Cillian Murphy

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 25, 1976 (49 years old)

Cillian Murphy

Known For

Steve
1h 32m
Movie 2025

Steve

Traces a pivotal 24 hours in the life of its eponymous character, a headteacher of a last-chance reform school who struggles to keep his students in line, while also grappling with his spiraling mental health.

Small Things Like These
1h 39m
Movie 2024

Small Things Like These

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
1h 29m
Movie 2024

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

When Hollywood icon Michael Madsen goes missing presumed dead, they call in Rick Blaine (Tom Sizemore) to investigate. A Tarantino-style murder mystery, that is, Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird.

Kensuke's Kingdom
1h 24m
Movie 2024

Kensuke's Kingdom

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.

Oppenheimer
3h 1m
Movie 2023

Oppenheimer

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
0h 25m
Movie 2023

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" about an American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

All of This Unreal Time
0h 24m
Movie 2021

All of This Unreal Time

On a journey from darkness into light, a man explores his failings as a human being.

A Quiet Place Part II
1h 36m
Movie 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

Fight for First: Excel Esports
TV Show 2021

Fight for First: Excel Esports

Sports documentary series following British underdogs Excel Esports as they fight to be taken seriously in the global esports scene.

I'm the Man
0h 4m
Movie 2019

I'm the Man

An attempted study on humankind, what we define as evil, and the inner conflict of morality.

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.

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