Cillian Murphy
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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
Credits
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
as Jim (uncredited)
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The Dark Knight (2008)
as Scarecrow
Inception (2010)
as Robert Fischer, Jr.
Oppenheimer (2023)
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Batman Begins (2005)
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
as Emmett
Dunkirk (2017)
as Shivering Soldier
28 Days Later (2002)
as Jim
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)
as Tommy Shelby
In Time (2011)
as Raymond Leon
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Matthew Joy
TRON: Legacy (2010)
as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Anna (2019)
as Lenny Miller
Small Things Like These (2024)
as Bill Furlong
Sunshine (2007)
as Capa
Transcendence (2014)
as Agent Donald Buchanan
Red Eye (2005)
as Jackson Rippner
Anthropoid (2016)
as Josef Gabčík
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
as Pieter
Red Lights (2012)
as Tom Buckley
Cold Mountain (2003)
as Bardolph
Free Fire (2017)
as Chris
Steve (2025)
as Steve
Sacrifice (—)
Actor
The Edge of Love (2008)
as William Killick
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
as Damien
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Watching the Detectives (2007)
as Neil
Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)
as Dad (voice)
Broken (2012)
as Mike Kiernan
A Quiet Place Part III (2027)
as Emmett
Peacock (2010)
as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
The Trench (1999)
as Rag Rookwood
The Party (2017)
as Tom
Intermission (2003)
as John
Perrier's Bounty (2010)
as Michael McCrea
The Delinquent Season (2018)
as Jim
Retreat (2011)
as Martin
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023)
as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
On the Edge (2001)
as Jonathan Breech
Aloft (2014)
as Ivan
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
as Self - Actor
Disco Pigs (2001)
as Pig / Darren
The Overcoat (2018)
as Akaky (voice)
How Harry Became a Tree (2002)
as Gus
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain (—)
as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Waveriders (2008)
as Narrator
The Irish Revolution (2019)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sweety Barrett (1999)
as Pat the Barman
Blood Runs Coal (—)
as Chip Yablonski
Sunburn (1999)
as Davin McDerby
Filleann an Feall (2000)
as Ger
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby (2024)
as Thomas Shelby (voice)
Misterman (2011)
as Thomas Magill
At Death's Door (1999)
as Young Reaper
I'm the Man (2019)
as Narrator
Quando (1997)
as Pat
Carry On Ken (2006)
as Self
All of This Unreal Time (2021)
as Man
Watchmen (2001)
as Phil
The Silent City (2006)
as Unnamed Character
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' (2003)
as Self
Harriet and the matches (2013)
as Cat (voice)
Eviction (1999)
as Brendan McBride
The Water (2009)
as The Son
A Man of Few Words (2000)
as Best Man
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)
as Himself - Narrator
The Silent Man (2018)
as The Doll
From the Mountain (2014)
as Man