[1] Dean Murphy wrote, produced and directed his first feature, 'Just Cruising' at the age of 17, he followed this with a sitcom pilot for the Nine Network.
Dean returned to Australia in 1997 to direct his third feature and became a founding member of Instinct Entertainment.
In 2009 Dean directed the Paul Hogan, Shane Jacobson feature Charlie & Boots, followed up by co-writing Kevin "Bloody" Wilson's Little Johnny.
In 2012 Dean directed the top rating ABC telemovie, Cliffy, the ABC documentary Hanging with Hoges and has been producing live theatre including Mother & Son starring Noeline Brown and Shane Jacobson and An Evening with Hoges starring Aussie Icon, Paul Hogan.
Dean also directed the ABC/Opera Australia project The Divorce starring Marina Prior, Lisa McCune, Hugh Sheridan and Kate Miller Heidke.