Cillian Murphy, a highly accomplished Irish actor, was born on May 25, 1976, in Douglas, Cork. He hails from a family with a strong academic background, as his parents, Brendan and his mother (who taught French), and other relatives were all involved in education.
Growing up in Ballintemple, Cork, alongside his two younger sisters, Sile and Orla, and a younger brother named Páidi. His artistic talents manifested at an early age, with Cillian writing and performing songs from the tender age of ten. He received his education at Presentation Brothers College, a private Catholic secondary school.
Murphy’s interests were markedly different from the school's sports-oriented focus, as he was drawn to artistic pursuits that he felt could have been more prominently featured in the curriculum. This early inclination towards the arts played a pivotal role in shaping his path toward becoming a renowned actor.
Here is the list of Cillian Murphy’s movies and TV shows:
Movies
| Movie Year | Movie Title | Cillian Murphy’s Role |
| 1997 | Quando | Pat |
| 1998 | The Tale of Sweety | Pat the Batman |
| 1999 | Eviction | Brendan McBride |
| 1999 | Sunburn | Davin McDerby |
| 1999 | At Death's Door | Grim Reaper, Jr. |
| 1999 | The Trench | Rag Rookwood |
| 2000 | Filleann an Feall | Ger |
| 2000 | A Man of Few Words | Best Man |
| 2001 | On the Edge | Jonathan Breech |
| 2001 | How Harry Became a Tree | Gus |
| 2001 | Disco Pigs | Darren / Pig |
| 2001 | Watchmen | Phil |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later | Jim |
| 2003 | Intermission | John |
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Bardolph |
| 2003 | Zonad | Guy Hendrickson |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Jackson Rippner |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Patrick "Kitten" Braden |
| 2006 | The Silent City | |
| 2006 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Damien O'Donovan |
| 2007 | Sunshine | Robert Capa |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Neil |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love | William Killick |
| 2008 | Waveriders | Narrator |
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty | Michael McCrea |
| 2009 | The Water | Son |
| 2010 | Peacock | John / Emma Skillpa |
| 2010 | Hippie Hippie Shake | Richard Neville |
| 2010 | Inception | Robert Fischer |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Edward Dillinger, Jr. |
| 2011 | Retreat | Martin |
| 2011 | In Time | Raymond Leon |
| 2012 | Red Lights | Tom Buckley |
| 2012 | Broken | Mike Kiernan |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow |
| 2013 | Harriet and the Matches | Cat |
| 2014 | Aloft | Ivan |
| 2014 | Transcendence | Agent Donald Buchanan |
| 2014 | From the Mountain | Narrator |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Matthew Joy |
| 2016 | Anthropoid | Jozef Gabčík |
| 2016 | Free Fire | Chris |
| 2017 | The Party | Tom |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Shivering Soldier |
| 2018 | The Delinquent Season | Jim |
| 2018 | The Overcoat | Akaky |
| 2019 | Anna | Lenny Miller |
| 2020 | A Quiet Place Part II | Emmett |
| 2021 | All of This Unreal Time | Man |
| 2023 | Kensuke's Kingdom | Dad |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
TV shows
| TV Show Year | TV Show Title | Cillian Murphy’s Role |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Now | Paul Montague |
| 2013-2022 | Peaky Blinders | Thomas Shelby |
| 2015 | Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth | Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | The Irish Revolution | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Fight for First: Excel Esports | Narrator (voice) |
FAQs
A. In May, Cillian shared with The New York Times his fondness for embodying roles through physicality. He expressed his admiration for Oppenheimer's unique physical presence and silhouette, which he strived to portray in his acting accurately.
A. No. Cillian Murphy is not single. He is married to Yvonne McGuinness.
A. Throughout the majority of his adult life, Murphy identified as an agnostic. However, following the completion of filming "Sunshine," his perspective shifted, and he embraced atheism.
