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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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | Jim | 2026-01-14 |
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Steve | Steve | 2025-09-19 |
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Kensuke's Kingdom | Dad (voice) | 2024-02-07 |
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Small Things Like These | Bill Furlong | 2024-11-01 |
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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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A Quiet Place Part II | Emmett | 2021-05-21 |
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All of This Unreal Time | Man | 2021-07-01 |
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The Irish Revolution | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2019-04-02 |
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Anna | Lenny Miller | 2019-06-19 |
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I'm the Man | Narrator | 2019-12-03 |
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The Overcoat | Akaky (voice) | 2018-07-14 |
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The Silent Man | The Doll | 2018-06-12 |
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The Delinquent Season | Jim | 2018-04-27 |
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The Party | Tom | 2017-07-27 |
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Dunkirk | Shivering Soldier | 2017-07-19 |
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Free Fire | Chris | 2017-03-31 |
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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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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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From the Mountain | Man | 2014-11-05 |
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Transcendence | Agent Donald Buchanan | 2014-04-16 |
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Aloft | Ivan | 2014-02-12 |
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Broken | Mike Kiernan | 2012-08-22 |
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Red Lights | Tom Buckley | 2012-03-02 |
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The Dark Knight Rises | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | 2012-07-17 |
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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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Waveriders | Narrator | 2008-01-01 |
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The Edge of Love | William Killick | 2008-06-20 |
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The Dark Knight | Scarecrow | 2008-07-16 |
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Watching the Detectives | Neil | 2007-05-01 |
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Sunshine | Capa | 2007-04-05 |
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Damien | 2006-06-23 |
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The Silent City | Unnamed Character | 2006-10-01 |
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Carry On Ken | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane | 2005-06-10 |
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Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick 'Kitten' Braden | 2005-11-16 |
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Red Eye | Jackson Rippner | 2005-08-10 |
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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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Intermission | John | 2003-08-29 |
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28 Days Later | Jim | 2002-10-31 |
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Watchmen | Phil | 2001-06-04 |
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How Harry Became a Tree | Gus | 2001-09-01 |
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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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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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Eviction | Brendan McBride | 1999-12-02 |
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At Death's Door | Young Reaper | 1999-06-04 |
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Sunburn | Davin McDerby | 1999-12-12 |
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Sweety Barrett | Pat the Barman | 1999-04-16 |
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The Trench | Rag Rookwood | 1999-09-17 |
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Quando | Pat | 1997-04-02 |
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Untitled Prison Film | ||
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28 Years Later Part 3 | Jim | |
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Blood Runs Coal | Chip Yablonski | |
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The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film | Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby | |
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Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain | Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself |
