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Aliases: 希里安·墨菲 , 基里安·墨菲 , சில்லியன் மர்பி , کیلیان مورفی , Киллиан Мерфи
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Douglas, Cork, Ireland
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Movie Involvements: 65
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
60 Minutes
(1968) Self28 Days Later
(2002) JimPeaky Blinders
(2013) Thomas ShelbyOppenheimer
(2023) J. Robert Oppenheimer28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple
(2026) Jim28 Years Later Part 3
(2025) JimThe Dark Knight
(2008) ScarecrowInception
(2010) Robert Fischer, Jr.Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jim | |
| 2025 | Steve | |
| 2024 | Bill Furlong | |
| Dad (voice) | ||
| 2023 | J. Robert Oppenheimer | |
| Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer | ||
| 2021 | Man | |
| Emmett | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2020 | Narrator | |
| 2019 | Narrator | |
| Lenny Miller | ||
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Akaky (voice) | |
| The Doll | ||
| Jim | ||
| 2017 | Tom | |
| Shivering Soldier | ||
| Chris | ||
| 2016 | Josef Gabčík | |
| Self - Actor | ||
| 2015 | Matthew Joy | |
| Himself - Narrator | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Man | ||
| Agent Donald Buchanan | ||
| Self | ||
| Ivan | ||
| 2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Thomas Shelby | ||
| 2012 | Mike Kiernan | |
| Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | ||
| Tom Buckley | ||
| Robert J. Oppenheimer (archive footage) | ||
| Jonathan Crane (archive footage) | ||
| 2011 | Raymond Leon | |
| Martin | ||
| 2010 | Edward Dillinger (uncredited) | |
| Robert Fischer, Jr. | ||
| John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa | ||
| 2009 | Michael McCrea | |
| 2008 | Scarecrow | |
| William Killick | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2007 | Neil | |
| Capa | ||
| 2006 | Unnamed Character | |
| Damien | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2005 | Patrick 'Kitten' Braden | |
| Jackson Rippner | ||
| Dr. Jonathan Crane | ||
| Self | ||
| 2003 | Bardolph | |
| Pieter | ||
| John | ||
| Self | ||
| 2002 | Jim | |
| 2001 | Paul Montague | |
| Pig / Darren | ||
| Gus | ||
| Jonathan Breech | ||
| Phil | ||
| 2000 | Best Man | |
| Ger | ||
| 1999 | Davin McDerby | |
| Brendan McBride | ||
| Rag Rookwood | ||
| Young Reaper | ||
| Pat the Barman | ||
| 1997 | Pat | |
| 1968 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| Self - Presenter | ||
| 1944 | Self - Winner | |
| Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself | ||
| Chip Yablonski | ||
| N/A | ||
| Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby | ||
| Jim | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Executive Producer | |
| 2025 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2024 | Producer | |
| 2013 | Executive Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Executive Producer | ||
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |