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Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy
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About

Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish actor who rose to international prominence as Tommy Shelby in the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders (2013-2022) and as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's 2023 blockbuster Oppenheimer. His performance in Oppenheimer earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor - the first Irish-born actor to win in that category - as well as a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. Beyond acting, he co-founded the production company Big Things Films and has increasingly shaped the projects he appears in.

Born:
25 May 1976 (50 years)
Place of birth:
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
$975.8M
Oppenheimer worldwide box office gross
25.3M
Views for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man in first 3 days on Netflix
90%
Rotten Tomatoes critics score for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
7
Academy Awards won by Oppenheimer (incl. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor)

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the feature-film continuation of the TV series with Murphy reprising Tommy Shelby, was released globally on Netflix on 20 March 2026 after a theatrical premiere on 6 March, drawing 25.3 million views in its first three days on the platform.

  • 2025-10

    Murphy's Netflix drama Steve, in which he plays a headteacher at a boys' reform school and which he also produced through his company Big Things Films, began streaming on 3 October 2025 after a Toronto Film Festival premiere.

  • 2025-05

    Murphy entered negotiations to star alongside Daniel Craig in an untitled prison drama written and directed by Damien Chazelle for Paramount Pictures.

  • 2025-03

    Murphy presented the Best Actor award at the 97th Academy Awards on 2 March 2025, one year after winning the same prize for Oppenheimer.

  • 2024-03

    Murphy won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Oppenheimer at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first Irish-born actor to win in that category.

Tracks

Peaky Blinders (TV series, 2013-2022)Murphy as Tommy Shelby across 6 seasons; BAFTA-winning BBC crime drama, global cult hit on Netflix
Oppenheimer (2023)Lead role; $975.8M worldwide gross, 7 Oscars including Best Actor for Murphy
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)Feature film continuation; 25.3M Netflix views in first 3 days, 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes
Steve (2025)Netflix drama; Murphy stars and produces via Big Things Films, premiered at Toronto 2025
28 Days Later (2002)Breakthrough film role; landmark British zombie horror

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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