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Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy’s screen credits include Scarecrow in The Dark Knight, Shivering Soldier in Dunkirk, and Emmett in A Quiet Place: Part II.
Born May 25, 1976 Douglas, Cork, Ireland8 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2027A Quiet Place Part IIIHorror · Science FictionEmmettUpcoming
- 2021A Quiet Place: Part II1h 37m · Horror · Science FictionEmmett
- 2017Dunkirk1h 47m · Action · DramaShivering Soldier
- 2011In Time1h 49m · Action · Science FictionRaymond Leon
- 2010Inception2h 28m · Action · AdventureRobert Fischer, Jr.
- 2008The Dark Knight2h 32m · Action · ThrillerScarecrow
- 2005Batman Begins2h 20m · Action · CrimeDr. Jonathan Crane
- 200228 Days Later1h 53m · Horror · Science FictionJim
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- 2026Peaky Blinders: The Immortal ManProducer · Tommy Shelby
- 202628 Years Later: The Bone TempleProducer · Jim (uncredited)
- 2025SteveProducer · Steve
- 202528 Years LaterProducer
- 2024Small Things Like TheseProducer · Bill Furlong
- 2024Kensuke's KingdomDad (voice)
- 2024Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas ShelbyThomas Shelby (voice)
- 2023OppenheimerJ. Robert Oppenheimer
- 2023Inside Christopher Nolan's OppenheimerSelf - J. Robert Oppenheimer
- 2021All of This Unreal TimeMan
- 2019I'm the ManNarrator
- 2019AnnaLenny Miller
- 2019The Irish RevolutionSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2018The OvercoatAkaky (voice)
- 2018The Silent ManThe Doll
- 2018The Delinquent SeasonJim
- 2017The PartyTom
- 2017Free FireChris
- 2016AnthropoidJosef Gabčík
- 2016Versus: The Life and Films of Ken LoachSelf - Actor
- 2015In the Heart of the SeaMatthew Joy
- 2015Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on EarthHimself - Narrator
- 2014Lennon or McCartneySelf
- 2014From the MountainMan
- 2014TranscendenceAgent Donald Buchanan
- 2014AloftIvan
- 2013Harriet and the matchesCat (voice)
- 2012BrokenMike Kiernan
- 2012The Dark Knight RisesDr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
- 2012Red LightsTom Buckley
- 2011RetreatMartin
- 2011MistermanThomas Magill
- 2010TRON: LegacyEdward Dillinger (uncredited)
- 2010PeacockJohn Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
- 2010Perrier's BountyMichael McCrea
- 2009The WaterThe Son
- 2008The Edge of LoveWilliam Killick
- 2008WaveridersNarrator
- 2007Watching the DetectivesNeil
- 2007SunshineCapa
- 2006The Silent CityUnnamed Character
- 2006The Wind That Shakes the BarleyDamien
- 2006Carry On KenSelf
- 2005Breakfast on PlutoPatrick 'Kitten' Braden
- 2005Red EyeJackson Rippner
- 2003Cold MountainBardolph
- 2003Girl with a Pearl EarringPieter
- 2003Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'Self
- 2003IntermissionJohn
- 2002How Harry Became a TreeGus
- 2001Disco PigsPig / Darren
- 2001On the EdgeJonathan Breech
- 2001WatchmenWriter · Producer · Phil
- 2000A Man of Few WordsBest Man
- 2000Filleann an FeallGer
- 1999SunburnDavin McDerby
- 1999EvictionBrendan McBride
- 1999The TrenchRag Rookwood
- 1999At Death's DoorYoung Reaper
- 1999Sweety BarrettPat the Barman
- 1997QuandoPat
- 28 Years Later: Part IIIProducer
- Blood Runs CoalProducer · Chip Yablonski
- Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the CurtainThomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
- SacrificeActor
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