Cillian Murphy

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Cillian Murphy Wiki Biography

Cillian Murphy was born on the 25th May 1976, in Blackrock, Cork, Ireland, and is an actor. One of his most notable features are his enormous blue eyes with some female facial traits. He is the winner of GQ UK Award, two Irish Film & Television Awards, Drama Desk Award and others. Murphy has been active in the entertainment industry since 1996.

How much is the net worth of Cillian Murphy? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $15 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of Murphy’s fortune.

To begin with, as a teenager he played rugby, and read a lot. After matriculation from the Presentation Brothers College, he studied law at University College in Cork.

Concerning his professional career, he appeared on the stage of Corcadorca Theatre Company in the plays “A Clockwork Orange” and “Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme”. In 1996, he starred on the professional stage of Triskel Theatre in “Disco Pigs” and received critical acclaim. A year later he appeared in the 26-minute short film “Quando” (1997). After the role of a bartender in the crime drama “The Tale of Sweety Barrett” (1998), he was cast in the drama “The Trench” (1999) alongside Daniel Craig, James D’Arcy and Ben Whishaw. For his portrayal of the teenage Piga in “Disco Pigs” (2001), the actor was nominated for an IFTA (Irish Film & Television Award). The role of the sickly skinny Jim fighting zombies and rebel soldiers in the apocalyptic horror film “28 Days Later” (2002) was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards and the Critics Association Network Award. In the black comedy “Intermission” (2003) opposite Colin Farrell, Murphy portrayed the angry, insecure and ill-equipped person named John. Afterwards, he performed in the war melodrama “Cold Mountain” (2003) with Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman and Charlie Hunnam. Then, the actor played in the biographical melodrama “Girl with a Pearl Earring” (2003) opposite Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson as a simple son of a butcher. Moreover, he starred in the fantasy film by Christopher Nolan “Batman Begins” (2005). His net worth was well established.

For the portrayal of cool terrorist with intense blue eyes in Wes Craven’s thriller “Red Eye” (2006), Cillian was nominated for a Saturn Award, and his role of Patrick/Patricia Braden, a transvestite in the comedy-drama by Neil Jordan “Breakfast on Pluto” (2005) earned him nominations for a Golden Globe and European Film Award, and for the same role he won an Irish Film & Television Award as the Best Actor in a Lead Role.

A number of nominations and GQ UK Award Murphy received for the lead role in the war film “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” (2006), and nominations for prestigious awards brought roles landed in the films “Sunshine” (2007) by Danny Boyle, “Inception” (2010) written, co-produced, directed by Christopher Nolan, “Perrier’s Bounty” (2011) directed by Ian FitzGibbon, “Broken” directed by Rufus Norris as well as “Peaky Blinders” (2015) written and directed by Steven Knight. To summarise, all the aforementioned roles have increased the total size of Cillian Murphy’s net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Murphy married Yvonne McGuinness in 2004, and the family has two sons.

IMDB Wikipedia “28 Days Later” (2003) “Batman Begins” (2006) “Breakfast on Pluto” (2005) “Broken” (2012) “Misterman” (2012) “The Wind That Shakes The Barley” (2006) $15 Million 1976 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) Actor Actors BAFTA Award British people Carrick Murphy Cillian Murphy Cillian Murphy Net Worth Cilly Cork County Cork Douglas Drama Desk Award (2012) Empire Award European Film Award Golden Globe Award GQ UK Award – Actor of the Year (2006) Ian FitzGibbon Irish Film & Television Award (2007) Irish people Irish Times Theatre Award Malachy Murphy May 25 Musician National Television Award for Best drama Performance Orla Murphy Ourense Independent Film Festival Award – Best Actor (2002) Páidi Murphy Presentation Brothers College Red Eye (2005) Republic of Ireland Rufus Norris Satellite Award Saturn Award Sile Murphy Steven Knight The Dark Knight (2008) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) University College Yvonne McGuinness Yvonne McGuinness (m. 2004)

Cillian Murphy Quick Info

Full Name Cillian Murphy
Net Worth $15 Million
Date Of Birth May 25, 1976
Place Of Birth Douglas, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Profession Actor, Musician
Education Presentation Brothers College, University College, Cork
Nationality Irish
Spouse Yvonne McGuinness (m. 2004)
Children Carrick Murphy, Malachy Murphy
Parents Brendan Murphy
Siblings Sile Murphy, Orla Murphy, Páidi Murphy
Nicknames Cilly
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IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614165
Awards Ourense Independent Film Festival Award – Best Actor (2002), Irish Times Theatre Award, Drama Desk Award (2012), Irish Film & Television Award (2007), GQ UK Award – Actor of the Year (2006), BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Saturn Award, European Film Award, Satellite Award, Empire Award, National T…
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy (2005), BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Saturn Award, European Film Award, Satellite Award, Empire Award, National Television Award for Best drama Performance
Movies “28 Days Later” (2003), “Batman Begins” (2006), “The Dark Knight” (2008), “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012), “Red Eye” (2005), “Breakfast on Pluto” (2005), “The Wind That Shakes The Barley” (2006), “Misterman” (2012), “Broken” (2012)
TV Shows “A Clockwork Orange”, “Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme”, “Disco Pigs”

Cillian Murphy Trademarks

  1. Strong defined jawline
  2. Dark brown hair and bright blue eyes

Cillian Murphy Quotes

  • [Asked whether he finds himself drawn to dark characters] For me, drama is conflict. I’m not interested in a good man’s life. I’m interested in contradiction. I’m interested in pressure, I’m interested in duress. All the great works of art, or film or literature, in my opinion, have elements of those in them. Because who wants to write about happy people?
  • I’ve always felt that the less the public knows about you, the more effective you can be when you go to portray someone else.
  • I think there’s such a thing as a performance gene. If it’s in your DNA it needs to come out. For me it originally came out through music, then segued into acting and came out through there. I always needed to get up and perform.
  • I’m not worried about being pegged, but it’s important for me to knock down any perceptions of me that are out there.
  • “To me, someone’s sexuality is usually the least interesting thing about them. It’s secondary. The only reason it becomes a source for dramatic storytelling is because people have made such an issue out of it.” – About his character in Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
  • Too many filmmakers today are trying to put their work into a box. I can’t stand that! Making movies is a lot of work. Let’s take some risks.
  • But you can make wonderful films within a small, independent environment and you can make wonderful films in Los Angeles, within the studio system. You hear a lot of actors saying, ‘I’d never go to Hollywood and sell out.’ But, if it’s a good script and a good director, why not? To shut oneself off completely is, I think, very limiting.
  • Today I pick and choose my films very carefully. There’s nothing I’ve done so far that I can’t talk about with commitment and passion.
  • If you behave like a celebrity, then people will treat you like a celebrity, and if you don’t, they won’t. There’s not much to write about me in the tabloids.
  • Journalists have a myopic view of your versatility. They’re like ‘You only play the creep’.
  • “I don’t know if anyone will ever sit beside me on a plane again.” – On his role as a terrorist in Red Eye (2005).
  • I’ve a very, very close-knit group of friends from Ireland. They and my family are the most important things to me.
  • It’s easy to take the check, you know, but if you want to have any longevity, just take things that have artistic merit in them. I want to do quality. If it’s good telly, I’ll do it. If it’s good theater, I’ll do it.
  • If there’s an opportunity to work with Ken Loach, you can’t really turn that down. He’s made some of the finest films of the past 25 years. Whether you like or dislike his movies, there’s never a bad performance in them, ever. There’s none of the bullshit. There’s no trailers, no nonsense, no pampering. It’s a breath of fresh air.
  • “Well, we are doppelgangers.” – On that Howard Stern nearly played Scarecrow, Cillian’s role in Batman Begins (2005), in an early attempted adaptation.
  • “I can have a bit of fun with it, too, because my only motivation really is being bad. I love doing proper dramatic character studies, but it’s also good to have a bit of fun, dress up and stuff”. – On accepting the role of the Scarecrow in Batman Begins (2005).
  • “Well, the first part of the question, I think if you ask any male if you really want to get into a real suit, that was a dream come true, obviously, and then just to get to work with Chris, even for that little test, was amazing as well; and then, I don’t know, he saw something in it that he thought maybe he could use for the other characters” – On auditioning for Batman Begins (2005).
  • “You’re an actor who’s Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn’t be limited by your extraction.” – On breaking the Irish type cast.
  • It’s basically lazy journalism if they say I’m the new Colin Farrell. This thing about heat, it’s all just hot air.
  • I’d probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.

Cillian Murphy Important Facts

  • He does not have a stylist or a personal publicist, travels without an entourage, and often attends premieres alone.
  • An intensely private person, he prefers not to speak about his personal life and did not appear on any live TV chat shows until 2010.
  • He still plays music and writes songs but has no intention of starting another band or pursuing it professionally.
  • His American accent, when auditioning for Batman Begins (2005), was so convincing that the casting directors had no clue he was really from Ireland.
  • Used to be a vegetarian for 12 years. When he started eating meat again, it was venison.
  • In 2012 he won the Drama Desk award for Best Solo performance in Misterman.
  • Agreed to a cameo in Tron: Legacy (2010) because he is a big fan of the original TRON (1982).
  • Is an avid fan of video games.
  • He is a fan of Doctor Who (1963).
  • Playing the part of “Beane” in the play “Love Song” – London. [January 2007]
  • Currently filming Sunshine (2007), with Chris Evans, in London. [August 2005]
  • Filming Batman Begins (2005) in London, England. [April 2004]
  • He is the first actor to play a DC Comics villain (The Scarecrow) in three consecutive films. Gene Hackman played Superman’s nemesis Lex Luthor in three films but did not appear consecutively.
  • He is the only actor playing a villain to appear in all three of Christopher Nolan’s Batman films.
  • Good friends with Colin Farrell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
  • Had been pegged to play the lead in the independent movie, Once (2007). This did not materialize when he was hired for another project. Instead, the role went to Glen Hansard, the person who created the songs for the film.
  • He is fluent in French and Gaelic.
  • He greatly admires actor Liam Neeson. Looks at him as a surrogate movie dad.
  • As of 2006 he is the most nominated Irish Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards with 6 nominations.
  • Played two sociopaths in 2005: Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) in Batman Begins (2005) and Jackson Rippner in Red Eye (2005).
  • Son Malachy Murphy was born December 4th, 2005, weighing 7 pounds and 5 ounces.
  • Proposed to wife while hill-walking in Ireland.
  • Though he did not get the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005), he did get to wear the batsuit during an audition with Christopher Nolan.
  • He was the oldest of four children.
  • Auditioned for the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005). The role was eventually given to Christian Bale. But director Christopher Nolan liked Cillian’s audition so much that he gave him a role as Batman’s enemy Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, who is a developing character in this movie.
  • Although he is a vegetarian, he learned to chop up meat in an abattoir for his role as butcher in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003).
  • He was planning a career in law until he discovered the world of acting.
  • First name pronounced “Kill-ian”. Not “Sil-ian”.
  • Has two sisters, Sile and Orla.
  • He used to play in a Frank Zappa-influenced band called ‘Sons of Mr. Greengenes’ with his brother.
  • Lives in London, England.
  • Has a younger brother, Páidi, a design engineer.
  • He schooled at Presentation Brothers College Cork.
  • His father is a school inspector and his mother is a French teacher.

Cillian Murphy Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Dunkirk 2017 post-production Actor
The Party 2017 post-production Actor
The Overcoat 2017 Short filming Akaky (voice) Actor
Hippie Hippie Shake 2010 completed Richard Neville Actor
Free Fire 2016 Chris Actor
Anthropoid 2016 Josef Gabcík Actor
Peaky Blinders 2013-2016 TV Series Thomas Shelby Actor
In the Heart of the Sea 2015 Matthew Joy Actor
From the Mountain 2014 Short Man (voice) Actor
Transcendence 2014/I Agent Buchanan Actor
Aloft 2014 Ivan Actor
Harriet and the Matches 2013 Short Cat (voice) Actor
The Dark Knight Rises 2012 Dr. Jonathan Crane
Scarecrow
Actor
Broken 2012/IV Mike Kiernan Actor
Red Lights 2012 Tom Buckley Actor
In Time 2011 Raymond Leon Actor
Retreat 2011/I Martin Actor
Tron: Legacy 2010 Edward Dillinger (uncredited) Actor
Inception 2010 Robert Fischer Actor
Peacock 2010 John
Emma Skillpa
Actor
The Water 2009/I Short Son Actor
Perrier’s Bounty 2009 Michael McCrea Actor
The Dark Knight 2008 Scarecrow Actor
The Edge of Love 2008 William Killick Actor
Watching the Detectives 2007 Neil Actor
Sunshine 2007 Robert Capa Actor
The Silent City 2006 Short Actor
The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006 Damien O’Donovan Actor
Breakfast on Pluto 2005 Patrick ‘Kitten’ Braden Actor
Red Eye 2005 Jackson Rippner Actor
Batman Begins 2005 Video Game Dr. Jonathan Crane
Scarecrow (voice)
Actor
Batman Begins 2005 Dr. Jonathan Crane Actor
Zonad 2003 Short Guy Hendrickson Actor
Cold Mountain 2003 Bardolph Actor
Girl with a Pearl Earring 2003 Pieter Actor
Intermission 2003 John Actor
28 Days Later… 2002 Jim Actor
The Way We Live Now 2001 TV Mini-Series Paul Montague Actor
How Harry Became a Tree 2001 Gus Actor
On the Edge 2001 Jonathan Breech Actor
Disco Pigs 2001 Pig – Darren Actor
Watchmen 2001 Short Phil Actor
Filleann an Feall 2000 Short Ger Actor
A Man of Few Words 2000 Short Best Man Actor
At Death’s Door 1999 Short Young Reaper Actor
Eviction 1999 Short Brendan McBride Actor
The Trench 1999 Rag Rookwood Actor
Sunburn 1999 Davin McDerby Actor
Sweety Barrett 1998 Pat the Barman Actor
Quando 1997 Short Pat Actor
Peaky Blinders 2016 TV Series executive producer – 5 episodes Producer
Breakfast on Pluto 2005 performer: “Sand” 1966 Soundtrack
Disco Pigs 2001 courtesy: “So New” / performer: “You Really Got Me”, “So New” / writer: “So New” Soundtrack
Watchmen 2001 Short written by Writer
The Silent Man 2016 Short special thanks Thanks
CineMaverick TV 2012 TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode Thanks
The Late Late Show 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Made in Hollywood 2016 TV Series Himself Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 2016 Documentary Himself – Actor Self
Whale Tales: Melville’s Untold Story 2016 Video documentary short Himself Self
Janela Indiscreta 2010-2015 TV Series Himself Self
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 2015 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
In Conversation 2015 TV Series documentary Himself – Host Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Transcendence: A Singular Vision 2014 Video short Himself Self
Red Lights: Cast Interviews 2012 Video short Himself Self
Turning on the Red Lights: Making of ‘Red Lights’ 2012 Video documentary short Himself Self
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012 TV Series Himself Self
CineMaverick TV 2012 TV Series documentary Himself (segment “Reportajes”) Self
Cinema 3 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Días de cine 2012 TV Series Himself Self
MSN Exclusives 2012 TV Series Himself (2012) Self
Unite for Japan 2011 Short Himself Self
We’ll Always Have Dingle 2010 Documentary Himself Self
The 7PM Project 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007-2010 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
HBO First Look 2005-2010 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Xposé 2010 TV Series Himself Self
2010 Britannia Awards 2010 TV Special Himself Self
Waveriders 2008 Documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Sunshine: Web Production Diaries 2008 Video documentary short Himself Self
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Self
The Making of ‘Red Eye’ 2006 Video short Himself Self
Wes Craven: A New Kind of Thriller 2006 Video short Himself Self
Hidden History 2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Cartaz Cultural 2003 TV Series Himself (2008) Self
Pure Rage: The Making of ’28 Days Later’ 2002 TV Short documentary Himself Self
Lennon or McCartney 2014 Documentary short Himself Archive Footage
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy 2013 Video documentary Himself – Screen Test Archive Footage
The 2006 European Film Awards 2006 TV Special Patrick ‘Kitten’ Braden / Damien Archive Footage
Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero 2006 TV Movie Archive Footage

Cillian Murphy Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2014 Golden FIPA Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming TV Series and Serials: Actor Peaky Blinders (2013) Won
2008 ACCA Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Cast Ensemble The Dark Knight (2008) Won
2007 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Breakfast on Pluto (2005) Won
2002 Best Actor Ourense Independent Film Festival Disco Pigs (2001) Won
2014 Golden FIPA Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming TV Series and Serials: Actor Peaky Blinders (2013) Nominated
2008 ACCA Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Cast Ensemble The Dark Knight (2008) Nominated
2007 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Breakfast on Pluto (2005) Nominated
2002 Best Actor Ourense Independent Film Festival Disco Pigs (2001) Nominated