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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Peaky Blinders
2013
Golden Globe Awards
1944
60 Minutes
1968
Oppenheimer
2023
The Dark Knight
2008
Inception
2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Filmography
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self · 2005
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Peaky Blinders
as Thomas Shelby · 2013
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
60 Minutes
as Self · 1968
Oppenheimer
as J. Robert Oppenheimer · 2023
The Dark Knight
as Scarecrow · 2008
Inception
as Robert Fischer, Jr. · 2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Dark Knight Rises
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow · 2012
Batman Begins
as Dr. Jonathan Crane · 2005
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter · 1953
28 Days Later
as Jim · 2002
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
as Jim (uncredited) · 2026
A Quiet Place Part II
as Emmett · 2021
TRON: Legacy
as Edward Dillinger (uncredited) · 2010
In Time
as Raymond Leon · 2011
Dunkirk
as Shivering Soldier · 2017
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
as Tommy Shelby · 2026
In the Heart of the Sea
as Matthew Joy · 2015
Cold Mountain
as Bardolph · 2003
Anna
as Lenny Miller · 2019
Sunshine
as Capa · 2007
Small Things Like These
as Bill Furlong · 2024
Transcendence
as Agent Donald Buchanan · 2014
Red Eye
as Jackson Rippner · 2005
Red Lights
as Tom Buckley · 2012
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter · 2003
Free Fire
as Chris · 2017
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
as Damien · 2006
Anthropoid
as Josef Gabčík · 2016
Breakfast on Pluto
as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden · 2005
A World of Calm
as Narrator · 2020
The Edge of Love
as William Killick · 2008
Kensuke's Kingdom
as Dad (voice) · 2024
The Way We Live Now
as Paul Montague · 2001
The Trench
as Rag Rookwood · 1999
The Party
as Tom · 2017
Steve
as Steve · 2025
Aloft
as Ivan · 2014
Sacrifice
Watching the Detectives
as Neil · 2007
A Quiet Place Part III
as Emmett · 2027
The Irish Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2019
28 Years Later: Part III
as Jim
The Delinquent Season
as Jim · 2018
Peacock
as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa · 2010
Broken
as Mike Kiernan · 2012
Intermission
as John · 2003
Fight for First: Excel Esports
as Narrator · 2021
Perrier's Bounty
as Michael McCrea · 2010
Retreat
as Martin · 2011
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
as Self - Actor · 2016
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer · 2023
Disco Pigs
as Pig / Darren · 2001
Quando
as Pat · 1997
On the Edge
as Jonathan Breech · 2001
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
as Self - Narrator · 2015
Lennon or McCartney
as Self · 2014
All of This Unreal Time
as Man · 2021
Filleann an Feall
as Ger · 2000
The Overcoat
as Akaky (voice) · 2018
At Death's Door
as Young Reaper · 1999
Blood Runs Coal
as Chip Yablonski
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
as Thomas Shelby (voice) · 2024
How Harry Became a Tree
as Gus · 2002
I'm the Man
as Narrator · 2019
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
as Himself - Narrator · 2015
Carry On Ken
as Self · 2006
Sweety Barrett
as Pat the Barman · 1999
The Irish Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2019
Waveriders
as Narrator · 2008
A Man of Few Words
as Best Man · 2000
The Water
as The Son · 2009
Sunburn
as Davin McDerby · 1999
Harriet and the matches
as Cat (voice) · 2013
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
as Self · 2003
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Misterman
as Thomas Magill · 2011
The Silent City
as Unnamed Character · 2006
Watchmen
as Phil · 2001
From the Mountain
as Man · 2014
Eviction
as Brendan McBride · 1999
The Silent Man
as The Doll · 2018