Alex Murphy (actor)

Alex Murphy (born 26 December 1997) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Conor MacSweeney in the 2016, comedy film The Young Offenders, for which he received an IFTA nomination for best actor in a lead film role.

Murphy went on to reprise his role in the 2018 television series of the same name, produced by RTE and the BBC. In 2022, he appeared in the Hulu/BBC/RTÉ television adaptation of Conversations with Friends.

Awards and nominations
In March 2019 along with his co star from The Young Offenders Chris Walley, Alex was jointly nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in The Best Male comedy performance category.