 at BATS, and subsequently won Actor of the Year for the role at the 2005 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards.In 2006 Murray appeared as Alex in the premiere season of Ken Duncum's play "Picture Perfect".At the 2006 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards he was awarded an accolade for outstanding performance for his role in Martin Crimp's "The Country" at Circa and also received a nomination for Actor of the Year for the same role.