Ron Murphy (director)
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Ron Murphy is a Canadian film and television director,[1] best known as a director of many episodes of the comedy series Trailer Park Boys.[2]
He began his career as a personal assistant to John Candy in the late years of the actor's life, before moving into television directing in the 1990s with the children's financial educational television series Street Cents,[3] and the comedy pilots The Daily Blade and Bowlerama.[4] He became more widely known in the early 2000s for his work on The Gavin Crawford Show and Train 48.[5]
Although he was not associated with the original 2001-2007 run of Trailer Park Boys, he directed the entire run of the followup series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Funtime Hour,[6] and became a frequent director of Trailer Park Boys when it was revived in the mid-2010s,[7] including the entirety of the upcoming 13th season.[2] From 2019 through 2022, he directed every episode of the television comedy series Jann, including the finale Christmas special.[8]
His feature film directorial debut, Back in Black, entered production in 2025.[9] It is scheduled to premiere in the Centrepiece program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.[10]
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Comedy Awards | 2001 | Best Direction in a Series | The Gavin Crawford Show | Nominated | [11] |
| 2003 | Nominated | ||||
| 2004 | Nominated | ||||
| Canadian Screen Awards and Gemini Awards | 2002 | Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series | Sonic Temple with Joan Tosoni |
Nominated | |
| 2003 | Best Comedy Series | The Gavin Crawford Show with Kyle Tingley, Virginia Rankin |
Nominated | [12] | |
| 2006 | Best Direction in a Drama Series | ReGenesis: "Gene in a Bottle" | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | Dark Oracle: "TrailBlaze" | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Best Direction in a Comedy Series | Young Drunk Punk: "The Clash Is Coming" | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Best Comedy Series | Jann with Andrew Barnsley, Benjamin Murray, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jann Arden, Jennica Harper, Leah Gauthier, Randy Lennox, Dean Bennett, Mike McPhaden |
Nominated | [14] | |
| 2023 | Best Dramatic Series | SkyMed with Vanessa Piazza, Julie Puckrin |
Nominated | [15] | |
| 2024 | Best Variety or Entertainment Special | Jann: Alone for the Holidays with Andrew Barnsley, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jann Arden, Jennica Harper, Ben Murray, Leah Gauthier, Dean Bennett, Mike McPhaden, Randy Lennox |
Nominated |