Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy (; born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor. He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 play ''Disco Pigs'', and in the 2001 screen adaptation of the same name. His early notable film credits include the horror film ''28 Days Later'' (2002), the dark comedy ''Intermission'' (2003), the thriller ''Red Eye'' (2005), the Irish war drama ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2006), and the thriller ''Sunshine'' (2007). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama ''Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005), which earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

Murphy is also known for his collaborations with director Christopher Nolan, having played Scarecrow in ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' (2005–2012), and appearing in ''Inception'' (2010) and ''Dunkirk'' (2017). He gained further prominence for his role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel ''A Quiet Place Part II'' (2020).

In 2011, Murphy won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actor and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for the one-man play ''Misterman''. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' named him one of the greatest Irish film actors. Provided by Wikipedia