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Cillian Murphy
Actor, ProducerBorn May 25, 1976 (49 years)
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.
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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| 2026 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Jim |
| 2026 | Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man · as Thomas 'tommy' Shelby |
| 2025 | Steve · as Steve |
| 2024 | Small Things Like These · as Bill Furlong |
| 2023 | Kensuke's Kingdom · as Dad (voice) |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer · as J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| 2020 | A Quiet Place Part II · as Emmett |
| 2020 | A World of Calm (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Anna · as Lenny Miller |
| 2018 | The Overcoat · as Akaky (voice) |
| 2018 | The Delinquent Season · as Jim |
| 2017 | The Party · as Tom |
| 2017 | Dunkirk · as Shivering Soldier |
| 2016 | Anthropoid · as Josef Gabčík |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea · as Matthew Joy |
| 2014 | Aloft · as Ivan |
| 2014 | Transcendence · as Agent Donald Buchanan |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders (TV Series) · as Thomas Shelby |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow |
| 2012 | Red Lights · as Tom Buckley |
| 2011 | In Time · as Raymond Leon |
| 2011 | Retreat · as Martin |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy · as Edward Dillinger (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Inception · as Robert Fischer, Jr. |
| 2010 | |
| 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 2006 European Film Awards · as Patrick 'kitten' Braden |
| 2006 | The Silent City · as Unnamed Character |
| 2006 | The Wind that Shakes the Barley · as Damien |
| 2006 | Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero · as Cast |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto · as Patrick 'kitten' Braden |
| 2005 | Batman Begins · as Dr. Jonathan Crane |
| 2005 | Red Eye · as Jackson Rippner |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain · as Bardolph |
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring · as Pieter |
| 2003 | Intermission · as John |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later · as Jim |
| 2001 | How Harry Became a Tree · as Gus |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Now (TV Series) · as Paul Montague |
| 2001 | Disco Pigs · as Pig / Darren |
| 2001 | On the Edge · as Jonathan Breech |
| 1999 | Sunburn · as Davin Mcderby |
| 1999 | Eviction · as Brendan Mcbride |
| 1999 | The Trench · as Rag Rookwood |
| 1998 | Sweety Barrett · as Pat The Barman |
Hippie Hippie Shake · as David Neville | |
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain · as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself |
| 2026 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | |
| 2025 | 28 Years Later · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2024 | Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird · as Self |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2024 | 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2024 | The 29th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2024 | 81st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer · as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| 2019 | The Irish Revolution (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | The Making of Dunkirk · as Self |
| 2016 | Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach · as Self - Actor |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy · as Self - Screen Test |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Xposé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | Carry on Ken · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |