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{{Short description|Irish actor (born 1976)}}
{{For|the actor born Cillian Damien Murphy|Killian Scott}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Cillian Murphy
| image              = Cillian Murphy at Berlinale 2024, Ausschnitt.jpg
| caption            = Murphy [[74th Berlin International Film Festival|in Berlinale 2024]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|5|25}}
| birth_place        = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| education          = [[University College Cork]] (no degree)
| works              = [[Cillian Murphy on stage and screen|Full list]]
| years_active       = 1996–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Yvonne McGuinness]]|2004}}
| children           = 2
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Cillian Murphy|Full list]]
| signature          = Cillian Murphy signature.svg
| module             = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=|title=Cillian Murphy's voice|type=speech|description=During an appearance on the ''[[WTF with Marc Maron]]'' podcast
<br />Recorded 27 June 2023}}
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'''Cillian Murphy''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|I|l|i|ə|n}} {{respell|KILL|ee|ən}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grainger |first=Laura |date=4 July 2023 |title='Cillian': The correct pronunciation and meaning behind Oppenheimer star's name |url=https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/how-say-cillian-murphy-pronunciation-30388306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231106002945/https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/how-say-cillian-murphy-pronunciation-30388306 |archive-date=6 November 2023 |access-date=25 July 2023 |website=Irish Star}}</ref> born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor. [[Cillian Murphy on stage and screen|His works]] encompass both stage and screen, and [[List of awards and nominations received by Cillian Murphy|his accolades]] include an [[Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Award|BAFTA Award]], and a [[Golden Globe Award]].

He made his professional debut in [[Enda Walsh]]'s 1996 play ''Disco Pigs'', a role he later reprised in [[Disco Pigs|the 2001 screen adaptation]]. His early film credits include the horror film ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002), the dark comedy ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003), the thriller ''[[Red Eye (2005 American film)|Red Eye]]'' (2005), the Irish war drama ''[[The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)|The Wind That Shakes the Barley]]'' (2006), and the science fiction thriller ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'' (2007). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama ''[[Breakfast on Pluto (film)|Breakfast on Pluto]]'' (2005), which earned him his first [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] nomination.

Murphy began his collaboration with filmmaker [[Christopher Nolan]] in 2005, playing the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] in [[Batman in film#The Dark Knight trilogy|''The Dark Knight'' trilogy]] (2005–2012) as well as appearing in ''[[Inception]]'' (2010) and ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'' (2017). He gained greater prominence for his role as [[Tommy Shelby]] in the [[BBC]] period drama series ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'' (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel ''[[A Quiet Place Part II]]'' (2020). Murphy portrayed [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] in Nolan's ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023), for which he won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].