Cillian Murphy
Acting
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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Filmography of
Cillian Murphy
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Steve
... 2025
Bill Furlong
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Dad (voice)
... 2024
J. Robert Oppenheimer
... 2023
Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
... 2023
... 2021
Emmett
... 2021
Narrator
... 2019
Lenny Miller
... 2019
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2019
Akaky (voice)
... 2018
The Doll
... 2018
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Tom
... 2017
Shivering Soldier
... 2017
Chris
... 2017
Josef Gabčík
... 2016
Self - Actor
... 2016
Matthew Joy
... 2015
Himself - Narrator
... 2015
Self
... 2014
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Agent Donald Buchanan
... 2014
Ivan
... 2014
Mike Kiernan
... 2012
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
... 2012
Tom Buckley
... 2012
Raymond Leon
... 2011
Martin
... 2011
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
... 2010
Robert Fischer, Jr.
... 2010
John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
... 2010
Michael McCrea
... 2009
Scarecrow
... 2008
William Killick
... 2008
Narrator
... 2008
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Capa
... 2007
Unnamed Character
... 2006
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Self
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Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
... 2005
Jackson Rippner
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Dr. Jonathan Crane
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Bardolph
... 2003
Pieter
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John
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Jim
... 2002
Pig / Darren
... 2001
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Jonathan Breech
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Phil
... 2001
Best Man
... 2000
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Davin McDerby
... 1999
Brendan McBride
... 1999
Rag Rookwood
... 1999
Young Reaper
... 1999
Pat the Barman
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Pat
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Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby
Chip Yablonski
Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
