Eddie Murphy
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.
Acted in
Shrek 5
2026
as Donkey (voice)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Axel Foley
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Candy Cane Lane
2023
as Chris Carver
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
You People
2023
as Akbar
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
2021
as Self
Coming 2 America
2021
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
The True Story of...
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2020
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
as Rudy Ray Moore
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018
as Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
Mr. Church
2016
as Henry Church
Eddie Murphy: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2015
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
as Self
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
as Self
Shrek Stories
2013
as Donkey (voice)
Moms Mabley
2013
as Self
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
as Self
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
2012
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
as Donkey (voice)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
A Thousand Words
2012
as Jack McCall
Honest Trailers
2012
as Akbar / Chris Carver (archive footage)
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
as Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self
Tower Heist
2011
as Slide
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
2010
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek's Yule Log
2010
as Donkey (voice)
The Women of SNL
2010
as Gumby (archive footage)
Shrek Forever After
2010
as Donkey (voice)
Imagine That
2009
as Evan Danielson
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
Meet Dave
2008
as Dave / Captain
Shrek the Halls
2007
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek the Third
2007
as Donkey (voice)
Norbit
2007
as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Dreamgirls
2006
as James "Thunder" Early
Fuck
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Far Far Away Idol
2004
as Donkey (voice)
Father of the Pride
2004
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek 2
2004
as Donkey (voice)
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
2004
as Donkey (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
2003
as Jim Evers
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Guest
Daddy Day Care
2003
as Charlie Hinton
I Spy
2002
as Kelly Robinson
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Pluto Nash
Showtime
2002
as Officer Trey Sellars
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
2001
as Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Dr. John Dolittle
Shrek
2001
as Donkey (voice)
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
2001
as Self
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Klump Family
Bowfinger
1999
as Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
Life
1999
as Rayford Gibson
The PJs
1999
as Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs
Holy Man
1998
as G
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. John Dolittle
Mulan
1998
as Mushu (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Metro
1997
as Inspector Scott Roper
The PJ's
1997
as Various
The Nutty Professor
1996
as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
1996
as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Axel Foley
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as King ["Remember The Time"]
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Thomas Jefferson Johnson
Boomerang
1992
as Marcus Graham
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Remember the Time
1992
as Pharaoh
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
as Reggie Hammond
Tongues Untied
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Harlem Nights
1989
as Quick
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Coming to America
1988
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
as Self
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Axel Foley
Uptown Comedy Express
1987
The Golden Child
1986
as Chandler Jarrell
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986
as Self
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
1986
as Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
as Self
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Axel Foley
The Joe Piscopo Special
1984
as Self / Carl Lewis
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
Best Defense
1984
as Landry
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1983
as Self
Trading Places
1983
as Billy Ray Valentine
48 Hrs.
1982
as Reggie Hammond
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
as Self (archive footage)
The Pickup
Untitled Donkey Spin-Off Film
as Donkey (voice)
The Pink Panther
Beverly Hills Cop
as Det. Axel Foley