Actor
Cillian Murphy
Born 25 May 1976 · Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor born in Cork who moved from stage work to international film stardom. He is known for his long collaboration with Christopher Nolan, for 28 Days Later, and for the TV series Peaky Blinders. He led Oppenheimer as J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Key films
28 Days Later (2002)
Horror hit that made him a leading man and became a landmark of modern zombie cinema.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Ken Loach's Irish war drama, in which he played a lead role in a Palme d'Or-winning film.
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Starring role as a transgender Irish woman, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Batman Begins (2005)
Began his collaboration with Christopher Nolan, playing Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow.
Oppenheimer (2023)
His first Nolan lead role, playing J. Robert Oppenheimer in a major biographical epic.
Key awards
- 2024 Academy Award for Best Actor (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Oppenheimer)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 69
- 1997Quando · as PatActor
- 1999The Trench · as Rag RookwoodActor
- 1999Sunburn · as Davin McDerbyActor
- 1999Sweety Barrett · as Pat the BarmanActor
- 1999At Death's Door · as Young ReaperActor
- 1999Eviction · as Brendan McBrideActor
- 2000Filleann an Feall · as GerActor
- 2000A Man of Few Words · as Best ManActor
- 2001Disco Pigs · as Pig / DarrenActor
- 2001On the Edge · as Jonathan BreechActor
- 2001Watchmen · as PhilActor
- 200228 Days Later · as JimActor
- 2002How Harry Became a Tree · as GusActor
- 2003Cold Mountain · as BardolphActor
- 2003Girl with a Pearl Earring · as PieterActor
- 2003Intermission · as JohnActor
- 2003Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' · as SelfActor
- 2005Batman Begins · as Dr. Jonathan CraneActor
- 2005Red Eye · as Jackson RippnerActor
- 2005Breakfast on Pluto · as Patrick 'Kitten' BradenActor
- 2006The Wind That Shakes the Barley · as DamienActor
- 2006The Silent City · as Unnamed CharacterActor
- 2006Carry On Ken · as SelfActor
- 2007Sunshine · as CapaActor
- 2007Watching the Detectives · as NeilActor
- 2008The Dark Knight · as ScarecrowActor
- 2008The Edge of Love · as William KillickActor
- 2008Waveriders · as NarratorActor
- 2009The Water · as The SonActor
- 2010Inception · as Robert Fischer, Jr.Actor
- 2010TRON: Legacy · as Edward Dillinger (uncredited)Actor
- 2010Peacock · as John Skillpa / Emma SkillpaActor
- 2010Perrier's Bounty · as Michael McCreaActor
- 2011In Time · as Raymond LeonActor
- 2011Retreat · as MartinActor
- 2011Misterman · as Thomas MagillActor
- 2012The Dark Knight Rises · as Dr. Jonathan Crane / ScarecrowActor
- 2012Red Lights · as Tom BuckleyActor
- 2012Broken · as Mike KiernanActor
- 2013Harriet and the matches · as Cat (voice)Actor
- 2014Transcendence · as Agent Donald BuchananActor
- 2014Aloft · as IvanActor
- 2014Lennon or McCartney · as SelfActor
- 2014From the Mountain · as ManActor
- 2015In the Heart of the Sea · as Matthew JoyActor
- 2015Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth · as Himself - NarratorActor
- 2016Anthropoid · as Josef GabčíkActor
- 2016Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach · as Self - ActorActor
- 2017Dunkirk · as Shivering SoldierActor
- 2017Free Fire · as ChrisActor
- 2017The Party · as TomActor
- 2018The Delinquent Season · as JimActor
- 2018The Overcoat · as Akaky (voice)Actor
- 2018The Silent Man · as The DollActor
- 2019Anna · as Lenny MillerActor
- 2019I'm the Man · as NarratorActor
- 2019The Irish Revolution · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2021A Quiet Place Part II · as EmmettActor
- 2021All of This Unreal Time · as ManActor
- 2023Oppenheimer · as J. Robert OppenheimerActor
- 2023Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer · as Self - J. Robert OppenheimerActor
- 2024Small Things Like These · as Bill FurlongActor
- 2024Kensuke's Kingdom · as Dad (voice)Actor
- 2024Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby · as Thomas Shelby (voice)Actor
- 2025Steve · as SteveActor
- 202628 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Jim (uncredited)Actor
- 2026Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man · as Tommy ShelbyActor
- 2027SacrificeActor
- 2027A Quiet Place Part III · as EmmettActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.