Danny Murphy

Danny Murphy (born 2004) is a British deaf actor who appeared in the 2019 film The Parts You Lose alongside Aaron Paul. Murphy is fluent in British Sign Language. Background Danny Murphy was born on 20 February 2004. He is fifth-generation deaf on his father's side of the family. Murphy grew up in Wallsend in England with his parents Kelly and Charles and his older brother and younger sister. His parents are deaf, and his siblings are hearing. Murphy's first language is British Sign Language, and spoken English is his second language. Murphy currently resides in Newcastle but attend Mary Hare School in Newbury, Berkshire as a boarder. As of 2019, he was completing GCSEs in English, Maths, Science, Media, Drama, ICT, Geography and BTEC Business Studies. By the time Murphy was eight years old, he had acted in a short film featuring skits. He later auditioned to host a CITV programme aimed at deaf and hard of hearing viewers. Murphy also created comedy videos on YouTube and has received views. Murphy was nominated for the Chronicle Champions Awards 2017 in the Young Role Model category, and he won the Diana Award from the British Deaf Association. In March 2020, Murphy took home the Rising Star award from the Royal Television Society for his leading role in the children's series Mission Employable, produced by ITV Signpost in Gateshead.