Cillian Murphy
Born: 1976-05-25 in Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple as Jim
- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man as Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby
2025
- 28 Years Later ... (Executive Producer)
- Steve as Steve
2024
- Small Things Like These as Bill Furlong
- Kensuke's Kingdom as Dad (voice)
2023
- Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
2021
- A Quiet Place Part II as Emmett
- All of This Unreal Time as Man
- Fight for First: Excel Esports as Narrator
2020
- A World of Calm as Narrator
2019
- Anna as Lenny Miller
- I'm the Man as Narrator
- The Irish Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Irish Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
- The Delinquent Season as Jim
- The Silent Man as The Doll
- The Overcoat as Akaky (voice)
2016
- Anthropoid as Josef Gabčík
- Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Actor
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- In the Heart of the Sea as Matthew Joy
- Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth as Himself - Narrator
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Aloft as Ivan
- Transcendence as Agent Donald Buchanan
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
- From the Mountain as Man
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Thomas Shelby
2012
- The Dark Knight Rises as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
- Red Lights as Tom Buckley
- Broken as Mike Kiernan
2010
- Inception as Robert Fischer, Jr.
- TRON: Legacy as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
- Peacock as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
2009
- Perrier's Bounty as Michael McCrea
2008
- The Dark Knight as Scarecrow
- The Edge of Love as William Killick
- Waveriders as Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Sunshine as Capa
- Watching the Detectives as Neil
2006
- Carry On Ken as Self
- The Silent City as Unnamed Character
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley as Damien
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Batman Begins as Dr. Jonathan Crane
- Breakfast on Pluto as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
- Red Eye as Jackson Rippner
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Cold Mountain as Bardolph
- Intermission as John
- Girl with a Pearl Earring as Pieter
2002
- 28 Days Later as Jim
2001
- Disco Pigs as Pig / Darren
- On the Edge as Jonathan Breech
- Watchmen as Phil
- The Way We Live Now as Paul Montague
- How Harry Became a Tree as Gus
2000
- Filleann an Feall as Ger
- A Man of Few Words as Best Man
1999
- The Trench as Rag Rookwood
- Sunburn as Davin McDerby
- Eviction as Brendan McBride
- Sweety Barrett as Pat the Barman
- At Death's Door as Young Reaper
1997
- Quando as Pat
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee