Cillian Murphy
Actor, Producer
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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| 2027 | A Quiet Place Part III · as Emmett |
| 2026 | Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man · as Tommy Shelby |
| 2026 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Jim |
| 2025 | Steve · as Steve |
| 2024 | Small Things Like These · as Bill Furlong |
| 2024 | The Zaks Affair: Anatomy of a Fake Collection · as Julius Robert Oppenheimer |
| 2023 | Kensuke's Kingdom · as Dad (voice)On Plex |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer · as J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| 2021 | Fight for First: Excel Esports · as Narrator |
| 2020 | A Quiet Place Part II · as Emmett |
| 2020 | A World of Calm · 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 | The Silent Man · as The Doll |
| 2016 | Anthropoid · as Josef Gabčík |
| 2016 | Free Fire · as ChrisOn Plex |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea · as Matthew Joy |
| 2014 | Aloft · as Ivan |
| 2014 | Transcendence · as Agent Donald Buchanan |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders · as Thomas Shelby |
| 2012 | Broken · as Mike KiernanOn Plex |
| 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 | Peacock · as John Skillpa / Emma SkillpaOn Plex |
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty · as Michael MccreaOn Plex |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight · as Scarecrow |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love · as William KillickOn Plex |
| 2008 | Waveriders · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives · as NeilOn Plex |
| 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 DamienOn Plex |
| 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 · as Paul Montague |
| 2001 | Disco Pigs · as Pig / DarrenOn Plex |
| 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 |
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| 2026 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | 28 Years Later · as Executive Producer |
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| 2013 | Peaky Blinders · as Executive Producer |