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Aliases: คิลเลียน เมอร์ฟี , キリアン・マーフィー , 基利安·墨菲 , 킬리언 머피 , كيليان مورفي , 希里安·墨菲 , کیلین مورفی , 基里安·墨菲 , 席尼·墨菲 , קיליאן מרפי , சில்லியன் மர்பி

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Douglas, Cork, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 63

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

Peaky Blinders
Average
9

Peaky Blinders

(2013) Thomas Shelby
Oppenheimer
Average
8

Oppenheimer

(2023) J. Robert Oppenheimer
Honest Trailers
Average
6

Honest Trailers

(2012) Robert J. Oppenheimer (archive footage)
60 Minutes
Average
7

60 Minutes

(1968) Self
A Quiet Place Part II
Average
7

A Quiet Place Part II

(2021) Emmett
The Dark Knight
Average
9

The Dark Knight

(2008) Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Inception
Average
8

Inception

(2010) Robert Fischer, Jr.
In Time
Average
7

In Time

(2011) Raymond Leon

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Jim
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)
Jim
2017 Tom
Shivering Soldier
Chris
2016 Josef Gabčík
Self - Actor
2015 Matthew Joy
Himself - Narrator
2014 Self
Self
Agent Donald Buchanan
Self
Ivan
2013 Self (archive footage)
Thomas Shelby
2012 Mike Kiernan
Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Tom Buckley
Robert J. Oppenheimer (archive footage)
2011 Raymond Leon
Martin
2010 Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Robert Fischer, Jr.
John Skillpa
2009 Michael McCrea
2008 Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
William Killick
Narrator
2007 Neil
Capa
2006 Unnamed Character
Damien O'Donovan
Self
Self
2005 Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Jackson Rippner
Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
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
1968 Self
1953 Self
1944 Self - Winner
Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby
Steve
Chip Yablonski
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2001 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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