Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for his performance in 48 Hrs and best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, and 2007's Norbit.
Movie | Shrek 5 | Donkey (voice) | 2025 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Det. Axel Foley | 2024-07-03 |
Movie | You People | Akbar | 2023-01-20 |
Movie | Air | Det. Axel Foley (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-04-05 |
Movie | Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King | Himself | 2023-11-03 |
Movie | Candy Cane Lane | Chris Carver | 2023-11-29 |
Movie | A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special | 2023-12-14 | |
Movie | Coming 2 America | Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson | 2021-03-04 |
Movie | Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
Movie | Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self | 2020-01-07 |
Movie | Dolemite Is My Name | Rudy Ray Moore | 2019-10-04 |
Movie | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage) | 2018-06-29 |
Movie | Mr. Church | Henry Church | 2016-09-16 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Don Rickles: One Night Only | 2014-05-18 | |
Movie | Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip | Self | 2014-04-14 |
Movie | Trampoline | James Needham | 2013-11-01 |
Movie | Moms Mabley | Self | 2013-04-20 |
Movie | Dreamworks Spooky Stories | Donkey | 2012-08-01 |
Movie | A Thousand Words | Jack McCall | 2012-03-07 |
Movie | Shrek's Thrilling Tales | Donkey (voice) | 2012-08-28 |
Movie | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Self | 2012-11-14 |
Movie | Dreamworks Holiday Classics | Donkey (voice) | 2012-10-30 |
Movie | Tower Heist | Slide | 2011-11-02 |
Movie | Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis | Self | 2011-12-17 |
Movie | Shrek: Once Upon a Time | Self | 2011-12-30 |
Movie | Shrek Forever After | Donkey (voice) | 2010-05-16 |
Movie | The Women of SNL | Gumby (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
Movie | Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular | Donkey (voice) | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | Rapture Adrenaline | (archive footage) | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | Imagine That | Evan Danielson | 2009-06-19 |
Movie | Meet Dave | Dave / Captain | 2008-07-08 |
Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | 2008-10-14 |
Movie | Norbit | Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong | 2007-02-08 |
Movie | Shrek the Halls | Donkey (voice) | 2007-11-28 |
Movie | Shrek the Third | Donkey (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
Movie | Fuck | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2006-11-10 |
Movie | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early | 2006-12-25 |
Series | The Reichen Show | 2005-11-11 | |
Movie | The Ghost of Lord Farquaad | Donkey (voice) | 2004-04-03 |
Movie | Far Far Away Idol | Donkey (voice) | 2004-11-05 |
Movie | Shrek 2 | Donkey (voice) | 2004-05-19 |
Movie | The Haunted Mansion | Jim Evers | 2003-11-26 |
Movie | Daddy Day Care | Charlie Hinton | 2003-05-09 |
Movie | Showtime | Officer Trey Sellars | 2002-03-14 |
Movie | I Spy | Kelly Robinson | 2002-10-31 |
Movie | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Pluto Nash | 2002-08-16 |
Movie | Shrek | Donkey (voice) | 2001-05-18 |
Movie | Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | Donkey (voice) (singing voice) | 2001-11-02 |
Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Dr. John Dolittle | 2001-06-22 |
Movie | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Klump Family | 2000-07-27 |
Series | The PJs | Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs | 1999-01-10 |
Movie | Bowfinger | Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey | 1999-08-12 |
Movie | Life | Rayford Gibson | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Holy Man | G | 1998-10-08 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy | Self (archive footage) | 1998-02-24 |
Movie | Doctor Dolittle | Dr. John Dolittle | 1998-06-26 |
Movie | Mulan | Mushu (voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Metro | Inspektor Scott Roper | 1997-01-16 |
Movie | The Nutty Professor | Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie | 1996-06-28 |
Movie | Vampire in Brooklyn | Maximillian / Pauly / Guido | 1995-10-26 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop III | Det. Axel Foley | 1994-05-24 |
Movie | But... Seriously | Self (archive footage) | 1994-03-25 |
Movie | Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films | King ["Remember The Time"] | 1993-09-28 |
Movie | The Distinguished Gentleman | Thomas Jefferson Johnson | 1992-12-04 |
Movie | Boomerang | Marcus Graham | 1992-06-30 |
Movie | Tongues Untied | Self (archive footage) | 1990-03-16 |
Movie | Another 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | 1990-06-08 |
Movie | Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Self (archive footage) | 1989-12-01 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1989-09-24 |
Movie | Harlem Nights | Quick | 1989-11-17 |
Movie | Coming to America | Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul | 1988-06-29 |
Movie | Eddie Murphy Raw | Self | 1987-11-25 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop II | Det. Axel Foley | 1987-05-18 |
Movie | The Golden Child | Chandler Jarrell | 1986-12-12 |
Movie | Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick | Self | 1986-11-22 |
Movie | B.B. King: Into the Night | Self | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Best Defense | Lieutenant T.M. Landry | 1984-07-20 |
Movie | The Joe Piscopo Special | Self / Carl Lewis | 1984-09-22 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop | Det. Axel Foley | 1984-12-05 |
Movie | Trading Places | Billy Ray Valentine | 1983-06-07 |
Movie | 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | 1982-12-07 |