Cillian Murphy
Born
May 25, 1976 (49 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
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.
Steve
Steve
2025
Small Things Like These
Bill Furlong
2024
Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
2023
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
2023
The Irish Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Free Fire
Chris
2017
In the Heart of the Sea
Matthew Joy
2015
Transcendence
Agent Donald Buchanan
2014
Aloft
Ivan
2014
Broken
Mike Kiernan
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
2012
Red Lights
Tom Buckley
2012
In Time
Raymond Leon
2011
Retreat
Martin
2011
TRON: Legacy
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
2010
Inception
Robert Fischer, Jr.
2010
Peacock
John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
2010
Perrier's Bounty
Michael McCrea
2009
The Dark Knight
Scarecrow
2008
The Edge of Love
William Killick
2008
Watching the Detectives
Neil
2007
Sunshine
Capa
2007
The Silent City
Unnamed Character
2006
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Damien
2006
The Making of 'Red Eye'
Self
2006
Breakfast on Pluto
Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
2005
Red Eye
Jackson Rippner
2005
Batman Begins
Dr. Jonathan Crane
2005
Cold Mountain
Bardolph
2003
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Pieter
2003
Intermission
John
2003
28 Days Later
Jim
2002
The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film
Thomas 'Tommy' Shelby
28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple
Jim
2026
Kensuke's Kingdom
Dad (voice)
2024
All of This Unreal Time
Man
2021
A Quiet Place Part II
Emmett
2021
Fight for First: Excel Esports
Narrator · (5 episodes)
2021
A World of Calm
Narrator · (1 episode)
2020
I'm the Man
Narrator
2019
The Irish Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)
2019
The Delinquent Season
Jim
2018
The Party
Tom
2017
Anthropoid
Josef Gabčík
2016
Eviction
Brendan McBride
1999
Blood Runs Coal
Chip Yablonski
Anna
Lenny Miller
2019
The Overcoat
Akaky (voice)
2018
The Silent Man
The Doll
2018
Dunkirk
Shivering Soldier
2017
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Actor
2016
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
Himself - Narrator
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
From the Mountain
Man
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2013
Peaky Blinders
Thomas Shelby · (36 episodes)
2013
Honest Trailers
Robert J. Oppenheimer (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Honest Trailers
Jonathan Crane (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Waveriders
Narrator
2008
Carry On Ken
Self
2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The Way We Live Now
Paul Montague · (4 episodes)
2001
Disco Pigs
Pig / Darren
2001
How Harry Became a Tree
Gus
2001
On the Edge
Jonathan Breech
2001
Watchmen
Phil
2001
Filleann an Feall
Ger
2000
A Man of Few Words
Best Man
2000
Sunburn
Davin McDerby
1999
The Trench
Rag Rookwood
1999
At Death's Door
Young Reaper
1999
Sweety Barrett
Pat the Barman
1999
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Quando
Pat
1997
Untitled Prison Film
28 Years Later Part 3
Jim
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944