Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Birthdate
May 25, 1976 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
May 25, 1976 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Known For
Acting

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.

Cillian Murphy's LGBTQ+ Titles

Anna
Anna
Lenny Miller
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
Patrick 'Kitten' Braden

Acting (78)

Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film as Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby
Steve as Steve
Blood Runs Coal as Chip Yablonski
2025
28 Years Later as Jim
2024
Small Things Like These as Bill Furlong
2024
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Archive Footage
2024
Kensuke's Kingdom as Dad (voice)
2023
Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer
2023
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
2021
All of This Unreal Time as Man
2021
A Quiet Place Part II as Emmett
2021
Fight for First: Excel Esports as Narrator (5 episodes)
2020
A World of Calm as Narrator (1 episode)
2019
I'm the Man as Narrator
2019
Anna as Lenny Miller
2019
The Irish Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
The Irish Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
2018
The Overcoat as Akaky (voice)
2018
The Silent Man as The Doll
2018
The Delinquent Season as Jim
2017
The Party as Tom
2017
Dunkirk as Shivering Soldier
2017
Free Fire as Chris
2016
Anthropoid as Josef Gabčík
2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Actor
2015
In the Heart of the Sea as Matthew Joy
2015
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth as Himself - Narrator
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Lennon or McCartney as Self
2014
Transcendence as Agent Donald Buchanan
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2014
Aloft as Ivan
2013
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2013
Peaky Blinders as Thomas Shelby (36 episodes)
2012
Broken as Mike Kiernan
2012
The Dark Knight Rises as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
2012
Red Lights as Tom Buckley
2012
Honest Trailers as Robert J. Oppenheimer (archive footage) (1 episode)
2011
In Time as Raymond Leon
2011
Retreat as Martin
2010
TRON: Legacy as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
2010
Inception as Robert Fischer, Jr.
2010
Peacock as John Skillpa
2009
Perrier's Bounty as Michael McCrea
2008
The Dark Knight as Scarecrow
2008
The Edge of Love as William Killick
2008
Waveriders as Narrator
2007
Watching the Detectives as Neil
2007
Sunshine as Capa
2006
The Silent City as Unnamed Character
2006
The Wind That Shakes the Barley as Damien
2006
The Making of 'Red Eye' as Self
2006
Carry on Ken as Self
2005
Breakfast on Pluto as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
2005
Red Eye as Jackson Rippner
2005
Batman Begins as Dr. Jonathan Crane
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self (1 episode)
2003
Cold Mountain as Bardolph
2003
Girl with a Pearl Earring as Pieter
2003
Intermission as John
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2002
28 Days Later as Jim
2001
The Way We Live Now as Paul Montague (4 episodes)
2001
Disco Pigs as Pig / Darren
2001
How Harry Became a Tree as Gus
2001
On the Edge as Jonathan Breech
2001
Watchmen as Phil
2000
A Man of Few Words as Best Man
2000
Filleann an Feall as Ger
1999
Sunburn as Davin McDerby
1999
Eviction as Brendan McBride
1999
The Trench as Rag Rookwood
1999
At Death's Door as Young Reaper
1999
Sweety Barrett as Pat the Barman
1968
60 Minutes as Self (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner (1 episode)

Production (8)

The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film • Producer
• Producer
Steve • Producer
• Producer
Blood Runs Coal • Producer
• Producer
28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
28 Years Later Part 3 • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2025
28 Years Later • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2024
Small Things Like These • Producer
• Producer
2013
Peaky Blinders • Executive Producer (6 episodes)
• Executive Producer (6 episodes)

Writing (1)

2001
Watchmen • Writer
• Writer