Cillian Murphy
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 o
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.
Born
May 25, 1976
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Known For
Acting
Movies
71 acting
9 crew
Popularity
6.3
Known For
Inception
2010
as Robert Fischer, Jr.
The Dark Knight
2008
as Scarecrow
Oppenheimer
2023
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026
as Jim (uncredited)
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Batman Begins
2005
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026
as Tommy Shelby
28 Days Later
2002
as Jim
Dunkirk
2017
as Shivering Soldier
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
as Emmett
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