Cillian Murphy
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.
Acting
Movie
Inception
as Robert Fischer, Jr.
2010
Movie
The Dark Knight
as Scarecrow
2008
Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
2012
Movie
Batman Begins
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
2005
Movie
Dunkirk
as Shivering Soldier
2017
Movie
In Time
as Raymond Leon
2011
Movie
Oppenheimer
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
2023
TV
Peaky Blinders
as Thomas Shelby
2013
Movie
28 Days Later
as Jim
2002
Movie
TRON: Legacy
as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
2010
Movie
A Quiet Place Part II
as Emmett
2021
Movie
Transcendence
as Agent Donald Buchanan
2014
Movie
In the Heart of the Sea
as Matthew Joy
2015
Movie
Sunshine
as Capa
2007
Movie
Anna
as Lenny Miller
2019
Movie
Red Eye
as Jackson Rippner
2005
Movie
Cold Mountain
as Bardolph
2003
Movie
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter
2003
Movie
Red Lights
as Tom Buckley
2012
Movie
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
as Jim (uncredited)
2026
Movie
Free Fire
as Chris
2017
Movie
Anthropoid
as Josef Gabčík
2016
Movie
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
as Tommy Shelby
2026
Movie
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
as Damien
2006
Crew
TV
Peaky Blinders
Executive Producer
2013
Movie
28 Years Later
Executive Producer
2025
Movie
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Executive Producer
2026
Movie
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Producer
2026
Movie
Small Things Like These
Producer
2024
Movie
Steve
Producer
2025
Movie
Watchmen
Writer
2001
Movie
Blood Runs Coal
Producer
Movie
28 Years Later: Part III
Executive Producer
TV
Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
Executive Producer