Cillian Murphy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1976 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Douglas, Cork, Ireland
- Credits
- 86
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.
Known for
Inception
2010Movie
Robert Fischer, Jr.
The Dark Knight
2008Movie
Scarecrow
The Dark Knight Rises
2012Movie
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Batman Begins
2005Movie
Dr. Jonathan Crane
Dunkirk
2017Movie
Shivering Soldier
Oppenheimer
2023Movie
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Filmography
A Quiet Place Part III
2027Movie
Emmett
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026Movie
Tommy Shelby
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026Movie
Jim (uncredited)
Steve
2025Movie
Steve
Small Things Like These
2024Movie
Bill Furlong
Kensuke's Kingdom
2024Movie
Dad (voice)
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
2024Movie
Thomas Shelby (voice)
Oppenheimer
2023Movie
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023Movie
Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
All of This Unreal Time
2021Movie
Man
A Quiet Place Part II
2021Movie
Emmett
Fight for First: Excel Esports
2021TV
Narrator
A World of Calm
2020TV
Narrator
I'm the Man
2019Movie
Narrator
Anna
2019Movie
Lenny Miller
The Irish Revolution
2019Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Irish Revolution
2019TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Overcoat
2018Movie
Akaky (voice)
The Silent Man
2018Movie
The Doll
The Delinquent Season
2018Movie
Jim
The Party
2017Movie
Tom
Dunkirk
2017Movie
Shivering Soldier
Free Fire
2017Movie
Chris
Anthropoid
2016Movie
Josef Gabčík
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016Movie
Self - Actor
In the Heart of the Sea
2015Movie
Matthew Joy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
2015Movie
Himself - Narrator
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
2015TV
Self - Narrator
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014Movie
Self
From the Mountain
2014Movie
Man
Transcendence
2014Movie
Agent Donald Buchanan
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
Aloft
2014Movie
Ivan
Harriet and the matches
2013Movie
Cat (voice)
Peaky Blinders
2013TV
Thomas Shelby
Broken
2012Movie
Mike Kiernan
The Dark Knight Rises
2012Movie
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Red Lights
2012Movie
Tom Buckley
In Time
2011Movie
Raymond Leon
Retreat
2011Movie
Martin
Misterman
2011Movie
Thomas Magill
TRON: Legacy
2010Movie
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Inception
2010Movie
Robert Fischer, Jr.
Peacock
2010Movie
John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
Perrier's Bounty
2010Movie
Michael McCrea
The Water
2009Movie
The Son
The Dark Knight
2008Movie
Scarecrow
The Edge of Love
2008Movie
William Killick
Waveriders
2008Movie
Narrator
Watching the Detectives
2007Movie
Neil
Sunshine
2007Movie
Capa
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
The Silent City
2006Movie
Unnamed Character
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006Movie
Damien
Carry On Ken
2006Movie
Self
Breakfast on Pluto
2005Movie
Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Red Eye
2005Movie
Jackson Rippner
Batman Begins
2005Movie
Dr. Jonathan Crane
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
Cold Mountain
2003Movie
Bardolph
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003Movie
Pieter
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
2003Movie
Self
Intermission
2003Movie
John
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
28 Days Later
2002Movie
Jim
How Harry Became a Tree
2002Movie
Gus
The Way We Live Now
2001TV
Paul Montague
Disco Pigs
2001Movie
Pig / Darren
On the Edge
2001Movie
Jonathan Breech
Watchmen
2001Movie
Phil
A Man of Few Words
2000Movie
Best Man
Filleann an Feall
2000Movie
Ger
Sunburn
1999Movie
Davin McDerby
Eviction
1999Movie
Brendan McBride
The Trench
1999Movie
Rag Rookwood
At Death's Door
1999Movie
Young Reaper
Sweety Barrett
1999Movie
Pat the Barman
Quando
1997Movie
Pat
60 Minutes
1968TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self, Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee
Sacrifice
Movie
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Movie
Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Blood Runs Coal
Movie
Chip Yablonski