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Cillian Murphy

Acting 49 years old Douglas, Cork, Ireland ★ 7.1
Born: May 25, 1976

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.

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Known For

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Jim 2026
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Scarecrow 2008
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer 2023
Inception
Inception Robert Fischer, Jr. 2010
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Tommy Shelby 2026

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Dunkirk
Dunkirk Shivering Soldier 2017
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer 2023
Free Fire
Free Fire Chris 2017

Filmography

Acting Credits (86)

A Quiet Place Part III
A Quiet Place Part III Emmett 2027
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Tommy Shelby 2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Jim 2026
Steve
Steve Steve 2025
Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These Bill Furlong 2024
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom Dad (voice) 2024
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer 2023
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer 2023
All of This Unreal Time
All of This Unreal Time Man 2021
A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II Emmett 2021
Fight for First: Excel Esports
Fight for First: Excel Esports Narrator 2021
A World of Calm
A World of Calm Narrator 2020
I'm the Man
I'm the Man Narrator 2019
Anna
Anna Lenny Miller 2019
The Irish Revolution
The Irish Revolution Self - Narrator (voice) 2019
The Irish Revolution
The Irish Revolution Self - Narrator (voice) 2019
The Overcoat
The Overcoat Akaky (voice) 2018
The Silent Man
The Silent Man The Doll 2018
The Delinquent Season
The Delinquent Season Jim 2018
The Party
The Party Tom 2017
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Shivering Soldier 2017
Free Fire
Free Fire Chris 2017
Anthropoid
Anthropoid Josef Gabčík 2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Self - Actor 2016
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea Matthew Joy 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth Himself - Narrator 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Lennon or McCartney
Lennon or McCartney Self 2014
From the Mountain
From the Mountain Man 2014
Transcendence
Transcendence Agent Donald Buchanan 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
Aloft
Aloft Ivan 2014
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders Thomas Shelby 2013
Broken
Broken Mike Kiernan 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow 2012
Red Lights
Red Lights Tom Buckley 2012
In Time
In Time Raymond Leon 2011
Retreat
Retreat Martin 2011
Misterman
Misterman Thomas Magill 2011
TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy Edward Dillinger (uncredited) 2010
Inception
Inception Robert Fischer, Jr. 2010
Peacock
Peacock John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa 2010
Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty Michael McCrea 2009
The Water
The Water The Son 2009
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Scarecrow 2008
The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love William Killick 2008
Waveriders
Waveriders Narrator 2008
Watching the Detectives
Watching the Detectives Neil 2007
Sunshine
Sunshine Capa 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Silent City
The Silent City Unnamed Character 2006
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Damien 2006
Carry On Ken
Carry On Ken Self 2006
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto Patrick 'Kitten' Braden 2005
Red Eye
Red Eye Jackson Rippner 2005
Batman Begins
Batman Begins Dr. Jonathan Crane 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain Bardolph 2003
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring Pieter 2003
Intermission
Intermission John 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
28 Days Later
28 Days Later Jim 2002
How Harry Became a Tree
How Harry Became a Tree Gus 2002
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now Paul Montague 2001
Disco Pigs
Disco Pigs Pig / Darren 2001
On the Edge
On the Edge Jonathan Breech 2001
Watchmen
Watchmen Phil 2001
Filleann an Feall
Filleann an Feall Ger 2000
A Man of Few Words
A Man of Few Words Best Man 2000
Sunburn
Sunburn Davin McDerby 1999
Eviction
Eviction Brendan McBride 1999
The Trench
The Trench Rag Rookwood 1999
At Death's Door
At Death's Door Young Reaper 1999
Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barrett Pat the Barman 1999
Quando
Quando Pat 1997
60 Minutes
60 Minutes Self 1968
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self - Presenter 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Blood Runs Coal
Blood Runs Coal Chip Yablonski
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Harriet and the matches
Harriet and the matches Cat (voice)
The Meetings of the water
The Meetings of the water Man

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