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Cillian Murphy
Actor

Cillian Murphy

25 May 1976Born
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Douglas, Cork, IrelandBirthplace

Biography

Cillian Murphy (born May 25, 1976) is an Irish actor.

He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 play Disco Pigs, a role he later reprised in the 2001 screen adaptation. His early notable film credits include the horror film 28 Days Later (2002), the dark comedy Intermission (2003), the thriller Red Eye (2005), the Irish war drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), and the science fiction thriller Sunshine (2007). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama Breakfast on Pluto (2005), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.

Murphy began collaborating with filmmaker Christopher Nolan in 2005, playing Dr.

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Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) as well as appearing in Inception (2010) and Dunkirk (2017) and portraying the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biographical epic Oppenheimer (2023). By the year 2023, Murphy has already worked with Nolan for around 20 years and six films. He also gained prominence for his role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020).

In 2011, Murphy won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actor and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for the one-man play Misterman. In 2020, The Irish Times named him one of the greatest Irish film actors.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBABlood Runs CoalFilm: Chip Yablonski
  2. TBAPeaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the CurtainFilm: Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
  3. 2027A Quiet Place Part IIIFilm: Emmett
  4. 2027SacrificeFilm
  5. 2026Peaky Blinders: The Immortal ManFilm: Tommy Shelby
  6. 202628 Years Later: The Bone TempleFilm: Jim (uncredited)
  7. 2025SteveFilm: Steve
  8. 2024Small Things Like TheseFilm: Bill Furlong
  9. 2024Kensuke's KingdomFilm: Dad (voice)
  10. 2024Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas ShelbyFilm: Thomas Shelby (voice)
  11. 2023OppenheimerFilm: J. Robert Oppenheimer
  12. 2021All of This Unreal TimeFilm: Man
  13. 2021A Quiet Place Part IIFilm: Emmett
  14. 2021Fight for First: Excel EsportsSeries: Narrator (5 episodes)
  15. 2020A World of CalmSeries: Narrator (1 episode)
  16. 2019I'm the ManFilm: Narrator
  17. 2019AnnaFilm: Lenny Miller
  18. 2018The OvercoatFilm: Akaky (voice)
  19. 2018The Silent ManFilm: The Doll
  20. 2018The Delinquent SeasonFilm: Jim
  21. 2017The PartyFilm: Tom
  22. 2017DunkirkFilm: Shivering Soldier
  23. 2017Free FireFilm: Chris
  24. 2016AnthropoidFilm: Josef Gabčík
  25. 2015In the Heart of the SeaFilm: Matthew Joy
  26. 2014From the MountainFilm: Man
  27. 2014TranscendenceFilm: Agent Donald Buchanan
  28. 2014AloftFilm: Ivan
  29. 2013Harriet and the matchesFilm: Cat (voice)
  30. 2013Peaky BlindersSeries: Thomas Shelby (36 episodes)
  31. 2012BrokenFilm: Mike Kiernan
  32. 2012The Dark Knight RisesFilm: Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
  33. 2012Red LightsFilm: Tom Buckley
  34. 2011In TimeFilm: Raymond Leon
  35. 2011RetreatFilm: Martin
  36. 2011MistermanFilm: Thomas Magill
  37. 2010TRON: LegacyFilm: Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
  38. 2010InceptionFilm: Robert Fischer, Jr.
  39. 2010PeacockFilm: John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
  40. 2010Perrier's BountyFilm: Michael McCrea
  41. 2009The WaterFilm: The Son
  42. 2008The Dark KnightFilm: Scarecrow
  43. 2008The Edge of LoveFilm: William Killick
  44. 2008WaveridersFilm: Narrator
  45. 2007Watching the DetectivesFilm: Neil
  46. 2007SunshineFilm: Capa
  47. 2006The Silent CityFilm: Unnamed Character
  48. 2006The Wind That Shakes the BarleyFilm: Damien
  49. 2005Breakfast on PlutoFilm: Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
  50. 2005Red EyeFilm: Jackson Rippner
  51. 2005Batman BeginsFilm: Dr. Jonathan Crane
  52. 2003Cold MountainFilm: Bardolph
  53. 2003Girl with a Pearl EarringFilm: Pieter
  54. 2003IntermissionFilm: John
  55. 200228 Days LaterFilm: Jim
  56. 2002How Harry Became a TreeFilm: Gus
  57. 2001The Way We Live NowSeries: Paul Montague (4 episodes)
  58. 2001Disco PigsFilm: Pig / Darren
  59. 2001On the EdgeFilm: Jonathan Breech
  60. 2001WatchmenFilm: Phil, Writer
  61. 2000A Man of Few WordsFilm: Best Man
  62. 2000Filleann an FeallFilm: Ger
  63. 1999SunburnFilm: Davin McDerby
  64. 1999EvictionFilm: Brendan McBride
  65. 1999The TrenchFilm: Rag Rookwood
  66. 1999At Death's DoorFilm: Young Reaper
  67. 1999Sweety BarrettFilm: Pat the Barman
  68. 1997QuandoFilm: Pat

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