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    Cillian Murphy

    1976-05-25 (48 years old) in Douglas, Cork, Ireland

    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.

    Movies

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    Small Things Like These
    69 %|Nov 1, 2024
    Drama
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    Oppenheimer
    80.79 %|Jul 19, 2023
    Drama, History
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    Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
    61 %|Jul 15, 2023
    Documentary
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    The Irish Revolution
    90 %|Apr 2, 2019
    Documentary, History, TV Movie
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    In the Heart of the Sea
    68 %|Dec 3, 2015
    Thriller, Drama, Adventure, Action, History
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    Transcendence
    60.39 %|Apr 16, 2014
    Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery
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    Aloft
    55 %|Feb 12, 2014
    Drama
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    Broken
    69 %|Aug 22, 2012
    Drama
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    The Dark Knight Rises
    77.83 %|Jul 17, 2012
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Red Lights
    61.879999999999995 %|Mar 2, 2012
    Thriller
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    In Time
    70 %|Oct 27, 2011
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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    Retreat
    56 %|Oct 14, 2011
    Horror, Drama, Thriller
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    Inception
    84 %|Jul 15, 2010
    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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    Peacock
    62 %|Apr 20, 2010
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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    Perrier's Bounty
    57 %|Sep 11, 2009
    Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    The Dark Knight
    85.16999999999999 %|Jul 16, 2008
    Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
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    The Edge of Love
    62 %|Jun 20, 2008
    Drama, History, Romance
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    Watching the Detectives
    63 %|May 1, 2007
    Comedy, Romance
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    Sunshine
    69.59 %|Apr 5, 2007
    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    The Silent City
    55 %|Oct 1, 2006
    Science Fiction, War
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    The Wind That Shakes the Barley
    74 %|Jun 23, 2006
    Drama, War
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    The Making of 'Red Eye'
    60 %|Jan 10, 2006
    Documentary, Thriller
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    Breakfast on Pluto
    71.99 %|Nov 16, 2005
    Drama, Comedy
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    Red Eye
    64 %|Aug 19, 2005
    Thriller, Mystery
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    Batman Begins
    77.1 %|Jun 10, 2005
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Cold Mountain
    69.25 %|Dec 24, 2003
    War, History, Adventure, Romance
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    Girl with a Pearl Earring
    66.02000000000001 %|Dec 12, 2003
    Drama, Romance
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    Intermission
    61.7 %|Aug 29, 2003
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    28 Days Later
    72.27000000000001 %|Oct 31, 2002
    Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
    actor
    The Immortal Man: A Peaky Blinders Film
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Crime, Drama
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    Disco Pigs
    57 %|Oct 5, 2001
    Drama
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    How Harry Became a Tree
    55 %|Sep 1, 2001
    Drama
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    On the Edge
    67 %|Aug 10, 2001
    Drama, Romance
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    Sunburn
    62 %|Dec 12, 1999
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Trench
    54.54 %|Sep 17, 1999
    War, History
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    Steve
    0 %|Invalid Date
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    28 Years Later
    0 %|Jun 16, 2025
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
    20 %|Mar 1, 2024
    Thriller
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    Kensuke's Kingdom
    67 %|Feb 7, 2024
    Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family
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    All of This Unreal Time
    76 %|Jul 1, 2021
    Drama
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    A Quiet Place Part II
    75 %|May 21, 2021
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
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    I'm the Man
    70 %|Dec 3, 2019
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    Anna
    67 %|Jun 19, 2019
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    The Overcoat
    80 %|Jul 14, 2018
    Animation
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    The Silent Man
    0 %|Jun 12, 2018
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    The Delinquent Season
    63 %|Apr 27, 2018
    Drama, Romance
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    The Party
    63.36 %|Jul 27, 2017
    Comedy, Drama
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    Dunkirk
    74.53999999999999 %|Jul 19, 2017
    War, Action, Drama
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    Free Fire
    63 %|Mar 31, 2017
    Action, Crime, Mystery
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    Anthropoid
    71 %|Aug 12, 2016
    History, Thriller, War
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    Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
    66 %|Jun 30, 2016
    Documentary
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    Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
    73 %|Aug 31, 2015
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Lennon or McCartney
    52 %|Dec 12, 2014
    Documentary, Music
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    TRON: Legacy
    64.89 %|Dec 14, 2010
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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    Waveriders
    58 %|Jan 1, 2008
    Thriller, Documentary
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    Carry on Ken
    0 %|Jan 1, 2006
    Documentary
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    Watchmen
    74 %|Jun 4, 2001
    Comedy, Crime
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    A Man of Few Words
    77 %|Jun 4, 2000
    Drama
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    Filleann an Feall
    77 %|Jun 4, 2000
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    Eviction
    50 %|Dec 2, 1999
    Drama
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    At Death's Door
    68 %|Jun 4, 1999
    Drama
    actor
    Blood Runs Coal
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Crime, Drama
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    Sweety Barrett
    58 %|Apr 16, 1999
    Drama, Crime
    actor
    Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
    82 %|Invalid Date
    Documentary
    actor
    From the Mountain
    0 %|Invalid Date

    Series

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    Fight for First: Excel Esports
    47 %|Jan 13, 2021
    Documentary
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    A World of Calm
    68 %|Oct 1, 2020
    Documentary
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    The Irish Revolution
    72 %|Feb 4, 2019
    Documentary, War & Politics
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers
    55 %|Feb 25, 2014
    Talk, Comedy
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    Peaky Blinders
    85.37 %|Sep 12, 2013
    Drama, Crime
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    Honest Trailers
    64 %|Feb 13, 2012
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    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
    68 %|Jan 3, 2005
    Comedy, Talk
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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    55 %|Jan 26, 2003
    Talk, Comedy
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    The Way We Live Now
    77 %|Nov 11, 2001
    Drama
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    60 Minutes
    67 %|Sep 24, 1968
    News
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk