Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
George Murdoch is an American professional wrestler, cable news personality, actor and author known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is the current NWA World Television Champion. Previously he had wrestled for WWE as Brodus Clay and Impact Wrestling as Tyrus.
After training in WWE's farm territories Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, Murdoch debuted during the fourth season of WWE NXT, a WWE television show where several rookies were paired with WWE wrestlers as mentors. He debuted on the main roster as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard. During 2012, WWE changed his gimmick to The Funkusaurus, a funk dancer managed by Naomi and Cameron, the Funkydactyls. He took part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014. He went undefeated for a while, teaming up with Lord Tensai, and later turned heel. From 2014 to 2017, Murdoch wrestled in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname of Tyrus. In 2021, he began to work with NWA, where he won the NWA World Television Championship.
As a cable news personality, Tyrus appears on Fox News Channel, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host of the late night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor on other programs. As an author, Tyrus published his autobiography Just Tyrus: A Memoir in 2022, which has become a New York Times bestseller.
George Murdoch is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 28 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes One Nation With Brian Kilmeade (2022), Gutfeld! (2021), Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014), No One Lives (2013), WWE NXT (2010), Raw (1993), WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999), WWE Main Event (2012).
The recorded credits span 1993 to 2024, including 15 movies and 13 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.
This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Tyrus · Brodus Clay · The Funk · Funk
TV ShowOne Nation With Brian Kilmeade
TV ShowGutfeld!
MovieScooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
MovieNo One Lives
TV ShowWWE NXT
TV ShowRaw
TV ShowWWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV ShowWWE Main Event
TV ShowMacGyver
TV ShowThe Soup
TV ShowTNA iMPACT!
TV ShowGLOW
TV ShowLove
TV ShowWrestlemania Rewind
TV ShowThe JBL and Cole Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXX
MovieYou Cannot Kill David Arquette
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2012
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2013
MovieMaintaining With Tyrus: Donald Trump Interview
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXVII
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2012
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXVIII
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2013
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2012
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2013
MovieSupercon
MovieWWE No Way Out 2012