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

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Peaky Blinders

The Graham Norton Show

The Dark Knight

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (70)

• A Quiet Place Part III2027 · as Emmett
• Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach2026 · as Self - Actor
• Waffle F1 The Movie: 22026 · as Himself
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man2026 · as Tommy Shelby
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple2026 · as Jim (uncredited)
• Steve2025 · as Steve
• Small Things Like These2024 · as Bill Furlong
• Kensuke's Kingdom2024 · as Dad (voice)
• Oppenheimer2023 · as J. Robert Oppenheimer
• Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer2023 · as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
• All of This Unreal Time2021 · as Man
• A Quiet Place Part II2021 · as Emmett
• I'm the Man2019 · as Narrator
• Anna2019 · as Lenny Miller
• The Irish Revolution2019 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Overcoat2018 · as Akaky (voice)
• The Silent Man2018 · as The Doll
• The Delinquent Season2018 · as Jim
• The Party2017 · as Tom
• Dunkirk2017 · as Shivering Soldier
• Free Fire2017 · as Chris
• Anthropoid2016 · as Josef Gabčík
• In the Heart of the Sea2015 · as Matthew Joy
• Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth2015 · as Himself - Narrator
• Lennon or McCartney2014 · as Self
• From the Mountain2014 · as Man
• Transcendence2014 · as Agent Donald Buchanan
• Aloft2014 · as Ivan
• Broken2012 · as Mike Kiernan
• The Dark Knight Rises2012 · as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
• Red Lights2012 · as Tom Buckley
• In Time2011 · as Raymond Leon
• Retreat2011 · as Martin
• Misterman2011 · as Thomas Magill
• TRON: Legacy2010 · as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
• Inception2010 · as Robert Fischer, Jr.
• Peacock2010 · as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
• Perrier's Bounty2009 · as Michael McCrea
• The Water2009 · as The Son
• The Dark Knight2008 · as Scarecrow
• The Edge of Love2008 · as William Killick
• Waveriders2008 · as Narrator
• Watching the Detectives2007 · as Neil
• Sunshine2007 · as Capa
• The Silent City2006 · as Unnamed Character
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley2006 · as Damien
• Carry On Ken2006 · as Self
• Breakfast on Pluto2005 · as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
• Red Eye2005 · as Jackson Rippner
• Batman Begins2005 · as Dr. Jonathan Crane
• Cold Mountain2003 · as Bardolph
• Girl with a Pearl Earring2003 · as Pieter
• Intermission2003 · as John
• 28 Days Later2002 · as Jim
• How Harry Became a Tree2002 · as Gus
• Disco Pigs2001 · as Pig / Darren
• On the Edge2001 · as Jonathan Breech
• Watchmen2001 · as Phil
• Filleann an Feall2000 · as Ger
• A Man of Few Words2000 · as Best Man
• Sunburn1999 · as Davin McDerby
• Eviction1999 · as Brendan McBride
• The Trench1999 · as Rag Rookwood
• At Death's Door1999 · as Young Reaper
• Sweety Barrett1999 · as Pat the Barman
• Quando1997 · as Pat
• Blood Runs Coal— · as Chip Yablonski
• Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain— · as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
• Untitled Damien Chazelle Film—
• Harriet and the matches— · as Cat (voice)

All TV Shows (16)

• Fight for First: Excel Esports2021 · as Narrator
• A World of Calm2020 · as Narrator
• The Irish Revolution2019 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Peaky Blinders2013 · as Thomas Shelby
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Way We Live Now2001 · as Paul Montague
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee