1976-05-25 Douglas, Cork, Ireland
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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Steve | Steve | 2025-10-03 |
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Small Things Like These | Bill Furlong | 2024-11-01 |
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Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird | (archive footage) | 2024-03-01 |
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Kensuke's Kingdom | Dad (voice) | 2024-02-07 |
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Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer | 2023-07-19 |
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Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer | Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer | 2023-07-15 |
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All of This Unreal Time | Man | 2021-07-01 |
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A Quiet Place Part II | Emmett | 2021-05-21 |
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I'm the Man | Narrator | 2019-12-03 |
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Anna | Lenny Miller | 2019-06-19 |
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The Irish Revolution | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2019-04-02 |
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The Delinquent Season | Jim | 2018-04-27 |
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The Silent Man | The Doll | 2018-06-12 |
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The Overcoat | Akaky (voice) | 2018-07-14 |
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Free Fire | Chris | 2017-03-31 |
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The Party | Tom | 2017-07-27 |
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Dunkirk | Shivering Soldier | 2017-07-19 |
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Anthropoid | Josef Gabčík | 2016-08-12 |
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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Self - Actor | 2016-06-30 |
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Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth | Himself - Narrator | 2015-08-31 |
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In the Heart of the Sea | Matthew Joy | 2015-12-03 |
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Transcendence | Agent Donald Buchanan | 2014-04-16 |
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From the Mountain | Man | 2014-11-05 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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Aloft | Ivan | 2014-02-12 |
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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy | Self (archive footage) | 2013-09-24 |
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Broken | Mike Kiernan | 2012-08-22 |
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The Dark Knight Rises | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | 2012-07-17 |
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Red Lights | Tom Buckley | 2012-03-02 |
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In Time | Raymond Leon | 2011-10-27 |
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Retreat | Martin | 2011-10-14 |
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Inception | Robert Fischer, Jr. | 2010-07-15 |
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TRON: Legacy | Edward Dillinger (uncredited) | 2010-12-14 |
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Peacock | John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa | 2010-04-20 |
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Perrier's Bounty | Michael McCrea | 2009-09-11 |
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The Dark Knight | Scarecrow | 2008-07-16 |
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Waveriders | Narrator | 2008-01-01 |
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The Edge of Love | William Killick | 2008-06-20 |
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Watching the Detectives | Neil | 2007-05-01 |
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Sunshine | Capa | 2007-04-05 |
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Carry on Ken | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Damien | 2006-06-23 |
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The Making of 'Red Eye' | Self | 2006-01-10 |
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The Silent City | Unnamed Character | 2006-10-01 |
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Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick 'Kitten' Braden | 2005-11-16 |
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Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane | 2005-06-10 |
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Red Eye | Jackson Rippner | 2005-08-10 |
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Intermission | John | 2003-08-29 |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter | 2003-12-12 |
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Cold Mountain | Bardolph | 2003-12-24 |
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28 Days Later | Jim | 2002-10-31 |
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Disco Pigs | Pig / Darren | 2001-10-05 |
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On the Edge | Jonathan Breech | 2001-08-10 |
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How Harry Became a Tree | Gus | 2001-09-01 |
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Watchmen | Phil | 2001-06-04 |
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A Man of Few Words | Best Man | 2000-06-04 |
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Filleann an Feall | Ger | 2000-06-04 |
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Sweety Barrett | Pat the Barman | 1999-04-16 |
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At Death's Door | Young Reaper | 1999-06-04 |
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The Trench | Rag Rookwood | 1999-09-17 |
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Sunburn | Davin McDerby | 1999-12-12 |
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Eviction | Brendan McBride | 1999-12-02 |
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Quando | Pat | 1997-04-02 |
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The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film | Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby | |
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Blood Runs Coal | Chip Yablonski | |
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Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain | Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself |
