Timothy Vincent Murphy (born 5 April 1960) is an Irish actor based in Los Angeles. His notable 2015 roles have been on The Bastard Executioner, Grace and Frankie, and True Detective. He played Galen O'Shea for three seasons on the Kurt Sutter FX series, Sons of Anarchy. For his portrayal, Murphy won the 2013 BuzzFocus Readers Choice Award for "Best Villain". He appeared for two seasons on NCIS: Los Angeles as Russian super-villain Sidorov, and a season on the CBS series, Criminal Minds as Emily Prentiss' nemesis/love interest, Ian Doyle. He has guest starred on such series as Hawaii Five-0, Revenge, Burn Notice, Shameless, Quantico, 24, Nip/Tuck, Alias, Six Feet Under, and Code Black.

Early life and education
Murphy was born Timothy Vincent Murphy in Tralee, County Kerry to Edward and Mary Murphy, one of six siblings. He began his career in Dublin, where he trained in the Focus Theater. He attended University College Cork, majoring in Law and Accounting. Murphy also spent time travelling in South Africa, working in construction and roof laying in the Bronx, New York City, and working in bars in Florida.