Stephen Murphy (civil servant)
Stephen E. Murphy (born 1957) 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.
For other people named Stephen or Steve Murphy, see Stephen Murphy (disambiguation).
Stephen Murphy
American
DEA agent
1975–2013
ex-DEA agent responsible for taking down Pablo Escobar
Donna Petters (divorced) Connie Murphy (m.)
Law enforcement career[edit]
Murphy began his law 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. He joined the DEA in 1987 and served until 2013.[1]
In popular culture[edit]
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 (2017), as DEA agent Shepherd.