Cillian Murphy
Acting
Born: May 25, 1976
From: Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man | Tommy Shelby | 2026 | 7.217 |
| Small Things Like These | Bill Furlong | 2024 | 6.65 |
| Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer | 2023 | 8.032 |
| The Irish Revolution | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2019 | 9.0 |
| The Dark Knight Rises | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | 2012 | 7.793 |
| Red Lights | Tom Buckley | 2012 | 6.175 |
| Broken | Mike Kiernan | 2012 | 6.9 |
| In Time | Raymond Leon | 2011 | 6.969 |
| Retreat | Martin | 2011 | 5.6 |
| Peacock | John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa | 2010 | 6.13 |
| Inception | Robert Fischer, Jr. | 2010 | 8.372 |
| Perrier's Bounty | Michael McCrea | 2009 | 5.8 |
| The Dark Knight | Scarecrow | 2008 | 8.528 |
| The Edge of Love | William Killick | 2008 | 6.197 |
| Sunshine | Capa | 2007 | 6.968 |
| Watching the Detectives | Neil | 2007 | 6.342 |
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Damien | 2006 | 7.33 |
| The Silent City | Unnamed Character | 2006 | 5.5 |
| Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane | 2005 | 7.723 |
| Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick 'Kitten' Braden | 2005 | 7.2 |
| Red Eye | Jackson Rippner | 2005 | 6.395 |
| Cold Mountain | Bardolph | 2003 | 6.942 |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter | 2003 | 6.639 |
| Intermission | John | 2003 | 6.168 |
| 28 Days Later | Jim | 2002 | 7.243 |
| How Harry Became a Tree | Gus | 2002 | 5.5 |
| Disco Pigs | Pig / Darren | 2001 | 5.726 |
| On the Edge | Jonathan Breech | 2001 | 6.643 |
| The Trench | Rag Rookwood | 1999 | 5.379 |
| Sunburn | Davin McDerby | 1999 | 6.229 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1976 |
| From | Douglas, Cork, Ireland |