Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

actor, producer, writer

Cillian Murphy was born on May 25, 1976 in Ireland. Cillian Murphy's big-screen debut came with Sweety Barrett directed by Stephen Bradley in 1998, strarring Pat the Barman. Cillian Murphy is known for A Quiet Place Part II directed by John Krasinski, Emily Blunt stars as Evelyn Abbott and John Krasinski as Lee Abbott. Cillian Murphy has got 9 awards and 45 nominations so far. The most recent award Cillian Murphy achieved is Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards. The upcoming new movie Cillian Murphy plays is Oppenheimer which will be released on Jul 21, 2023.

Striking Irish actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, the oldest child of Brendan Murphy, who works for the Irish Department of Education, and a mother who is a teacher of French. He has three younger siblings. Murphy was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He went on to study law at University College Cork, but dropped out after about a year. During this time Murphy also pursued an interest in music, playing guitar in various bands. Upon leaving University, Murphy joined the Corcadorca Theater Company in Cork, and played the lead role in "Disco Pigs", amongst other plays.Various film roles followed, including a film adaptation of Disco Pigs (2001). However, his big film break came when he was cast in Danny Boyle's 28 jours plus tard (2002), which became a surprise international hit. This performance earned him nominations for Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards and Breakthrough Male Performance at the MTV Movie Awards.Murphy went on to supporting roles in high-profile films such as Retour à Cold Mountain (2003) and La jeune fille à la perle (2003), and then was cast in two villain roles: Dr. Jonathan Crane, aka The Scarecrow, in Batman Begins (2005) and Jackson Rippner in Red Eye: Sous haute pression (2005). Although slight in nature for a villain, Murphy's piercing blue eyes helped to create creepy performances and critics began to take notice. Manhola Dargis of the New York Times cited Murphy as a "picture-perfect villain", while David Denby of The New Yorker noted he was both "seductive" and "sinister".Later that year, Murphy starred as Patrick "Kitten" Braden, an Irish transgender in search of her mother, in Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto (2005), a film adaptation of the Pat McCabe novel. Although the film was not a box office success, Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical and he won Best Actor for the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards.The following year, Murphy starred in Ken Loach's Le vent se lève (2006). The film was the most successful independent Irish film and won the Palm D'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Murphy continued to take roles in a number of independent films, and also reprised his role as the Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008). Nolan is known for working with actors in multiple films, and cast Murphy in Inception (2010), as Robert Fischer, the young heir of the multi-billion dollar empire, who was the target of DiCaprio's dream team.Murphy continues to appear in high profile films such as Time Out (2011), Red Lights (2012), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), the final film in Nolan's Batman trilogy.Murphy is married to Yvonne McGuinness, an artist. The couple has two sons, Malachy and Aran.

  • Birthday

    May 25, 1976
  • Place of Birth

    Douglas, Cork, Ireland
  • Also known

    คิลเลียน เมอร์ฟี, キリアン・マーフィー, 基利安·墨菲, 킬리언 머피, كيليان مورفي, 希里安·墨菲, Киллиан Мерфи

Known For

Awards

9 wins & 45 nominations

Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards
2021
Best Supporting Actor
Winner - HCA Award
National Television Awards, UK
2020
Best Drama Performance
Winner - National Television Award
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