Geoffrey Peter Murphy (October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand movie director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Wellington. Murphy was known for his works in "Goodbye Pork Pie" (1981), "The Quiet Earth" (1985), "Young Guns II" (1990), "Freejack" (1992) and "" (1995). He also was a second-unit director for the "The Lord of the Rings" movie series.