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10 Facts About Murray McArthur

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Murray McArthur was born on 4 May 1966 and is an English actor.

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Murray McArthur 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.

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Murray McArthur was a member of the Devon County Youth Theatre.

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Murray McArthur has appeared in many stage-plays in British regional theatres and on London's West End.

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Murray McArthur's 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".

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Murray McArthur portrayed a Wildling chieftain in the fifth season episode Hardhome of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Murray McArthur's character returned in the sixth season episode The Broken Man with the character name Dim Dalba.

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Murray McArthur 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.

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In 2021 Murray McArthur was cast as 'Dad' in the British psychological thriller Marooned Awakening.

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Murray McArthur plays the part of Fabian, a homeless man who lives in the ruins of the original pilgrim meeting house, in Tim Burton's recently released Wednesday on Netflix, where Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams sets Thing on him.