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= Hiram A. Murray = [[File:Hiram A. Murray.jpg|thumb|Murray in 2021

Born       Hiram Anthon Murray

June 22, 1981 (age 40).

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Alama Mater City College CUNY (BA)Occupation  Actor - Writer - Producer Years Active 1999 - Present

Spouse   Felicita Malú (m. 1999) Children    6

]] Hiram Anthon Murray (born June 22, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and producer. Among his significant roles, he is most known for playing Officer Tucker in the ABC series General Hospital, Private John Cain in Saban Films 2019 World War I film The Great War, and Corporal Reeves in Paramount Pictures 2015 film Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. He will play Jackson in the upcoming Amazon Studios series The Terminal List, and will also be playing Lieutenant Robert Hayes in the upcoming World War II Tank film, Come Out Fighting.

Early life and education
Hiram Anthon Murray was born on June 22, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in East New York Brooklyn. Both his parents emigrated from Trinidad. His mother Bernice Murray was nurse, and his father Hiram Murray Sr. worked for UPS then the New York City Police Department. Murray’s first introduction to entertainment industry threw background work on music videos and commercials in late 90s, and after booking his first television role on CBS’ Now and Again in 1999, he fell in love with all things film and television and the overall creative process. It was in that moment Murray decide he wanted to go to film school and did so. Murray attended City College City University of New York where he earned a BA in Media and Communications with specialization in Film Directing and Screenwriting. While in attendance at City College Murray followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the New York City Police Department.

Prior to graduating from City College, the 9/11 terrorist attack took place in New York City and around the country and Murray made the decision that once he finished school, he would put everything on hold and go and serve his country. In 2003 Murray entered the United States Marine Corps under their Platoon Leader Course (PLC) and then upon his graduation from City College in December 2004, Murray accepted his commission as a Second Lieutenant. Murray served distinguishably and with honor and quickly rose to rank of Captain before leaving active duty in 2008 and going reserves. While in the reserves Murray joined the Los Angeles Police Department which brought him to California, the mecca of all things film and television and back to his first love. Determine to rededicate himself back to his craft, Murray enrolled in the premier Meisner Technique training studio in California, the Joanne Baron/D.W. Acting Studio. Prior to his graduation from this 2-year program in 2012, Murray started to book film and television jobs on regular, and in 2015 he left the Los Angeles Police Department and fully transitioned into the world of the entertainment industry and  hasn’t looked back since.

Career
In 1999, Murray appeared in his first television role as train passenger on the CBS television show Now and Again. In 2014, Murray took part in Forest Whitaker’s JuntoBox Films Studio first ever online casting competition, and he beat out thousands of actors around the world and landed the lead in the feature The Driver playing Eddie Gannon a middleweight boxer who will do anything to keep his money-hungry girlfriend Aspen. Dumped by his trainer and his backer; Eddie gets a gig as a driver for a gangster. A heist shootout leaves everyone dead, but Eddie, alone, with $2 million in cash.”

In 2015, Murray appeared as the lone surviving solider during a zombie apocalypse who helps save some kids, named Corporal Reeves in Paramount Pictures Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. Also this year Murray went on to book his first recurring role on television as Port Charles Police Officer Tucker on the ABC Studios soap opera General Hospital.

In 2019, Murray starred in Saban Films, The Great War. Murray played a Buffalo soldier during World War I who is attached to an all-white unit and sent behind enemy lines to find his missing unit. He and the other soldiers must put aside racial tensions and focus on the mission at hand to ensure success and each other’s safety.

In 2020, Murray starred in the multi-awarded short film The McHenry Trial – Don’t Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie. Murray played a down on his luck, homeless man, Shawn McHenry, who ends up being framed for a crime he didn’t commit. His estranged 14yr old son resurfaces in his life with a law degree in his back pocket, and decides to represent his father. Murray would go on to receive 11 international and domestic awards, and 1 nomination for his performance in this short film to include a “Best Actor” award at the 2021 Rome Film Awards.

In 2021, Murray began filming his next recurring television role in the Amazon Studios series The Terminal List, where he will play a character name Jackson, and he recently just wrapped his latest film leading an all-star cast in a film called Come Out Fighting where Murray plays the commanding officer of the 761st Tank Battalion during World War II. The first all African American Tank Battalion in the United States Army.

Personal life
On October 20, 1999, Murray married his childhood sweetheart Felicita Malú. The two met at the age of 15 while studying martial arts together (Tae Kwon Do). The couple have six children, Hiram A. Murray III (born September 27, 1999), Seth C. Murray (born May 28, 2001), Iyccis I. Murray (born June 3, 2003), Aleckzander J. Murray (born November 2, 2006) and twins Jonathan J. Murray and Alyssa J. Murray (born August 30, 2010).

Murray is a devout Christian (Seventh Day Adventist) and has always let God and his “Divine Navigation” direct his path in life, without question.