Leia Murphy
Irish actress
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Leia Murphy is an Irish television actress. She had a lead role in comedy-horror series Video Nasty (2025). Her television roles also include Small Town, Big Story (2025).
Leia Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Education | Gaiety School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Early life
Murphy is from Lucan, County Dublin, and attended the Gaiety School of Acting.[1][2]
Career
Murphy appeared in the 2020 short film The Yellow Dress for which she won the Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actress) at the Los Angeles short film festival.[3] She played troubled teen Vinny Doherty in Irish soap opera Fair City.[4][5][6]
In 2023, she was cast in Chris O'Dowd comedy series Small Town, Big Story.[7] In 2025, she could be seen in a lead role in 1980s-set comedy-horror series Video Nasty.[8][9]
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2021 | Fair City | Vinny Doherty | Series 30 & 32; 8 episodes |
| 2020 | The Yellow Dress | Aisling | Short film |
| 2025 | Video Nasty | Zoe | Episodes 1–6 |
| Small Town, Big Story | Joanne Proctor | Episodes 1–6 | |
| Call the Midwife | Marie Byrne | 2 episodes | |
| TBA | Angels in the Asylum† | Emma | Filming |