Cillian Murphy on stage and screen

Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor who has had an extensive career in film, television and stage. Murphy made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 play Disco Pigs, a role he later reprised in the 2001 screen adaptation.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Quando Pat Short film [1]
1998 The Tale of Sweety Barrett Pat the Barman
1999 Eviction Brendan McBride Short film
Sunburn Davin McDerby
At Death's Door Grim Reaper, Jr. Short film
The Trench Rag Rookwood
2000 Filleann an Feall Ger Short film
A Man of Few Words Best man
2001 On the Edge Jonathan Breech
How Harry Became a Tree Gus
Disco Pigs Darren / Pig
Watchmen Phil Short film
2002 28 Days Later Jim
2003 Intermission John
Girl with a Pearl Earring Pieter
Cold Mountain Bardolph
Zonad Guy Hendrickson Short film
2005 Batman Begins Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow
Red Eye Jackson Rippner
Breakfast on Pluto Patrick "Kitten" Braden
2006 The Silent City Soldier Short film
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Damien O'Donovan
2007 Sunshine Robert Capa
Watching the Detectives Neil Lewis[2]
2008 The Dark Knight Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow Cameo
The Edge of Love William Killick
Waveriders Narrator Voice; Documentary
2009 Perrier's Bounty Michael McCrea
The Water Son Short film
2010 Peacock John Skillpa / Emma Skillpa
Hippie Hippie Shake Richard Neville Unreleased
Inception Robert Fischer [3]
Tron: Legacy Edward Dillinger, Jr. Uncredited cameo [4]
2011 Retreat Martin [5]
In Time Raymond Leon [6]
2012 Red Lights Tom Buckley [7]
Broken Mike Kiernan [8]
The Dark Knight Rises Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow Cameo [9]
2013 Harriet and the Matches Cat Voice; Short film [10]
2014 Aloft Ivan [11]
Transcendence Agent Donald Buchanan [12]
From the Mountain Narrator Voice; Short film
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Matthew Joy [13]
2016 Anthropoid Jozef Gabčík [14]
Free Fire Chris [15]
2017 The Party Tom [16]
Dunkirk Shivering Soldier [17]
2018 The Delinquent Season Jim
The Overcoat Akaky Voice; Short film
2019 Anna Lenny Miller [18]
2020 A Quiet Place Part II Emmett
2021 All of This Unreal Time Man Short film
2023 Kensuke's Kingdom Dad Voice
Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer [19]
2024 Small Things like These Bill Furlong Also producer
2025 28 Years Later N/a Executive producer only
Steve Steve Also producer [20][21][22]
2026 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Jim Uncredited cameo; also executive producer [23]
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Thomas Shelby Also producer
TBA Untitled Damien Chazelle Project TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Way We Live Now Paul Montague 4 episodes
2013–2022 Peaky Blinders Thomas Shelby Main role; also executive producer
2015 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth Narrator Voice; Documentary series

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue(s)
1996–1998 Disco Pigs Darren/"Pig" World tour[24]
1998 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio Kilkenny Castle[25]
1999 The Country Boy Curly Town Hall Theatre[25]
1999 Juno and the Paycock Johnny Boyle Gaiety Theatre
2002 The Shape of Things Adam Gate Theatre[26]
2003 The Seagull Konstantine Edinburgh International Festival[27]
2004 The Playboy of the Western World Christy Mahon Town Hall Theater[28]
2006 Love Song Beane Ambassadors Theatre[29]
2010 From Galway to Broadway and back again. Christy Mahon Town Hall Theatre[30]
2011–2012 Misterman Thomas Magill Galway Arts Festival
Royal National Theatre
St. Ann's Warehouse
2014 Ballyturk No. 1 Galway Arts Festival
Olympia Theatre
Cork Opera House
Royal National Theatre
2018–2019 Grief is the Thing with Feathers Crow, Dad Black Box Theatre
O'Reilly Theatre[31]
Barbican Centre
St. Ann's Warehouse

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2009 "The Water" Feist
2011 "Winter Beats" I Break Horses
2013 "Hold Me Forever" Money Director only
2015 "The Clock" Paul Hartnoll
2016 "Stages" The Frank and Walters Voice only
2017 "The Ways" Allred and Broderick
"The Meetings of the Waters" Fionn Regan
2022 "Pana-vision" The Smile
2026 "Opalite" Taylor Swift Voice and image only

Video games

Year Title Voice role
2005 Batman Begins Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
2023 Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom Thomas Shelby

See also

References

  1. ^ Cillian Murphy Bio, Tribute.ca. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Watching the Detectives (2008)", RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  3. ^ The Hawk-Eye -September issue-. The Hawk-Eye. p. 8. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (7 December 2010). "Which Actor Makes A Surprise Cameo In 'Tron: Legacy' (And Is Maybe Set Up As A Future Villain)?". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ Anderson, John (24 July 2011). "Retreat". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ Corliss, Richard (27 October 2011). "In Time: Justin Timberlake Tries to Beat the Clock". Time. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  7. ^ Kay, Jeremy (23 January 2012). "Sundance 2012: Red Lights – Review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (19 July 2013). "Broken". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (9 August 2023). "Oppenheimer Shows Cillian Murphy's Lost Potential as Scarecrow". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 25 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Harriet and the Matches". Moviefone. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ "'Aloft' Never for One Second Takes Flight". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  12. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (17 April 2024). "Transcendence Movie review". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "In the Heart of the Sea Movie Review". ABC News. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  14. ^ Travers, Peter (12 August 2024). "Anthropoid Review: Cillian Murphy Can't Save Weak WWII Epic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  15. ^ Dalton, Stephen (9 September 2016). "Free Fire: Film Review – TIFF 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  16. ^ Kermode, Mark (15 October 2017). "The Party review – the Dinner Bash from Hell". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  17. ^ Brightmore, Dan (20 July 2017). "Cillian Murphy Talks Dunkirk and Working with Christopher Nolan". NME. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  18. ^ Sobczynski, Peter (21 June 2019). "Anna". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  19. ^ Turan, Kenneth (11 July 2023). "Christopher Nolan Goes Deep on 'Oppenheimer,' His Most 'Extreme' Film to Date". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  20. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2024-07-03). "Cillian Murphy-Led 'Steve' Wraps Production With Jay Lycurgo Co-Starring: First-Look Set Photo". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  21. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2024-06-04). "'Peaky Blinders' Movie Officially Greenlit At Netflix With Cillian Murphy Starring & Producing; Tom Harper To Direct From Steven Knight's "No Holds Barred" Script". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  22. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2024-02-08). "Cillian Murphy Sets Next Movie: Will Star In & Produce 'Steve' For Netflix As He & Alan Moloney Officially Launch Production Company Big Things Films – Q&A". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  23. ^ Romano, NIck (16 January 2026). "How 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Brings Back the Franchise's Most Enduring Character". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  24. ^ Disco Pigs Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, Corcadorca.com. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
  25. ^ a b "Cillian Murphy" Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, LisaRichards.ie (Murphy's agent's website). Retrieved 10 April 2007.
  26. ^ The Shape of Things (archived link), Gate-Theatre.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  27. ^ The Seagull (archived link), EdinburghGuide.com. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  28. ^ The Playboy of the Western World, 2004, DruidTheatre.com. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  29. ^ Love Song, MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  30. ^ "From Galway to Broadway and back again 2010 - Galway", Druid Theatre, 21 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  31. ^ Complicite,Complicite.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017
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