Murray McArthur


Murray McArthur is an English stage, television and film actor.

Early life

McArthur was born and brought up in Devon. The son of a mushroom farmer, of Scottish parentage and red-haired, he often plays Scottish roles. He attended King's School, Ottery St Mary, received a BA degree in English and Drama at Loughborough University and went on to study acting at the Drama Studio London. He was a member of the Devon County Youth Theatre.

Career

He has appeared in many stage-plays in British regional theatres and on London's West End. Much of his stage work has taken him overseas. His performance as Joe Gargery in Great Expectations at the Gate Theatre, Dublin was described by Irish Independent critic Bruce Arnold: "Emphasis on the heart-warming relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery is a crucial part of the story, and the blacksmith, played by Murray McArthur in the best performance of the evening, achieves this".
Murray appeared as Hasten, the Viking who breaks the Doctor's sonic sunglasses, in episode The Girl Who Died of Doctor Who.
McArthur portrayed a Wildling chieftain in the fifth season episode Hardhome of the HBO series Game of Thrones. His character returned in the sixth season episode The Broken Man with the character name Dim Dalba. He speaks for the Wildlings of The Gift when asked by Jon Snow, Tormund Giantsbane, Sansa Stark and Davos Seaworth to join them in the battle against the forces of Ramsay Bolton.
Murray is set to appear in the next Robert Eggers Viking revenge film The Northman. However, production on the film has been halted for six weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

Married to Geraldine with two children, Orla and Freya, he lives in South East London.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage