Cillian Murphy biography
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor (born 1976), born on 25 May 1976 in Cork.
Cillian Murphy's screen career began in 1997 with Quando, playing Pat.
Cillian Murphy has appeared in 61 films and 3 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026), 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), Steve (2025).
Honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama, Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Coming up next: A Quiet Place Part III (2027), Untitled Damien Chazelle film (2027).
- Born
- 25 May 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- Cork
- Work
- Actor, Screenwriter, Composer, Voice actor, Musician
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1996 to present
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
Cillian Murphy filmography
63 films and 3 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Untitled Damien Chazelle film | Inmate | Post-production | |
| 2027 | A Quiet Place Part III | Emmett | Filming | |
| 2026 | Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man | Thomas Shelby | Also producer | |
| 2026 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | Jim | Uncredited cameo; also executive producer | |
| 2025 | Steve | Steve | Also producer | |
| 2025 | 28 Years Later | Executive producer only | ||
| 2024 | Small Things like These | Bill Furlong | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer | ||
| 2023 | Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom | Tommy Shelby | ||
| 2023 | Kensuke's Kingdom | Dad | Voice | |
| 2021 | All of This Unreal Time | Man | Short film | |
| 2020 | A Quiet Place Part II | Emmett | ||
| 2019 | Anna | Lenny Miller | ||
| 2018 | The Overcoat | Akaky | Voice; Short film | |
| 2018 | The Delinquent Season | Jim | ||
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Shivering Soldier | ||
| 2017 | The Party | Tom | ||
| 2016 | Free Fire | Chris | ||
| 2016 | Anthropoid | Jozef Gabčík | ||
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Matthew Joy | ||
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | English | ||
| 2014 | Aloft | Ivan | ||
| 2014 | Transcendence | Agent Donald Buchanan | ||
| 2013 | Harriet and the Matches | Cat | Voice; Short film | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow | Cameo |
Show all 63 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Broken | Mike Kiernan | ||
| 2012 | Red Lights | Tom Buckley | ||
| 2011 | In Time | Raymond Leon | ||
| 2011 | Retreat | Martin | ||
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Edward Dillinger, Jr. | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2010 | Inception | Robert Fischer | ||
| 2010 | Peacock | John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa | ||
| 2010 | Hippie Hippie Shake | Richard Neville | Unreleased | |
| 2009 | The Water | English | ||
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty | Michael McCrea | ||
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow | Cameo | |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love | William Killick | ||
| 2008 | Waveriders | Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |
| 2007 | Sunshine | Robert Capa | ||
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Neil Lewis | ||
| 2006 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Damien O'Donovan | ||
| 2006 | The Silent City | Soldier | Short film | |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick "Kitten" Braden | ||
| 2005 | Red Eye | Jackson Rippner | ||
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow | ||
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Bardolph | ||
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter | ||
| 2003 | Intermission | John | ||
| 2003 | Zonad | Guy | Short film | |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later | Jim | ||
| 2001 | On the Edge | Jonathan Breech | ||
| 2001 | Disco Pigs | Darren / Pig | ||
| 2001 | Bitter Harvest | English | ||
| 2001 | Watchmen | Phil | Short film; also co-writer | |
| 2001 | How Harry Became a Tree | Gus | ||
| 2000 | Filleann an Feall | Ger | Short film | |
| 2000 | A Man of Few Words | Best man | Short film | |
| 1999 | The Trench | Rag Rookwood | ||
| 1999 | Sunburn | Davin McDerby | ||
| 1999 | Eviction | Brendan McBride | Short film | |
| 1999 | At Death's Door | Young Reaper | Short film | |
| 1998 | Sweety Barrett | Pat the Barman | ||
| 1997 | Quando | Pat | Short film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth | Narrator | Voice; Documentary series | |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders | Tommy Shelby | Also executive producer | |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Now | Paul Montague |