Cillian Murphy
Acting
Born: May 25, 1976 (age 50) · Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Inception
2010
The Dark Knight
2008
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Batman Begins
2005
Dunkirk
2017
In Time
2011
Oppenheimer
2023
Peaky Blinders
2013
28 Days Later
2002
TRON: Legacy
2010
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
Transcendence
2014
Photos (24)
Movies (59)
The Dark Knight
Scarecrow
Inception
Robert Fischer, Jr.
Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Dark Knight Rises
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Batman Begins
Dr. Jonathan Crane
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Jim (uncredited)
28 Days Later
Jim
A Quiet Place Part II
Emmett
In Time
Raymond Leon
Dunkirk
Shivering Soldier
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Tommy Shelby
In the Heart of the Sea
Matthew Joy
TRON: Legacy
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Small Things Like These
Bill Furlong
Anna
Lenny Miller
Sunshine
Capa
Transcendence
Agent Donald Buchanan
Red Eye
Jackson Rippner
Anthropoid
Josef Gabčík
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Pieter
Cold Mountain
Bardolph
Red Lights
Tom Buckley
Broken
Mike Kiernan
Free Fire
Chris
Steve
Steve
The Edge of Love
William Killick
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Damien
Breakfast on Pluto
Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Watching the Detectives
Neil
The Trench
Rag Rookwood
Kensuke's Kingdom
Dad (voice)
Peacock
John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
The Party
Tom
Perrier's Bounty
Michael McCrea
Retreat
Martin
Intermission
John
Aloft
Ivan
The Delinquent Season
Jim
On the Edge
Jonathan Breech
Filleann an Feall
Ger
Sweety Barrett
Pat the Barman
The Overcoat
Akaky (voice)
At Death's Door
Young Reaper
Disco Pigs
Pig / Darren
I'm the Man
Narrator
Misterman
Thomas Magill
The Water
The Son
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Thomas Shelby (voice)
Sunburn
Davin McDerby
All of This Unreal Time
Man
How Harry Became a Tree
Gus
The Silent Man
The Doll
Harriet and the matches
Cat (voice)
Waveriders
Narrator
Eviction
Brendan McBride
The Silent City
Unnamed Character
Watchmen
Phil
A Man of Few Words
Best Man
From the Mountain
Man
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (18)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
Self - Narrator · 3 eps
The Irish Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Actor
Carry On Ken
Self
The Irish Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
Himself - Narrator
Upcoming (3)
Writing (1)
Producing (7)
Peaky Blinders
Executive Producer
28 Years Later
Executive Producer
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Executive Producer
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Producer
Small Things Like These
Producer
Steve
Producer
Watchmen
Co-Producer