Murphy Guyer

Murphy Guyer (born December 25, 1952) is an American actor, playwright, writer and director, best known for his plays and for appearances in the films The Devil's Advocate (1997), The Jackal (1997), Arthur (2011) and Joker (2019).

Murphy Guyer
Born (1952-12-25) December 25, 1952
Dover, Delaware, United States
OccupationPlaywright, actor, writer, director
NationalityAmerican

Early years

Murphy Guyer was born in Dover, Delaware, and grew up in rural eastern Maryland. He moved to New York City at the age of nineteen to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on an acting scholarship, and soon discovered a talent for writing jokes and comic sketches. He began his professional career writing for various stand-up comics and improv groups.[1]

Career

In the early 1980s, Guyer's first play Eden Court premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Kentucky. The play was later produced on Broadway and made into a film. During the course of his career, Guyer has written works for stage, screen and radio, and tends to farce and satire.[2] His plays have been produced Off-Broadway and at regional theaters in the US, Canada, Ireland, Britain, Europe and Russia. His play The Realists was listed as one of the Best Plays of 1988-1989,[3] and his adaptation of The Emancipation of Valet de Chambre was noted as one of the Best Plays of 1999-2000.[4]

In 1991 Guyer began acting in TV and films, with his first appearance as Tommy Gallagher in the Law & Order episode "Heaven."[5] Between 1996 and 2003, Guyer served as Associate Artistic Director for Playwrighting at the Cleveland Play House.[6]

Works

Selected plays include:

  • Eden Court, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival, 1982-1983
  • The American Century, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival, 1984-1985
  • The Metaphor, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival, 1987-1988
  • Loyalties, published in 25 Ten-Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1989, then in 30 Ten-Minute Plays for 4, 5, & 6 Actors from the National Ten-Minute Play Contest, 2001
  • The Enchanted Maze, produced at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT, 1990
  • Rendezvous with Reality, produced in Philadelphia, PA, 1995
  • The Interrogation, produced by Subterranean Theatre Company, HydePark Theatre, Austin, TX, 1997
  • Russian Romance, produced at Cleveland Play House, Drury Theater,Cleveland, OH, 1998
  • The American Century, produced at Theatre of Western Springs, Western Springs, IL, 2000
  • World of Mirth, produced at Theater Four, New York City, 2001,
  • The Infinite Regress of Human Vanity, produced at Cleveland Play House, 2002

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995Parallel SonsSheriff Mott
1996City HallCapt. Florian
1997FirehouseDet. Leo PatilloTelevision film
1997Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryWilliam ClarkDocumentary film
1997Love Walked InHoward's Boss
1997The PeacemakerINS Agent
1997The Devil's AdvocateBarbara's Father
1997The JackalNSC Representative
1998RoundersDetweiler
2004She Hate MeJohn Erlichman
2005La fiesta del ChivoTurk
2009The Mercy ManLeary
2011ArthurOfficer Kaplan
2015Good FridayPaul Chasse
2017WonderstruckSecurity Chief
2018PaternoGary SchultzTelevision film
2019JokerBarry O'Donnell

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991Law & OrderTommy GallagherEpisode: "Heaven"
1996The CityDarryl HasseyUnknown episodes
1997OzCO Eddie Hunt4 episodes
2010RubiconR.C. Gilbert5 episodes
2011Mildred PierceMr. Pierce5 episodes
2013–2016House of CardsOren Chase2 episodes
2016The BlacklistEye in the Sky2 episodes
2020NOS4A2FBI Agent Daltry2 episodes

Videogames
Year Title Role
2006Neverwinter Nights 2Ammon Jerro
2010Red Dead RedemptionAquila
2016Batman: The Telltale SeriesPolice Commissioner James Gordon
2017–2018Batman: The Enemy Within

References
  1. Murphy Guyer, retrieved 20 September 2015
  2. Drake, Sylvie (29 October 1986), "Stage Review : Murphy Guyer Serves His Sly Satire In 1-acts", LA Times, retrieved 20 September 2015
  3. Guernsey, Otis L.; Sweet, Jeffrey (1989), The Best Plays of 1988-1989: The Complete Broadway and Off-Broadway Sourcebook, Applause Theater
  4. Guernsey, Otis L. (2001), The Best Plays of 1999-2000, Limelight
  5. Murphy Guyer Biography, retrieved 20 September 2015
  6. Kaeja d'Dance (Cleveland Public Theatre), 2002, retrieved 20 September 2015
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