Cillian Murphy

Birthday:

05/25/1976

Place of birth:

Douglas, Cork, Ireland:

Biography:

Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 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. 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.



Credits

Small Things Like These (2024)
Bill Furlong
Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)
Dad
Oppenheimer (2023)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023)
Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
All of This Unreal Time (2021)
Man
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
Emmett
I'm the Man (2019)
Narrator
Anna (2019)
Lenny Miller
The Irish Revolution (2019)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Overcoat (2018)
Akaky (voice)
The Delinquent Season (2018)
Jim
The Party (2017)
Tom
Dunkirk (2017)
Shivering Soldier
Free Fire (2017)
Chris
Anthropoid (2016)
Josef Gabčík
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
Himself
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Matthew Joy
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)
Himself - Narrator
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
Self
Transcendence (2014)
Agent Donald Buchanan
Aloft (2014)
Ivan
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
Self (archive footage)
Broken (2012)
Mike Kiernan
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Red Lights (2012)
Tom Buckley
In Time (2011)
Raymond Leon
Retreat (2011)
Martin
TRON: Legacy (2010)
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Inception (2010)
Robert Fischer, Jr.
Peacock (2010)
John Skillpa
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
Michael McCrea
The Dark Knight (2008)
Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
The Edge of Love (2008)
William Killick
Waveriders (2008)
Narrator
Watching the Detectives (2007)
Neil
Sunshine (2007)
Capa
The Silent City (2006)
Unnamed Character
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Damien O'Donovan
The Making of 'Red Eye' (2006)
Self
Carry on Ken (2006)
Self
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Red Eye (2005)
Jackson Rippner
Batman Begins (2005)
Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Cold Mountain (2003)
Bardolph
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Pieter
Intermission (2003)
John
28 Days Later (2002)
Jim
Disco Pigs (2001)
Pig / Darren
How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
Gus
On the Edge (2001)
Jonathan Breech
Watchmen (2001)
Phil
A Man of Few Words (2000)
Best Man
Filleann an Feall (2000)
Ger
Sunburn (1999)
Davin McDerby
Eviction (1999)
Brendan McBride
The Trench (1999)
Rag Rookwood
At Death's Door (1999)
Young Reaper
Sweety Barrett (1999)
Pat the Barman
Steve ()
Untitled Peaky Blinders Film ()
Tommy Shelby
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain ()
Tommy Shelby / Himself
Blood Runs Coal ()
Chip Yablonski
Small Things Like These (2024)
Producer
Watchmen (2001)
Writer
Steve ()
Producer
28 Years Later ()
Executive Producer
Blood Runs Coal ()
Producer