Cillian Murphy

ActorProducerWriter May 25 (age 49) Douglas, Cork, Ireland 1997–2027 (30 year career)

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Biography

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 o…

Known For

Film

The Dark Knight

Scarecrow

Film

Inception

Robert Fischer, Jr.

Film

Peaky Blinders

Thomas Shelby

Film

The Dark Knight Rises

Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

Film

Batman Begins

Dr. Jonathan Crane

Film

Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Film

Dunkirk

Shivering Soldier

Film

A Quiet Place Part II

Emmett

Filmography

Acting (87)

Movies (72)

A Quiet Place Part III

2027 Upcoming

as Emmett

Jul 29

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026

as Tommy Shelby

7.4

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026

as Jim

7.2

Peaky Blinders: The Real Story

as Self

Steve

as Steve

Small Things Like These

as Bill Furlong

Kensuke's Kingdom

as Dad (voice)

Oppenheimer

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

8.0

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

2023

as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer

6.5

A Quiet Place Part II

2021

as Emmett

7.4

All of This Unreal Time

as Man

Anna

as Lenny Miller

The Irish Revolution

as Self - Narrator (voice)

I'm the Man

as Narrator

The Silent Man

as The Doll

The Delinquent Season

as Jim

The Overcoat

as Akaky (voice)

Dunkirk

as Shivering Soldier

Free Fire

as Chris

The Party

as Tom

Anthropoid

as Josef Gabčík

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

2016

as Self - Actor

6.6

In the Heart of the Sea

2015

as Matthew Joy

6.8

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

2015

as Himself - Narrator

7.3

Transcendence

2014

as Agent Donald Buchanan

Lennon or McCartney

as Self

Aloft

as Ivan

From the Mountain

as Man

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

Red Lights

as Tom Buckley

Broken

as Mike Kiernan

In Time

as Raymond Leon

Retreat

as Martin

Misterman

as Thomas Magill

Inception

2010

as Robert Fischer, Jr.

8.4

TRON: Legacy

2010

as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)

6.5

Peacock

2010

as John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa

Perrier's Bounty

as Michael McCrea

The Water

as The Son

The Dark Knight

as Scarecrow

The Edge of Love

as William Killick

Waveriders

as Narrator

Sunshine

as Capa

Watching the Detectives

2007

as Neil

6.3

Carry On Ken

2006

as Self

The Silent City

2006

as Unnamed Character

5.5

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006

as Damien

7.3

Batman Begins

2005

as Dr. Jonathan Crane

Red Eye

as Jackson Rippner

Breakfast on Pluto

as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden

7.2

Cold Mountain

2003

as Bardolph

6.9

Girl with a Pearl Earring

as Pieter

Intermission

as John

28 Days Later

as Jim

On the Edge

as Jonathan Breech

Watchmen

as Phil

Disco Pigs

as Pig / Darren

How Harry Became a Tree

as Gus

A Man of Few Words

as Best Man

Filleann an Feall

as Ger

At Death's Door

as Young Reaper

The Trench

as Rag Rookwood

Sunburn

as Davin McDerby

Sweety Barrett

as Pat the Barman

Eviction

as Brendan McBride

Quando

as Pat

28 Years Later Part 3

as Jim

Untitled Damien Chazelle/Prison Movie

Blood Runs Coal

as Chip Yablonski

Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain

as Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself

8.2

Harriet and the matches

as Cat (voice)

The Meetings of the water

as Man

Television (15)

Fight for First: Excel Esports

as Narrator

A World of Calm

as Narrator

The Irish Revolution

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Peaky Blinders

as Thomas Shelby

Peaky Blinders

as Tommy Shelby

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Way We Live Now

as Paul Montague

60 Minutes

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (11)

Movies (8)

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026

Producer

7.4

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Executive Producer

28 Years Later

Executive Producer

Steve

Producer

Small Things Like These

Producer

Watchmen

Writer

28 Years Later Part 3

Executive Producer

Blood Runs Coal

Producer

Television (3)

Peaky Blinders

Executive Producer

Peaky Blinders

Producer

Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel

Executive Producer