
Cillian Murphy
Born
1976-05-25
Place of birth
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
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 on Pluto (2005), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. Murphy began collaborating with f...
Known for

Inception
Robert Fischer, Jr.

The Dark Knight
Scarecrow

The Dark Knight Rises
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

Batman Begins
Dr. Jonathan Crane

Dunkirk
Shivering Soldier

In Time
Raymond Leon

Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer

Peaky Blinders
Thomas Shelby

28 Days Later
Jim

TRON: Legacy
Edward Dillinger (uncredited)

A Quiet Place Part II
Emmett

Transcendence
Agent Donald Buchanan

In the Heart of the Sea
Matthew Joy

Sunshine
Capa

Anna
Lenny Miller