The Dark Knight Rises2012
As Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Cillian Murphy
Born
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.
Filmography (71)
The Dark Knight2008
As Scarecrow
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Inception2010
As Robert Fischer, Jr.
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Oppenheimer2023
As J. Robert Oppenheimer
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Batman Begins2005
As Dr. Jonathan Crane
TMDb 7.7 / 10
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple2026
As Jim (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
28 Days Later2002
As Jim
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man2026
As Tommy Shelby
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dunkirk2017
As Shivering Soldier
TMDb 7.5 / 10
TRON: Legacy2010
As Edward Dillinger (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
In Time2011
As Raymond Leon
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Quiet Place Part II2021
As Emmett
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Anna2019
As Lenny Miller
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Sunshine2007
As Capa
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Transcendence2014
As Agent Donald Buchanan
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Red Eye2005
As Jackson Rippner
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Cold Mountain2003
As Bardolph
TMDb 6.9 / 10
In the Heart of the Sea2015
As Matthew Joy
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Small Things Like These2024
As Bill Furlong
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Red Lights2012
As Tom Buckley
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Free Fire2017
As Chris
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Anthropoid2016
As Josef Gabčík
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Girl with a Pearl Earring2003
As Pieter
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Wind That Shakes the Barley2006
As Damien
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Edge of Love2008
As William Killick
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Breakfast on Pluto2005
As Patrick 'Kitten' Braden
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Kensuke's Kingdom2024
As Dad (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Sacrifice
SacrificeRelease date TBA
Steve2025
As Steve
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Watching the Detectives2007
As Neil
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Trench1999
As Rag Rookwood
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Party2017
As Tom
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Broken2012
As Mike Kiernan
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Retreat2011
As Martin
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Quiet Place Part III2027
As Emmett
Peacock2010
As John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Perrier's Bounty2010
As Michael McCrea
TMDb 5.8 / 10
On the Edge2001
As Jonathan Breech
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Intermission2003
As John
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Quando
Quando1997
As Pat
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer2023
As Self - J. Robert Oppenheimer
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Waveriders2008
As Narrator
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Delinquent Season2018
As Jim
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Aloft2014
As Ivan
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Overcoat2018
As Akaky (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Disco Pigs2001
As Pig / Darren
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Filleann an Feall2000
As Ger
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Sunburn1999
As Davin McDerby
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Water2009
As The Son
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach2016
As Self - Actor
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Misterman2011
As Thomas Magill
How Harry Became a Tree2002
As Gus
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Lennon or McCartney2014
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'2003
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
I'm the Man2019
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
At Death's Door1999
As Young Reaper
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby2024
As Thomas Shelby (voice)
TMDb 0.5 / 10
Blood Runs Coal
Blood Runs CoalRelease date TBA
As Chip Yablonski
A Man of Few Words2000
As Best Man
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Silent Man2018
As The Doll
Eviction1999
As Brendan McBride
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Sweety Barrett1999
As Pat the Barman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Watchmen2001
As Phil
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Carry On Ken2006
As Self
The Silent City2006
As Unnamed Character
TMDb 5.6 / 10
All of This Unreal Time2021
As Man
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Irish Revolution2019
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth2015
As Himself - Narrator
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Harriet and the matches2013
As Cat (voice)
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the CurtainRelease date TBA
As Thomas Shelby / Tommy / Himself
TMDb 8.2 / 10
From the Mountain2014
As Man
Filmography and biography: TMDb