Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

1976-05-25

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.

Also appears in

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

8.5

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

8.1

Inception

Inception

8.4

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

7.2

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

7.5

Batman Begins

Batman Begins

7.7

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

7.8

In Time

In Time

7.0

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

7.5

TRON: Legacy

TRON: Legacy

6.5

Transcendence

Transcendence

6.0

Anna

Anna

6.7

Red Eye

Red Eye

6.4

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

7.4

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

6.8

Sunshine

Sunshine

7.0

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

6.9

Free Fire

Free Fire

6.3

Aloft

Aloft

5.5

The Party

The Party

6.3