Cillian Murphy
Acting
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. 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.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
as Tommy Shelby
Age 49 (now 50)
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
as Tommy Shelby
Age 49 (now 50)
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Executive Producer
Age 49 (now 50) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
as Jim (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 50)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
Age 47 (now 50)
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Actor
Age 40 (now 50)
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
as Himself - Narrator
Age 39 (now 50)
The Dark Knight Rises
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Age 36 (now 50)
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Fight for First: Excel Esports
as Narrator
Age 44 (now 50)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 39 (now 50)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 38 (now 50)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 37 (now 50)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Age 28 (now 50)
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Also Known As
Cillian Ó Murchú
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