None So Far
...Murphy at the N.Y. Film Festival premiere
of Breakfast on Pluto, 1 October 2005
Birth name Cillian Murphy
Born 25 May 1976 (1976-05-25) (age 31)
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Actor
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Yvonne McGuinness (2004–present)
[show]Awards
IFTA Awards
Best Actor in a Film
2007 Breakfast on Pluto
Cillian Murphy[1] (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and theatre actor. He has appeared in diverse roles,[2][3] and has been cited as having distinctive blue eyes.[4][5]
A native of Cork, Murphy began his performing career as a rock musician. After turning down a record deal, he made his professional acting debut in the play Disco Pigs. He went on to star in a number of Irish and UK film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, first coming to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. Murphy's best known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: the Scarecrow in the superhero film Batman Begins, and Jackson Rippner in the thriller Red Eye. Next came two contrasting, widely acclaimed starring roles: his Golden Globe Award-nominated performance as transgendered outcast "Kitten" in 2005's Breakfast on Pluto and a turn as a 1920s Irish revolutionary in 2006 Palme d'Or winner The Wind That Shakes the Barley. 2007 saw Murphy on the London stage in Love Song and onscreen in science fiction film Sunshine.
A resident of London since 2001, Murphy often works in or near London[6] and has no desire to move to Hollywood.[7] Uncomfortable on the celebrity circuit,[8] he customarily gives interviews about his work, but does not appear on television talk shows or discuss details of his private life with the press.
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* 1 Early life and music
* 2 Acting career
o 2.1 Early work
o 2.2 Critical success
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