 He finished the year taking on the role of Swannee in Centrepoint's Christmas production of "Shop 'Til You Drop".In 1999, Murray landed the role of Dr Alan Dubrovsky in the New Zealand prime-time soap opera "Shortland Street".In November 2000 it was announced that Murray's character was one of five being axed by the show's executive producer, Tony Holden, early in 2001.