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Cillian Murphy
Playing Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders and J. Robert Oppenheimer.
28 Days Later · The Wind That Shakes the Barley
- Born
- 25 May 1976
- Birthplace
- Douglas, Cork
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Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor whose career began in Cork theatre before expanding into international film and television.
Early life
Early interests
Played guitar and sang in bands, then left law studies at University College Cork to pursue acting.
Career
- 1996
Stage debut
Starred in Enda Walsh’s Disco Pigs.
- 2002
Film breakthrough
Led Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later.
- 2013–2022
Peaky Blinders
Played gang leader Tommy Shelby.
- 2024
Academy Award
Won Best Actor for Oppenheimer.
Selected work
28 Days Later
Played a survivor emerging into a deserted London.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Starred in Ken Loach’s Irish independence drama.
Oppenheimer
Portrayed the physicist in Christopher Nolan’s film.
Beyond work
Family
Married artist Yvonne McGuinness in 2004.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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