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Cillian Murphy

Acting

Born May 25, 1976 · Douglas, Cork, Ireland

Also known as Cillian Ó Murchú

Biography

Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor and film producer. His works encompass both stage and screen, and his accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2024
  • Actor Awards · 2024
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2024
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 2023
  • Drama Desk Award — Outstanding One-Person Show · 2012
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  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2024 · nominated
  • British Independent Film Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2012 · nominated
  • Drama Desk Award — Outstanding One-Person Show · 2012 · nominated
  • BAFTA Rising Star Award · 2007 · nominated
  • British Independent Film Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film · 2007 · nominated
  • British Independent Film Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film · 2006 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2006 · nominated
  • MTV Movie Award — Best Villain · 2006 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 2005 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy · 2005 · nominated
  • Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Breakthrough Performance · 2004 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Peaky Blinders

2013as Thomas Shelby

The Dark Knight

2008as Scarecrow

Inception

2010as Robert Fischer, Jr.

Oppenheimer

2023as J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Overcoat

2018as Akaky (voice)

The Dark Knight Rises

2012as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

Batman Begins

2005as Dr. Jonathan Crane

The Way We Live Now

2001as Paul Montague

Dunkirk

2017as Shivering Soldier

A Quiet Place Part II

2020as Emmett

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006as Damien

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026as Tommy Shelby

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Breakfast on Pluto

2005as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden

28 Days Later

2002as Jim

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026as Jim (uncredited)

Kensuke's Kingdom

2023as Dad (voice)

Anthropoid

2016as Josef Gabčík

In Time

2011as Raymond Leon

Sunshine

2007as Capa

Broken

2012as Mike Kiernan

Cold Mountain

2003as Bardolph

In the Heart of the Sea

2015as Matthew Joy

Small Things Like These

2024as Bill Furlong

A World of Calm

2020as Narrator

Anna

2019as Lenny Miller

On the Edge

2001as Jonathan Breech

28 Years Later

2025Executive Producer

Tron: Legacy

2010as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003as Pieter

60 Minutes

1968as Self

Steve

2025as Steve

Red Eye

2005as Jackson Rippner

The Party

2017as Tom

Watching the Detectives

2007as Neil

Free Fire

2016as Chris

Red Lights

2012as Tom Buckley

The Edge of Love

2008as William Killick

Intermission

2003as John

Sunburn

1999as Davin McDerby

The Delinquent Season

2018as Jim

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Transcendence

2014as Agent Donald Buchanan

Peacock

2010as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa

Sweety Barrett

1999as Pat the Barman

Perrier's Bounty

2009as Michael McCrea

Disco Pigs

2001as Pig / Darren

Retreat

2011as Martin

The Trench

1999as Rag Rookwood

Aloft

2014as Ivan