Ron Murphy

Ron Murphy is a Canadian film and television director, best known as a director of many episodes of the comedy series Trailer Park Boys.

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, and the comedy pilots The Daily Blade and Bowlerama. He became more widely known in the early 2000s for his work on The Gavin Crawford Show and Train 48.

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, and became a frequent director of Trailer Park Boys when it was revived in the mid-2010s, including the entirety of the upcoming 13th season.

His feature film directorial debut, Back in Black, entered production in 2025. It is scheduled to premiere in the Centrepiece program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.

Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Canadian Comedy Awards 2001 Best Direction in a Series The Gavin Crawford Show 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 2006 Best Direction in a Drama Series ReGenesis: "Gene in a Bottle" 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 2023 Best Dramatic Series SkyMedwith Vanessa Piazza, Julie Puckrin 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