Ron Murphy is a Canadian film and television director,Gayle MacDonald, "Richard Lewis CSI's kingpin arranges visits to the set with Quentin Tarantino". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2007. best known as a director of many episodes of the comedy series Trailer Park Boys.Greg David, "Trailer Park Boys wraps production of much anticipated Season 13". TV, eh?, August 6, 2025.
He began his career as a personal assistant to John Candy in the late years of the actor's life, before moving into television directing in the 1990s with the children's financial educational television series Street Cents,"Murphy's law of comedy". Playback, January 10, 2000. and the comedy pilots The Daily Blade and Bowlerama.Abbe Edelson, "Bowlerama rolls ahead". Playback, May 17, 1999. He became more widely known in the early 2000s for his work on The Gavin Crawford Show and Train 48.J. Kelly Nestruck, "'It's seedy. It's depraved. It's hot stuff': Show heats up as cast gets their mojo working". National Post, August 21, 2003.
Although he was not associated with the original 2001-2007 run of Trailer Park Boys, he directed the entire run of the followup series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Funtime Hour,"They've left the trailer park, but shtick lingers in new show; Drunken cursing remains in latest off-the-wall concept". Ottawa Citizen, November 16, 2009. and became a frequent director of Trailer Park Boys when it was revived in the mid-2010s,Raissa Tetanish, "Trailer Park Boys praise the Hubtown". Truro Daily News, May 22, 2014. including the entirety of the upcoming 13th season. From 2019 through 2022, he directed every episode of the television comedy series Jann, including the finale Christmas special.Angelica Babiera, "The Roku Channel acquires U.S. rights to Jann". Playback, January 18, 2023.
His feature film directorial debut, Back in Black, entered production in 2025.Andreas Wiseman, "Christopher Walken, Ella Ballentine & Jane Curtin Starring In Comedy ‘Back In Black’; Embankment Launches For AFM With First Look Revealed". Deadline Hollywood, November 5, 2025. It premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.Kate Erbland, TIFF Adds More Than 60 New Titles, Including Festival Winners ‘La Gradiva’ and ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’". IndieWire, August 4, 2026.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Canadian Comedy Awards 2001 Best Direction in a Series The Gavin Crawford Show "Here are the nominees for the 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Press, March 6, 2001. 2003 2004 Canadian Screen Awards and Gemini Awards 2002 Best Direction in a Variety Program or Series Sonic Templewith Joan Tosoni 2003 Best Comedy Series The Gavin Crawford Showwith Kyle Tingley, Virginia Rankin Alex Strachan, "The Eleventh Hour leads Gemini field". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 10, 2003. 2006 Best Direction in a Drama Series ReGenesis: "Gene in a Bottle" "Cancelled CBC drama gets 12 Gemini nods". Waterloo Region Record, August 30, 2006. Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Dark Oracle: "TrailBlaze" 2016 Best Direction in a Comedy Series Young Drunk Punk: "The Clash Is Coming" 2022 Best Comedy Series Jannwith Andrew Barnsley, Benjamin Murray, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jann Arden, Jennica Harper, Leah Gauthier, Randy Lennox, Dean Bennett, Mike McPhaden Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022. 2023 Best Dramatic Series SkyMedwith Vanessa Piazza, Julie Puckrin Joseph Pugh, "Clement Virgo's Brother, sci-fi comedy Viking among leading nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 22, 2023. 2024 Best Variety or Entertainment Special Jann: Alone for the Holidayswith Andrew Barnsley, Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Jann Arden, Jennica Harper, Ben Murray, Leah Gauthier, Dean Bennett, Mike McPhaden, Randy Lennox
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