Cillian Murphy was born in Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland, on May 25, 1976, is an Irish actor. Young Cillian Murphy first started performing as a rock musician in several bands with his brother, Páidi. He started acting during his years of college in the UCC Drama Society's amateur productions. He began his professional acting career in a play "Disco Pigs" (1996) in role as Cork teenager. He got his television debut in BBC serial The Way We Live Now (2001) in role as Paul Montague. He made his screen debut in short movie Quando (1997) in role as Pat. He landed his big screen debut in crime drama film Sweety Barrett (1998) in role as Pat the Barman. Cillian's breakthrough performance came as Jim in post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later (2002). He made his directorial debut with a music video for Money "Hold Me Forever" (2013).
Cillian Murphy height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 175 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 154 іn pоunds or 70 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 48 years old. His shoe size is 10 US | 43 EU.
Cillian Murphy
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Birth Date:
May 25, 1976
Age:
48 years old
Nationality:
Ireland
Sun Sign:
Gemini
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
Net Worth:
$20 Million
Weight:
70 kg | 154 lbs
Chest:
38 in | 96.5 cm
Shoe Size:
10 US | 43 EU
Waist:
31 in | 79 cm
He played Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy:
Batman Begins (2005), for which he was nominated for the London Critics Circle Film Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year and the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as Patrick / Patricia "Kitten" Braden in comedy drama film Breakfast on Pluto (2005).
He won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer and the MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Male Performance for his role as Jim in post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later (2002).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jackson Rippner in psychological thriller movie Red Eye (2005).
He was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor and the European Film Award for European Actor for his role as Damien O'Donovan in drama film The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006).
He was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Robert Capa in science fiction thriller movie Sunshine (2007).
He was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mike Kiernan in coming-of-age drama movie Broken (2012).
He was nominated for the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role for his role as Jozef Gabčík in epic war film Anthropoid (2016).
He was nominated for the Critics Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Horror Movie for his role as Emmett in post-apocalyptic horror film A Quiet Place: Part II (2021).
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer in epic biographical thriller film Oppenheimer (2023).
Intermission (2003) - John
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Pieter
Cold Mountain (2003) - Bardolph
The Edge of Love (2008) - William Killick
Peacock (2010) - John / Emma Skillpa
Inception (2010) - Robert Fischer
Retreat (2011) - Martin
In Time (2011) - Raymond Leon
Red Lights (2012) - Tom Buckley
Aloft (2014) - Ivan
Transcendence (2014) - Agent Donald Buchanan
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) - Matthew Joy
Dunkirk (2017) - Shivering Soldier
Anna (2019) - Leonard Miller
He won two Irish Film and Television Awards for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Drama and two National Television Awards for Best Drama Performance for his role as Thomas Shelby in British crime drama television series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022).
Attended Catholic secondary school Presentation Brothers College in Cork, Ireland.
Studied law at University College Cork (UCC) in 1996.
Has younger brother, Páidi and two younger sisters, Sile and Orla.
He won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actor and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for his role as Thomas Magill in a play "Misterman" (20122-2012).
Has Irish ancestry.
He began playing music and writing songs at the age of 10.
Fan of Doctor Who (1963).
Good friends with Colin Farrell and Liam Neeson.
He is a vegetarian.
Fluent in English, French, Gaelic and Irish.
Featured in music videos for:
Feist "The Water "(2009)
Paul Hartnoll "The Clock" (2015)
Fionn Regan "The Meetings Of The Waters" (2017)
Allred and Broderick "The Ways" (2017)
Pana-vision "The Smile" (2022)
He voiced Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in video game Batman Begins (2005).
Lives in Monkstown, South Dublin and Kilburn, North West London.
He married Yvonne McGuinness in 2004, they have two sons, Malachy and Carrick.