Cillian Murphy was born on 25 May 1976 and is an Irish actor.
He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh’s 1996 play Disco Pigs and in the 2001 screen adaptation of the same name.
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 thriller Sunshine (2007).
He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama Breakfast on Pluto (2005), which earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
Murphy is also known for his collaborations with director Christopher Nolan, having played Scarecrow in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), and appearing in Inception (2010) and Dunkirk (2017).
He gained further 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.
Has Cillian Murphy won any awards?
Cillian Murphy has won Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance (2012) and National Television Awards, UK; 2020 Winner.
Did Cillian Murphy lose weight for Peaky Blinders?
The Peaky Blinders actor lost a stone for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who is one of those who was credited with being the “father of the atomic bomb”. Cillian, 46, is currently in Los Angeles filming for the Christopher Nolan-directed film.