Stephen Murphy BSC ISC, is a cinematographer known for his work on character-driven stories, where evocative lighting immerses the audience and enhances the narrative’s mood and emotion.
In 2025, Murphy received a BAFTA TV Craft nomination for Photography & Lighting in Fiction for the mini series Say Nothing (2024) as well as a nomination for Best Cinematography from the Irish Film and Television Awards for the same project.
He is best known for his work on The Gentlemen (2025), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024), Atlanta (2022) and Heart Eyes (2025). His further credits include No One Get Out Alive (2021), Hanna (2020) and The Tourist (2024).
His additional accolades include a nomination for an ASC Award in 2023 for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series for the episode “New Jazz” in the show Atlanta (2016).
Murphy’s creative journey began with drawing and painting comic books, which eventually led to work in prosthetics design and miniature building in Ireland. However, his passion for black-and-white photography led him to a career in the camera department, where he worked his way up from assistant to operator, eventually moving to London where he established himself as a cinematographer.
He currently serves as Co-Vice president of the British Society of Cinematographers and is the former president of the Irish Society of Cinematographers.
Murphy, a member of IATSE Local 600, lives in Ireland, works globally and is represented by Worldwide Production Agency in the United Kingdom.