Date of Birth 22 January 1975, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK Nickname Jim Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) Spouse Sarah Parish (15 December 2007 - present) 1 child Trivia Great-grandfather Richard Hollins Murray invented the reflecting lens in 1927. Formerly romantically linked to North Square co-star Helen McCrory, but more recently linked to Cutting It co-star Sarah Parish. Daughter, Ella-Jayne Murray, was born five weeks prematurely in May, 2008. In January 2009, daughter, Ella-Jayne Murray, died at 8 months old, due to a heart defect she had when she was born. His daughter Ella-Jayne died in mid January 2009.
