Joe Murtagh
Joe Murtagh was born on 5 February 1990 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for American Animals (2018), Calm with Horses (2019) and Group B (2015).
Works
The Kitchen
Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decisions.
Release Date:2023-10-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:161
Fairuz
A story about growing older and the loneliness of losing people around you.
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Say Nothing
Through the eyes of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, explore the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.
Release Date:2024-11-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:54
The Woman in the Wall
When Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.
Release Date:2023-08-27
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:65
Gangs of London
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.
Release Date:2020-04-23
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:560
Origin
A group of troubled passengers wake up on a damaged spaceship abandoned in deep space, each having left behind a dark past in search of a fresh start on a newly colonized planet. As their terrifying situation spirals into paranoia, they come to realize that the greatest threat to their dream of starting over – and indeed their lives – is something far darker than the pasts they were so desperate to escape.
Release Date:2018-11-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:191
American Animals
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
Release Date:2018-06-01
Department:Crew
Job:Additional Writing
Vote Count:1115
Fulfilament
Travel around the brain with a little, lost thought and discover what it takes to make a great idea.
Release Date:2015-10-12
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Out of Sight
In a bid to clear a debt with a loan shark, Martin, a recovered drug addict, agrees to lock a stranger in his spare room while they go cold turkey. As the days go on, Martin begins to suspect something far worse is at play, but his judgment is clouded by temptations to fall back into old habits.
Release Date:2015-01-09
Department:Writing
Job:Writer