Cillian Murphy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 25, 1976
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer TBA
Actor
28 Years Later: Part III TBA
as Jim, Executive Producer
Sacrifice TBA
Actor
- Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain TBA
as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
- Blood Runs Coal
Blood Runs Coal TBA
as Chip Yablonski, Producer
A Quiet Place Part III 2027
as Emmett
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026
as Tommy Shelby, Producer
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 2026
as Jim (uncredited), Executive Producer
Steve 2025
as Steve, Producer
28 Years Later 2025
Executive Producer
Small Things Like These 2024
as Bill Furlong, Producer
Kensuke's Kingdom 2024
as Dad (voice)
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby 2024
as Thomas Shelby (voice)
Oppenheimer 2023
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer 2023
as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
All of This Unreal Time 2021
as Man
A Quiet Place Part II 2021
as Emmett
I'm the Man 2019
as Narrator
Anna 2019
as Lenny Miller
The Irish Revolution 2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Overcoat 2018
as Akaky (voice)
The Silent Man 2018
as The Doll
The Delinquent Season 2018
as Jim
The Party 2017
as Tom
Dunkirk 2017
as Shivering Soldier
Free Fire 2017
as Chris
Anthropoid 2016
as Josef Gabčík
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 2016
as Self - Actor
In the Heart of the Sea 2015
as Matthew Joy
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 2015
as Himself - Narrator
Lennon or McCartney 2014
as Self
From the Mountain 2014
as Man
Transcendence 2014
as Agent Donald Buchanan
Aloft 2014
as Ivan
Harriet and the matches 2013
as Cat (voice)
Broken 2012
as Mike Kiernan
The Dark Knight Rises 2012
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Red Lights 2012
as Tom Buckley
In Time 2011
as Raymond Leon
Retreat 2011
as Martin
Misterman 2011
as Thomas Magill
TRON: Legacy 2010
as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Inception 2010
as Robert Fischer, Jr.
Peacock 2010
as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
Perrier's Bounty 2010
as Michael McCrea
The Water 2009
as The Son
The Dark Knight 2008
as Scarecrow
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight 2008
as Scarecrow (archive footage)
The Edge of Love 2008
as William Killick
Waveriders 2008
as Narrator
Watching the Detectives 2007
as Neil
Sunshine 2007
as Capa
The Silent City 2006
as Unnamed Character
The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006
as Damien
Carry On Ken 2006
as Self
Breakfast on Pluto 2005
as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Red Eye 2005
as Jackson Rippner
Batman Begins 2005
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
Cold Mountain 2003
as Bardolph
Girl with a Pearl Earring 2003
as Pieter
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' 2003
as Self
Intermission 2003
as John
28 Days Later 2002
as Jim
How Harry Became a Tree 2002
as Gus
Disco Pigs 2001
as Pig / Darren
On the Edge 2001
as Jonathan Breech
Watchmen 2001
as Phil, Writer, Co-Producer
A Man of Few Words 2000
as Best Man
Filleann an Feall 2000
as Ger
Sunburn 1999
as Davin McDerby
Eviction 1999
as Brendan McBride
The Trench 1999
as Rag Rookwood
At Death's Door 1999
as Young Reaper
Sweety Barrett 1999
as Pat the Barman
- Quando
Quando 1997
as Pat
Credits from TMDB.