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Stephen Murphy (civil servant)
DEA agent
For other people named Stephen or Steve Murphy, see Stephen Murphy (disambiguation).
Stephen Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen Murphy (age&#;67&#;68) Tennessee, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | DEA agent |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Known&#;for | ex-DEA agent responsible for taking down Pablo Escobar |
| Spouse | Donna Petters (divorced) Connie Murphy (m.) |
Stephen E.
Murphy (born ) is an American retired federal agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who, along with Javier Peña, was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar.[1] The story of this was told in the Netflix series Narcos, with actor Boyd Holbrook portraying Murphy.
Murphy and Peña also worked on the show as consultants.
Law enforcement career
Murphy began his law enforcement career at the age of 19 as an intern with the Bluefield, West Virginia Police Department. He subsequently joined the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, and later served as a patrol officer in Norfolk, Virginia.
Sean murphy pablo escobar biography movie Steve Murphy is a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who took part of chasing Pablo Escobar. He worked alongside Javier Peña. He also narrated the first two seasons. Murphy was born in Tennessee in ( in real life) to Marvin and Betty Murphy.He joined the DEA in and served until [1]
In popular culture
His character was played by actor Boyd Holbrook in the Netflix TV series Narcos.[2] Murphy and Peña worked as consultants on the show[1][3] and made a cameo appearance in the last episode of Season 2, "Al Fin Cayó!"[4]
He was also portrayed by Peter Sarsgaard in Loving Pablo (), as DEA agent Shepherd.
In TV Series Alias El Mexicano, produced by Fox Telecolombia for RCN TV, is portrayed by the actor Andrés Ogilvie Browne.
Books
Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar co-written with Javier F. Peña.[5]