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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-05-25 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Douglas, Cork, Ireland

Also Known As

希里安·墨菲

基里安·墨菲

சில்லியன் மர்பி

کیلیان مورفی

Киллиан Мерфи

Cillian Murphy

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.

Known For

Acting

The Dark Knight

2008

The Dark Knight

as

Scarecrow

28 Days Later

2002

28 Days Later

as

Jim

Batman Begins

2005

Batman Begins

as

Dr. Jonathan Crane

Sunshine

2007

Sunshine

as

Capa

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

Breakfast on Pluto

as

Patrick 'Kitten' Braden

Oppenheimer

2023

Oppenheimer

as

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

as

Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby

Cold Mountain

2003

Cold Mountain

as

Bardolph

Peacock

2010

Peacock

as

John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa

Red Eye

2005

Red Eye

as

Jackson Rippner

The Trench

1999

The Trench

as

Rag Rookwood

The Silent City

2006

The Silent City

as

Unnamed Character

Disco Pigs

2001

Disco Pigs

as

Pig / Darren

Inception

2010

Inception

as

Robert Fischer, Jr.

Perrier's Bounty

2009

Perrier's Bounty

as

Michael McCrea

The Edge of Love

2008

The Edge of Love

as

William Killick

Small Things Like These

2024

Small Things Like These

as

Bill Furlong

Sunburn

1999

Sunburn

as

Davin McDerby

Intermission

2003

Intermission

as

John

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

as

Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

In Time

2011

In Time

as

Raymond Leon

On the Edge

2001

On the Edge

as

Jonathan Breech

Retreat

2011

Retreat

as

Martin

The Irish Revolution

2019

The Irish Revolution

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Red Lights

2012

Red Lights

as

Tom Buckley

Broken

2012

Broken

as

Mike Kiernan

Transcendence

2014

Transcendence

as

Agent Donald Buchanan

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

2023

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

as

Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer

In the Heart of the Sea

2015

In the Heart of the Sea

as

Matthew Joy

Aloft

2014

Aloft

as

Ivan

Steve

2025

Steve

as

Steve

Free Fire

2017

Free Fire

as

Chris

A Man of Few Words

2000

A Man of Few Words

as

Best Man

Watchmen

2001

Watchmen

as

Phil

TRON: Legacy

2010

TRON: Legacy

as

Edward Dillinger (uncredited)

At Death's Door

1999

At Death's Door

as

Young Reaper

Eviction

1999

Eviction

as

Brendan McBride

Anthropoid

2016

Anthropoid

as

Josef Gabčík

Blood Runs Coal

Blood Runs Coal

as

Chip Yablonski

Sweety Barrett

1999

Sweety Barrett

as

Pat the Barman

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

2015

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

as

Himself - Narrator

Dunkirk

2017

Dunkirk

as

Shivering Soldier

The Party

2017

The Party

as

Tom

Anna

2019

Anna

as

Lenny Miller

The Overcoat

2018

The Overcoat

as

Akaky (voice)

Kensuke's Kingdom

2024

Kensuke's Kingdom

as

Dad (voice)

Waveriders

2008

Waveriders

as

Narrator

I'm the Man

2019

I'm the Man

as

Narrator

Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain

Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain

as

Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself

Carry On Ken

2006

Carry On Ken

as

Self

The Silent Man

2018

The Silent Man

as

The Doll

Quando

1997

Quando

as

Pat

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

as

Jim (uncredited)

Misterman

2011

Misterman

as

Thomas Magill

The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now

as

Paul Montague

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders

as

Thomas Shelby

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

The Irish Revolution

The Irish Revolution

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

A World of Calm

A World of Calm

as

Narrator

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self - Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing