Relationships Family: Steve Murphy (younger brother) Marcie Murphy (mother) Asher Wolke, who has been estranged from his family for years, his father in particular, jokingly suggests having Shaun help Asher and his father resolve their issues with each other as a result. Though Melendez expresses doubt about Claire's ability to perform the procedure when it appears to be more complicated than previously thought, Shaun offers a solution that gets Melendez to agree to Claire performing the surgery. When the pain gets to be too much, Kerry breaks free and grabs Shaun's hand, but he chooses to allow it as it distracts Kerry from the pain. Shaun becomes convinced the date was a disaster and tells the story to his confused friends over the course of the episode. The rivalry stems back years. Shaun also inspires Andrews, who was once the most reluctant to hire him, to stand up to Han and fire him so that Shaun can be rehired by offering Andrews advice that Steve had once given to him. Shaun repeatedly insists that he had done nothing wrong as he had saved Lim's life, but both Lim and Glassman push him to take some kind of accountability for his actions. Going on a walk with Shaun, Carly explains that she understands him so well because her little sister is autistic as well and she has her own questions about their relationship, but she wants to spend time with him so they can figure it out together. [165], In February 2014, while playing Jamie Jones in the last 16 of the minor-ranking Gdynia Open, Murphy made his second 147 break of the season and the third of his professional career. Back home that night, Shaun and Lea need to talk about what they want to do with the pregnancy. Shaun forgives Carly and declines her invitation to meet them the following weekend. Despite Andrews' reservations that Shaun is not ready, Shaun proves himself to be extremely capable, even correcting a complication without outside input. However, Shaun suggests a radical surgery that carries many risks with the alternative being the bride's almost certain death from cancer. Claire later tells Shaun that she sees him as a role model on certain things and seeks Shaun's advice on how to deal with her mother. With not enough time to call for an ambulance, he instructs Lea how to do impromptu field surgery on his foot with the emergency first aid kit he packed. He reminisces good memories from his med school days where Glassman gave him an embroidery kit to practice his suturing technique, schooling Shaun on how to navigate tricky situations such as being treated unfairly by his superiors, and particularly remembers how Glassman told him hed always be there for him promise that Glassman is now breaking by being absent from his life with no attempts to communicate with Shaun at all. He is highly perceptive and often bluntly voices these perceptions, such as noting that his superior, Dr. Neil Melendez, was "arrogant" on the first day that they met. They got married right out of high school and soon realized it was a mistake and divorced again. She says she spent all day telling herself why terminating the pregnancy is a good idea, but now that it is actually happening, it she no longer wants to go through with it. Chambers, sharing some of his own experiences and struggles with being an autistic surgeon and a difficulty with making friends. Murphy won the match 102, completing his career Triple Crown. This is something Shaun is shown working on such as learning how to drive to make up for taking away Glassman's ability to drive himself places by driving Glassman instead. The husband promises to support his wife despite the difficulties they will face together. [155] He then reached the quarter-final of the German Masters, but lost 45 against Robertson. In a quiet moment as they wait for their plane back to the States, Lea makes a spontaneous decision and proposes to Shaun, asking him to marry her on a bench outside the airport. At the Masters in January, he defeated Mark Selby, Stephen Maguire, and Mark Allen en route to the final against Neil Robertson. When Glassman says he hasnt and the boy will likely die, Shaun is very distraught, and Glassman suggests that perhaps this case is hitting home for Shaun because he is an expecting father and thus it affects him more than hed like to admit. However, Shaun and Park discover that a surgery Beth endured as a baby prevents the fix they believed would work, forcing Beth to use a feeding tube for the rest of her life. In "45-Degree Angle," Shaun finally gets his first surgery in the form on an appendectomy. However, the way Shaun communicates that to her, he sparks an unanticipated reaction in Lea that has her turn the argument around on him, accusing him that he thinks she is not good enough for him because he is now holding her past actions of rejecting him three years ago over her head. [71] In the Grand Prix, he reached the semi-finals, where he lost 56 against Ronnie O'Sullivan, despite an earlier 52 lead. In "Sex and Death," Shaun works with Melendez to treat Oliver, a man who is enjoying life to the fullest while dying of cancer; the infection Oliver develops from one of his stunts ultimately causes Oliver's own immune system to attack and shrink the tumor to the point that it can be removed. Shaun Peter Murphy [1] (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship. However, whether or not Glassman is right about how Shaun is behaving, he does genuinely appear to be bothered by having potentially caused his friend's paralysis and the fallout for it to the point that it literally keeps him up at night on at least one occasion, leading to Shaun having an unexpected epiphany and coming up with a possible solution for Lim. Lea eventually decides that she wants to be with Shaun for the long haul and that their living together would be inevitable, so they might as well take that step now. As a result, after talking about their doubts and getting advice from multiple people, Shaun chose to continue his relationship with Carly by seeking out a more relaxed informal date that wouldn't be so overwhelming to him and had been described by Claire as something she greatly enjoyed when Claire was using her own dating experiences as an example. In Teeny Blue Eyes, Shaun wakes up in the morning to an otherwise empty bed. Shaun is allowed back into the hospital and helps them diagnose pericardial effusion, watching the ongoing surgery from outside the OR doors. Shaun supports Leas decision, although he is saddened that Lea is so unhappy. Although his colleagues initially express their doubts regarding the capabilities of an autistic surgeon, Shaun soon proves that he is an unparalleled asset [] Murphy, Big Owl's CEO and Executive Producer, held senior production roles at Shine Australia and spent six years as Head of Television at Warner Bros Australia, where he was responsible for the. [218][219], On 24 November, following his first-round loss to amateur player Si Jiahui in the 2021 UK Championship, Murphy commented, "he [Si] played like a man who does not have a care in the world, because he does not have a care in the world. [206][207] At the UK Championship, Murphy lost 46 to Eden Sharav in the first round, despite taking an early lead of 31. At the same time, Shaun, Lim and Melendez are recommended for license suspension to the medical review board by an investigator for the governor for their actions and behavior during the quarantine. The next day they agree to at least go on a hike before heading home. When talking with Tara, Shaun mentions having spent most of his life alone, but enjoys the friends he has made as a doctor and the lack of loneliness he now feels. He is sent home with a medical walking boot and pain medication. In the LG Cup, he defeated Steve Davis 54 in the second round,[25] before losing 25 to John Higgins in the third. [2] [3] Career [ edit] Freddie Highmore. In Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices, Shaun is somewhat flustered by the idea that he may have an irrational crush on radiology resident Cintia D'Souza, even though hes happy in his relationship with Lea. After some difficulty with new resident Dr. Danica "Danni" Powell, Shaun considers firing her on her first day, despite being reminded of how much he'd pushed back against his own attendings as a resident. According to Glassman, this is proof that while Shaun may not communicate as others do, he does communicate and is heard and inspires others. He lived with his father Tony, a former professional golfer, and did not see his mother again until he was 19. To Shaun's excitement, Carly calls herself his girlfriend and the two officially define their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. His pre-tournament odds were 1501, and before his win he was considered an underachiever. [42][76] He successfully defended his Malta Cup title (that year the tournament was not a ranking event) with a 93 victory over Doherty in the final. Dr. During the 2006 World Championship, Maguire said "I don't want to be a fat world champion", a perceived reference to Murphy. [151] He finished number 29 on the Order of Merit,[152][153] and couldn't qualify to the Finals. He has been married to Elaine O'Reilly since June 2016. [123] Murphy reached the semi-finals of the Australian Goldfields Open, but lost 26 against eventual champion Stuart Bingham. Shaun Murphy (born 1982), English snooker player Jonathon Power (born 1974), Canadian squash player Efren Reyes (born 1954), Filipino pool player Fabrice Santoro (born 1972), French tennis player Robert Wagner (darts player) (born 1965), Norwegian darts player Dayne Zorko (born 1989), Australian rules footballer [197][198] He bounced back later that month and reached the final of the Scottish Open after winning against the likes of Michael Holt, Kyren Wilson, and Judd Trump to face Mark Allen in the final. The character, Dr. Shaun Murphy, is diagnosed with autism and savant syndrome, which is a very rare dual diagnosis. The latter ignores the messages, also encouraged by Lea who says he shouldnt think about work or his everyday life for a while. After defeating Kyren Wilson, Anthony McGill, and Mark Williams, he met Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final for the third time this season; trailing 36 at the end of the afternoon session, he eventually lost the match 410. [215] He made a quarter-final appearance at the Masters in January where he was defeated by the same scoreline by Stuart Bingham. At the same time, Shaun attempts to lose his virginity to Carly, but has trouble going all the way with her, seeking advice from Glassman who distances himself from the issue on Debbie's advice. Birth Country: United Kingdom. He had just won a new friend, had been given signals that there may be more than platonic friendship in the stars, and now shes leaving. Snooker Trivia V 86%. As noted by Glassman, Shaun shows mercy to Zack despite his cruel and violent actions which is extraordinary in and of itself. While Shaun turns out to be wrong about Nakano having made a mistake, he is correct about there being a problem and he stops the surgery in time to save the patient. Shaun is eventually allowed to speak in front of the board, and his moving speech has the board members rescind their decision and Shaun is welcomed into St. Bonaventures residency program under the condition that if he is anything less than excellent, Dr. Glassman will have to give up his position as hospital president. He lived independently in Casper, Wyoming for some time (though both Glassman and Shaun note that his neighbors provided much-needed help). As a result, like Shaun, she has spent a great deal of her life as an outsider.