He is a 3rd Dan Kyokushin karate black belt and is married to Linda Murphy (since 1975); they have four children. His filmography includes: Quadrophenia (1979, uncredited) (Phil Daniels, Lesley Ann Warren); Victor/Victoria (1982) (Julie Andrews, James Garner); The Last Emperor (1987, uncredited) (Pietro Cortelli, Renée Russo); Cry Freedom (1987) (Kevin Kline, Donald Sutherland); Tank Malling (1989) (Ray Winstone, Amanda Donohoe); Clockwork Mice (1995); Shoreditch (2003) (Joely Richardson, Shane Richie); Fathers of Girls (2009) (Ray Winstone); The Hooligan Wars (2013); Lords of London (2014, also producer) (Ray Winstone, Jason Connery) — Best Actor at the Abruzzo International Film Festival. TV: Doctor Who (1986) (Paul McGann, Colin Baker), The Bill (1986–2002), Midsomer Murders (2010), Dream Team (2001–2003).