Cillian Murphy

Born: 1976-05-25

Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 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.


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Oppenheimer

as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Released: 2023-07-19

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

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Inception

as Robert Fischer, Jr.
Released: 2010-07-15

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his...

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as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Released: 2008-07-16

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District...

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A Quiet Place Part II

as Emmett
Released: 2021-05-21

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world....

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as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Released: 2012-07-17

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's...

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In Time

as Raymond Leon
Released: 2011-10-27

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation,...

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as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Released: 2005-06-10

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the...

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as Lenny Miller
Released: 2019-06-19

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength...

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as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
Released: 2010-12-14

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance...

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Dunkirk

as Shivering Soldier
Released: 2017-07-19

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and...

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as Jim
Released: 2002-10-31

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research...

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In the Heart of the Sea

as Matthew Joy
Released: 2015-12-03

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could...

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Red Eye

as Jackson Rippner
Released: 2005-08-19

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of...

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Transcendence

as Agent Donald Buchanan
Released: 2014-04-16

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a...

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Girl with a Pearl Earring

as Pieter
Released: 2003-12-12

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the...

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Red Lights

as Tom Buckley
Released: 2012-03-02

Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young...

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as Bardolph
Released: 2003-12-24

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a...

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as Capa
Released: 2007-04-05

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A...

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Anthropoid

as Josef Gabčík
Released: 2016-08-12

In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied...

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Free Fire

as Chris
Released: 2017-03-31

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a...

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The Edge of Love

as William Killick
Released: 2008-06-20

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London,...

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Breakfast on Pluto

as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
Released: 2005-11-16

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London...

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Broken

as Mike Kiernan
Released: 2012-08-22

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.

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Peacock

as John Skillpa
Released: 2010-04-20

A man with a split personality fools his small town into believing his two alter egos are a man...

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley

as Damien O'Donovan
Released: 2006-06-23

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London...

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The Trench

as Rag Rookwood
Released: 1999-09-17

The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the...

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The Party

as Tom
Released: 2017-07-27

Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of...

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Intermission

as John
Released: 2003-08-29

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops,...

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Watching the Detectives

as Neil
Released: 2007-05-01

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live...

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Aloft

as Ivan
Released: 2014-02-12

As we follow a mother and her son, we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them...

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Perrier's Bounty

as Michael McCrea
Released: 2009-09-11

A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the...

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Disco Pigs

as Pig / Darren
Released: 2001-10-05

Pig and Runt born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by...

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The Delinquent Season

as Jim
Released: 2018-04-27

In Dublin, two couples (Jim and Danielle; Yvonne and Chris) are seemingly living in marital...

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Retreat

as Martin
Released: 2011-10-14

Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside...

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Lennon or McCartney

as Self
Released: 2014-12-12

550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were...

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Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

as Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
Released: 2023-07-15

A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" about an American scientist...

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Small Things Like These

as Bill Furlong
Released: 2024-02-15

It is 1985 in the run-up to Christmas in a small town in County Wexford, Ireland. Bill Furlong...

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Kensuke's Kingdom

as Dad
Released: 2024-02-07

A young boy Michael is taken by his family on a round-the-world sailing trip. But when a storm...

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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

as Himself
Released: 2016-06-30

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s...

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On the Edge

as Jonathan Breech
Released: 2001-08-10

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends...

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Sunburn

as Davin McDerby
Released: 1999-12-12

Davin McDerby is a handsome, irresponsible slacker who arrives in Montauk Long Island for a...

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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-09-24

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision...

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The Silent City

as Unnamed Character
Released: 2006-10-01

The story revolves around 3 soldiers who are on the outskirts of a war torn city. They are...

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Sweety Barrett

as Pat the Barman
Released: 1999-04-16

Sweety Barrett is a giant of a man with the mind of a child. An easy target in a corrupt world,...

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How Harry Became a Tree

as Gus
Released: 2001-09-01

Set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney (Colm...

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The Overcoat

as Akaky (voice)
Released: 2018-07-14

An animated adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic short story about an office worker who saves...

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Watchmen

as Phil
Released: 2001-06-04

This brisk comedy of errors, penned by two-time onscreen lovers Paloma Baeza and Cillian Murphy,...

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The Irish Revolution

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2019-04-02

The extraordinary story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-22): from the failed insurrection...

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At Death's Door

as Young Reaper
Released: 1999-06-04

Death is training his son in the art and responsibilities of the family business. His son does...

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Filleann an Feall

as Ger
Released: 2000-06-04

Two Dubs, Sean and Ger, get wind of the proverbial pot of gold and what should be a...

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I'm the Man

as Narrator
Released: 2019-12-03

An attempted study on humankind, what we define as evil, and the inner conflict of morality.

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Waveriders

as Narrator
Released: 2008-01-01

Previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenom

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All of This Unreal Time

as Man
Released: 2021-07-01

On a journey from darkness into light, a man explores his failings as a human being.

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Eviction

as Brendan McBride
Released: 1999-12-02

Set in 19th Century Ireland, the 'Molly Maguires' take revenge on an old man who has been...

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Carry on Ken

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach...

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Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth

as Himself - Narrator
Released: 2015-08-31

This landmark series explores a vast ocean that stretches nearly 10,000 miles, from Arctic to...

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A Man of Few Words

as Best Man
Released: 2000-06-04

A father of the bride (Eamonn Hunt), usually a teetotaler, gets drunk to cope with the anxiety...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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60 Minutes

as Self
First aired: 1968-09-24

America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News...

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Peaky Blinders

as Tommy Shelby
First aired: 2013-09-12

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self
First aired: 2005-01-03

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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Honest Trailers

as Robert J. Oppenheimer (archive footage)
First aired: 2012-02-13

Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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A World of Calm

as Narrator
First aired: 2020-10-01

A timely antidote for our modern lives, this revolutionary series takes audiences on an...

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The Way We Live Now

as Paul Montague
First aired: 2001-11-11

Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks...

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The Irish Revolution

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2019-02-04

The remarkable story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1922) which resulted in the...

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Fight for First: Excel Esports

as Narrator
First aired: 2021-01-13

Sports documentary series following British underdogs Excel Esports as they fight to be taken...

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