Best known for his role as Gaalan O’Shay in the FX biker drama series “Sons of Anarchy,” Timothy V. Murphy is joining showrunner Kurt Sutter in the new medieval series, “The Bastard Executioner,” as Father Ruskin. Currently in UK for “The Bastard Executioner” production, the actor is filming alongside "SOA" co-star Katey Sagal (Gemma Teller), who plays the prescient and beautiful Annora of the Alders.

Famous for bad guy roles, Murphy revealed that he loves playing the anti-hero. According to him, he doesn’t consider his characters bad; rather, they're people who consider themselves “smarter than the guys that they are dealing with.” So whenever he is in character, he reportedly always thinks that he is better than the other actors for him to play the role very well.

“I love playing Gaalan,” Murphy told Lena Lamoray back in November last year. “It’s such a great gang there on the set of 'Sons of Anarchy.' I love going to work on those days where I’m working with all the guys.”

The actor also admitted that he worked as a bouncer in Dublin and worked in construction for a number of years, so the aggression that he embodies when he played Gaalan is part of him being Irish and the combination of his experience from his previous jobs.

Now filming in Wales and England for #TBX pilot episode, the “Lone Ranger” star is set to play Father RusKin, a former soldier who left the military for the seminary. Described as brawny yet a gentle man, Ruskin is not just a priest but also a rector and the teacher of the court.

Set in 14th century, “The Bastard Executioner” tells the story of a warrior knight during King Edward II’s reign who vowed not use his sword again. “Broken by the ravages of war,” the bastard lay down his sword and lived a simple agrarian life, but the life of violence found him again and he was forced to pick the bloodiest sword of all.

The new series started shooting in Wales on March 19 with executive producer Paris Barclay as the lead director. Other stars in the show include “True Blood” star Stephen Moyer, “Penny Dreadful” actor Danny Sapani and “The American” star Matthew Rhys for a guest-starring role.

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