Cillian Murphy

Acting

Born May 25, 1976 (age 50) · Douglas, Cork, Ireland

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Inception2010
as ⁨Robert Fischer, Jr.⁩
The Dark Knight2008
as ⁨Scarecrow⁩
The Dark Knight Rises2012
as ⁨Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow⁩
Batman Begins2005
as ⁨Dr. Jonathan Crane⁩
Dunkirk2017
as ⁨Shivering Soldier⁩
Oppenheimer2023
as ⁨J. Robert Oppenheimer⁩
In Time2011
as ⁨Raymond Leon⁩
as ⁨Jim⁩
as ⁨Edward Dillinger (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Emmett⁩
as ⁨Agent Donald Buchanan⁩
as ⁨Matthew Joy⁩
as ⁨Capa⁩
as ⁨Lenny Miller⁩
as ⁨Jackson Rippner⁩
as ⁨Bardolph⁩
as ⁨Jim (uncredited)⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Pieter⁩
as ⁨Tom Buckley⁩
as ⁨Tommy Shelby⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Chris⁩
as ⁨Josef Gabčík⁩
as ⁨Damien⁩
as ⁨Tom⁩
as ⁨Bill Furlong⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Patrick 'Kitten' Braden⁩
as ⁨William Killick⁩
as ⁨Martin⁩
as ⁨Steve⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Mike Kiernan⁩
as ⁨John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa⁩
as ⁨Neil⁩
as ⁨John⁩
as ⁨Ivan⁩
as ⁨Michael McCrea⁩
as ⁨Rag Rookwood⁩
as ⁨Pig / Darren⁩
as ⁨Dad (voice)⁩
as ⁨Jonathan Breech⁩
as ⁨Jim⁩
as ⁨Emmett⁩
Out Wed, Jul 28

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Inception2010
as ⁨Robert Fischer, Jr.⁩
The Dark Knight2008
as ⁨Scarecrow⁩
The Dark Knight Rises2012
as ⁨Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow⁩
Batman Begins2005
as ⁨Dr. Jonathan Crane⁩
Dunkirk2017
as ⁨Shivering Soldier⁩
Oppenheimer2023
as ⁨J. Robert Oppenheimer⁩
In Time2011
as ⁨Raymond Leon⁩
as ⁨Jim⁩
as ⁨Edward Dillinger (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Emmett⁩
as ⁨Agent Donald Buchanan⁩
as ⁨Matthew Joy⁩
as ⁨Capa⁩
as ⁨Lenny Miller⁩
as ⁨Jackson Rippner⁩
as ⁨Bardolph⁩
as ⁨Jim (uncredited)⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Pieter⁩
as ⁨Tom Buckley⁩
as ⁨Tommy Shelby⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Chris⁩
as ⁨Josef Gabčík⁩
as ⁨Damien⁩
as ⁨Tom⁩
as ⁨Bill Furlong⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Patrick 'Kitten' Braden⁩
as ⁨William Killick⁩
as ⁨Martin⁩
as ⁨Steve⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Mike Kiernan⁩
as ⁨John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa⁩
as ⁨Neil⁩
as ⁨John⁩
as ⁨Ivan⁩
as ⁨Michael McCrea⁩
as ⁨Rag Rookwood⁩
as ⁨Pig / Darren⁩
as ⁨Dad (voice)⁩
as ⁨Jonathan Breech⁩
as ⁨Jim⁩
as ⁨Emmett⁩
Out Wed, Jul 28