Acting · Douglas, Cork, Ireland · Born May 25, 1976
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.
MovieA Quiet Place Part III
2027
as Emmett
MoviePeaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026
as Tommy Shelby
Movie28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026
as Jim (uncredited)
MovieSteve
2025
as Steve
MovieSmall Things Like These
2024
as Bill Furlong
MovieKensuke's Kingdom
2024
as Dad (voice)
MovieOppenheimer
2023
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
MovieInside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023
as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
MovieAll of This Unreal Time
2021
as Man
MovieA Quiet Place Part II
2021
as Emmett
TVFight for First: Excel Esports
2021
as Narrator
TVA World of Calm
2020
as Narrator
MovieI'm the Man
2019
as Narrator
MovieAnna
2019
as Lenny Miller
MovieThe Irish Revolution
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVThe Irish Revolution
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Overcoat
2018
as Akaky (voice)
MovieThe Silent Man
2018
as The Doll
MovieThe Delinquent Season
2018
as Jim
MovieThe Party
2017
as Tom
MovieDunkirk
2017
as Shivering Soldier
MovieFree Fire
2017
as Chris
MovieAnthropoid
2016
as Josef Gabčík
MovieVersus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
as Self - Actor
MovieIn the Heart of the Sea
2015
as Matthew Joy
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieAtlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
2015
as Himself - Narrator
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
MovieFrom the Mountain
2014
as Man
MovieTranscendence
2014
as Agent Donald Buchanan
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieAloft
2014
as Ivan
TVPeaky Blinders
2013
as Thomas Shelby
MovieBroken
2012
as Mike Kiernan
MovieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
MovieRed Lights
2012
as Tom Buckley
MovieIn Time
2011
as Raymond Leon
MovieRetreat
2011
as Martin
MovieMisterman
2011
as Thomas Magill
MovieTRON: Legacy
2010
as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
MovieInception
2010
as Robert Fischer, Jr.
MoviePeacock
2010
as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
MoviePerrier's Bounty
2010
as Michael McCrea
MovieThe Water
2009
as The Son
MovieThe Dark Knight
2008
as Scarecrow
MovieThe Edge of Love
2008
as William Killick
MovieWaveriders
2008
as Narrator
MovieWatching the Detectives
2007
as Neil
MovieSunshine
2007
as Capa
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieThe Silent City
2006
as Unnamed Character
MovieThe Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006
as Damien
MovieCarry On Ken
2006
as Self
MovieBreakfast on Pluto
2005
as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
MovieRed Eye
2005
as Jackson Rippner
MovieBatman Begins
2005
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieCold Mountain
2003
as Bardolph
MovieGirl with a Pearl Earring
2003
as Pieter
MovieIntermission
2003
as John
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Movie28 Days Later
2002
as Jim
MovieHow Harry Became a Tree
2002
as Gus
TVThe Way We Live Now
2001
as Paul Montague
MovieDisco Pigs
2001
as Pig / Darren
MovieOn the Edge
2001
as Jonathan Breech
MovieWatchmen
2001
as Phil
MovieFilleann an Feall
2000
as Ger
MovieA Man of Few Words
2000
as Best Man
MovieSunburn
1999
as Davin McDerby
MovieEviction
1999
as Brendan McBride
MovieThe Trench
1999
as Rag Rookwood
MovieAt Death's Door
1999
as Young Reaper
MovieSweety Barrett
1999
as Pat the Barman
Quando
1997
as Pat
TV60 Minutes
1968
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Blood Runs Coal
as Chip Yablonski
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
Untitled Damien Chazelle Film
MovieHarriet and the matches
as Cat (voice)
Movie28 Years Later: Part III
as Jim
