Gerard Murphy was born on October 14, 1948 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. He was an actor, known for Waterworld (1995), Batman Begins (2005) an The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999). He died on August 26, 2013 in Cambridgeshire, England. He performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was often cast in menacing roles.He began his professional career with the Glasgow Citizens Theater. He died on August 26, 2013, from cancer in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Burial;
Cambridge City Crematorium in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Ashes in possession of his brother, Brian Murphy.