Johnny Murphy: The Irishman who helped create  the zombies on The Last Of Us

Johnny Murphy tells Esther McCarthy about the incredible prosthetics makeup work that won him an Emmy on the hit TV show 
Johnny Murphy: The Irishman who helped create  the zombies on The Last Of Us

Johnny Murphy, left, and some of the prosthetics he was involved in creating for The Last Of Us.

As a youngster, Johnny Murphy developed a fascination with the other-worldly prosthetics sported by movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger in  Terminator 2.

Younger him couldn’t have known then, but he would go on to work in that field at the highest level, bringing movie magic to our screens.

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