Cillian Murphy (born May 25, 1976) is an Irish actor who portrays Thomas Shelby in the BBC TV series Peaky Blinders.
He is best known for his performance in 28 Days Later and has appeared in big blockbuster hits such as Inception, Dunkirk and the Batman trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan as well as the 2016 film, Anthropoid, starring alongside Jamie Dornan.
Murphy was born in Douglas, Cork, Ireland, and was raised in Ballintemple, Cork. His father Brendan worked for the Irish Department of Education, and his mother was a French teacher. His grandfather, aunts and uncles were also teachers. Murphy started playing music and writing songs at the age of 10. He has a younger brother, Páidi Murphy, and two younger sisters, Sile Murphy and Orla Murphy.
Murphy is married to Yvonne McGuinness, an artist. The couple has two sons, Malachy Murphy and Aran Murphy.[1]
Filmography[]
Title | Role | Year |
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Sweety Barrett | Pat the Barman | 1998 |
Sunburn | Davin McDerby | 1999 |
The Trench | Rag Rookwood | |
Disco Pigs | Pig - Darren | 2001 |
How Harry Became a Tree | Gus | |
On the Edge | Jonathan Breech | |
28 Days Later... | Jim | 2002 |
Intermission | John | 2003 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter | |
Cold Mountain | Bardolph | |
Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow | 2005 |
Red Eye | Jackson Rippner | |
Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick 'Kitten' Braden | |
The Wind that Shakes the Barley | Damien | 2006 |
Sunshine | Robert Capa | 2007 |
Watching the Detectives | Neil | |
The Edge of Love | William Killick | 2008 |
The Dark Knight | Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow | |
Perrier's Bounty | Michael | 2009 |
Peacock | John / Emma Skillpa | 2010 |
Inception | Robert Fischer | |
TRON: Legacy | Edward Dillinger | |
Retreat | Martin | 2011 |
In Time | Raymond Leon | |
Red Lights | Tom Buckley | 2012 |
Broken | Mike Kiernan | |
The Dark Knight Rises | Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow | |
Aloft | Ivan | 2014 |
Transcendence | Agent Buchanan | |
In the Heart of the Sea | Matthew Joy | 2015 |
Anthropoid | Josef Gabcík | 2016 |
Free Fire | Chris | |
The Party | Tom | 2017 |
Dunkirk | Shivering Soldier | |
The Delinquent Season | Jim / Danielle's Husband | 2018 |
Anna | Lenny Miller | 2019 |
A Quiet Place Part II | Emmett | 2020 |
Title | Role | Year |
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The Way We Live Now | Paul Montague | 2001 |
Peaky Blinders | Thomas Shelby | 2013-present |
Title | Role | Year |
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Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow (voice) | 2005 |
Title | Role | Year |
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Quando | Pat | 1997 |
Eviction | Brendan McBride | 1999 |
At Death's Door | Young Reaper | |
Filleann an Feall | Ger | 2000 |
A Man of Few Words | Best Man | |
Watchmen | Phil | 2001 |
Zonad | Guy Hendrickson | 2003 |
The Silent City | 2006 | |
The Water | Son | 2009 |
Harriet and the Matches | Cat (voice) | 2013 |
From the Mountain | Man (voice) | 2014 |
8:58: The Clock | Generic Man | 2015 |
The Overcoat | Akaky (voice) | 2018 |
Appearances[]
Series 1 Appearances | |||||
Episode 1.1 | Episode 1.2 | Episode 1.3 | Episode 1.4 | Episode 1.5 | Episode 1.6 |
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Episode 2.1 | Episode 2.2 | Episode 2.3 | Episode 2.4 | Episode 2.5 | Episode 2.6 |
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Episode 3.1 | Episode 3.2 | Episode 3.3 | Episode 3.4 | Episode 3.5 | Episode 3.6 |
Series 4 Appearances | |||||
The Noose | Heathens | Blackbird | Dangerous | The Duel | The Company |
Series 5 Appearances | |||||
Black Tuesday | Black Cats | Strategy | The Loop | The Shock | Mr Jones |