Cillian Murphy

About

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...

Known for

Peaky BlindersSeries • 2013OppenheimerMovie • 2023InceptionMovie • 2010The Dark KnightMovie • 200828 Years LaterMovie • 2025The Dark Knight RisesMovie • 2012Batman BeginsMovie • 2005In TimeMovie • 201128 Years Later: The Bone TempleMovie • 202628 Days LaterMovie • 2002DunkirkMovie • 2017Peaky Blinders: The Immortal ManMovie • 2026TRON: LegacyMovie • 2010A Quiet Place Part IIMovie • 2021In the Heart of the SeaMovie • 2015Cold MountainMovie • 2003AnnaMovie • 2019Kensuke's KingdomMovie • 2024TranscendenceMovie • 2014SunshineMovie • 2007Red EyeMovie • 2005AnthropoidMovie • 2016Girl with a Pearl EarringMovie • 2003Small Things Like TheseMovie • 2024