Biography
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor and producer. He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 play Disco Pigs, a role he reprised in the 2001 film adaptation. His early film credits include 28 Days Later (2002).
Murphy has collaborated with director Christopher Nolan on six films, beginning with Batman Begins (2005) and including Oppenheimer (2023), in which he played J. Robert Oppenheimer. He is also known for portraying Thomas Shelby in the series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022). In 2024 he starred as Bill Furlong and served as a producer on Small Things Like These.
Murphy won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Oppenheimer.
