Luke Murphy

With over three decades of experience in the UK film industry, Luke Murphy is a highly respected Special Effects Supervisor.  Known for his leadership on large-scale, effects-heavy productions across film and television, Luke has established a reputation for delivering high-quality physical and pyrotechnic effects with creativity, precision, and absolute safety.

Luke won an Emmy for his work on the series Andor Season 2 and most recent credits as SFX Supervisor include Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Eloise, Jamie Payne’s Luther 2, Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka Season 2, Graham Roland’s seriesNeuromancer, two seasons of Joe Russo’s Citadel and Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Jamie Payne’s Luther and Doug Liman’s Lockdown.

Luke has a long history with Star Wars, having also worked as the SFX Supervisor - Additional photography both on Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story and Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One.

As an SFX Floor Supervisor, Luke’s credits include Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy,  Cedric Nicolas-Troyan’s The Huntsman, Chris McQuarrie’s Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Guy Ritchie’s Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Luke started his career in special effects working on a number of James Bond films such as Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Skyfall and No Time to Die in addition to six of the Harry Potter films, as well as The Da Vinci Code, Snow White and the Huntsman and The Dark Knight Rises.

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