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Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Acting May 25, 1976 (50 years old) Douglas, Cork, Ireland

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. 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.

Movies 74

The Dark Knight 8.5

The Dark Knight

as Scarecrow

2008
Inception 8.4

Inception

as Robert Fischer, Jr.

2010
Oppenheimer 8.0

Oppenheimer

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

2023
The Dark Knight Rises 7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

2012
Batman Begins 7.7

Batman Begins

as Dr. Jonathan Crane

2005
In Time 7.0

In Time

as Raymond Leon

2011
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 7.1

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

as Jim (uncredited)

2026
28 Days Later 7.2

28 Days Later

as Jim

2002
Dunkirk 7.5

Dunkirk

as Shivering Soldier

2017
A Quiet Place Part II 7.4

A Quiet Place Part II

as Emmett

2021
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 7.2

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

as Tommy Shelby

2026
TRON: Legacy 6.6

TRON: Legacy

as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)

2010
Sunshine 7.0

Sunshine

as Capa

2007
In the Heart of the Sea 6.8

In the Heart of the Sea

as Matthew Joy

2015
Transcendence 6.1

Transcendence

as Agent Donald Buchanan

2014
Anna 6.7

Anna

as Lenny Miller

2019
Red Lights 6.2

Red Lights

as Tom Buckley

2012
Cold Mountain 6.9

Cold Mountain

as Bardolph

2003
Small Things Like These 6.7

Small Things Like These

as Bill Furlong

2024
Red Eye 6.4

Red Eye

as Jackson Rippner

2005
Girl with a Pearl Earring 6.6

Girl with a Pearl Earring

as Pieter

2003
Anthropoid 7.1

Anthropoid

as Josef Gabčík

2016
Steve 6.3

Steve

as Steve

2025
The Wind That Shakes the Barley 7.3

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

as Damien

2006
A Quiet Place Part III

A Quiet Place Part III

as Emmett

2027
The Edge of Love 6.2

The Edge of Love

as William Killick

2008
Free Fire 6.2

Free Fire

as Chris

2017
Breakfast on Pluto 7.2

Breakfast on Pluto

as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden

2005
Watching the Detectives 6.3

Watching the Detectives

as Neil

2007
Peacock 6.1

Peacock

as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa

2010
Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Intermission 6.2

Intermission

as John

2003
Broken 6.9

Broken

as Mike Kiernan

2012
The Party 6.3

The Party

as Tom

2017
28 Years Later: Part III

28 Years Later: Part III

as Jim

Retreat 5.6

Retreat

as Martin

2011
The Trench 5.3

The Trench

as Rag Rookwood

1999
The Delinquent Season 6.2

The Delinquent Season

as Jim

2018
Kensuke's Kingdom 7.1

Kensuke's Kingdom

as Dad (voice)

2024
Aloft 5.3

Aloft

as Ivan

2014
On the Edge 6.7

On the Edge

as Jonathan Breech

2001
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight 7.5

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight

as Scarecrow (archive footage)

2008
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 6.6

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

as Self - Actor

2016
Perrier's Bounty 5.8

Perrier's Bounty

as Michael McCrea

2010
Lennon or McCartney 5.3

Lennon or McCartney

as Self

2014
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

Waveriders 5.8

Waveriders

as Narrator

2008
How Harry Became a Tree 5.5

How Harry Became a Tree

as Gus

2002
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer 6.5

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer

2023
The Silent Man

The Silent Man

as The Doll

2018
Disco Pigs 5.8

Disco Pigs

as Pig / Darren

2001
Filleann an Feall 7.8

Filleann an Feall

as Ger

2000
The Overcoat 8.0

The Overcoat

as Akaky (voice)

2018
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' 6.6

Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'

as Self

2003
Blood Runs Coal

Blood Runs Coal

as Chip Yablonski

At Death's Door 6.8

At Death's Door

as Young Reaper

1999
Watchmen 7.2

Watchmen

as Phil

2001
Sunburn 6.2

Sunburn

as Davin McDerby

1999
A Man of Few Words 7.7

A Man of Few Words

as Best Man

2000
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby 0.5

Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

as Thomas Shelby (voice)

2024
All of This Unreal Time 7.6

All of This Unreal Time

as Man

2021
Quando 9.0

Quando

as Pat

1997
I'm the Man 7.0

I'm the Man

as Narrator

2019
The Silent City 5.6

The Silent City

as Unnamed Character

2006
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 7.3

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

as Himself - Narrator

2015
Misterman

Misterman

as Thomas Magill

2011
Carry On Ken

Carry On Ken

as Self

2006
Sweety Barrett 6.0

Sweety Barrett

as Pat the Barman

1999
Eviction 6.5

Eviction

as Brendan McBride

1999
Harriet and the matches

Harriet and the matches

as Cat (voice)

2013
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain 8.2

Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain

as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself

The Water

The Water

as The Son

2009
The Irish Revolution 8.0

The Irish Revolution

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2019
From the Mountain

From the Mountain

as Man

2014

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