 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muHarlow, Essex uye akakurira muIrthlingborough, North Northamptonshire, Murphy akava nyanzvi muna 1998. Kukunda kwake paWorld Championship ya2005 kwakatorwa sechishamiso chikuru sezvo aive iye wechitatu chete akakodzera kuhwina zita. Mamwe makwikwi ake ekukunda akauya mu2007 Malta Cup, 2008 UK Championship, 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Final uye 2014 World Open, apo akasvika pakupedzisira kwechipiri World Championship mu2009, wechitatu muna 2015 uye wechina muna 2021. Akakundawo makwikwi manomwe asiri echikamu, kusanganisira 2015 Masters, iyo yakapedza basa rake Triple Crown. 