Cillian Murphy

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1976 age 0

   Born

2. 2002 age 26

   Credit28 Days Later

3. 2003 age 27

   CreditCold Mountain

   CreditGirl with a Pearl Earring

4. 2005 age 29

   CreditBatman Begins

   CreditRed Eye

5. 2006 age 30

   CreditThe Wind That Shakes the Barley

6. 2007 age 31

   CreditSunshine

7. 2008 age 32

   CreditThe Dark Knight

8. 2010 age 34

   CreditInception

   CreditTron: Legacy

9. 2011 age 35

   CreditIn Time

10. 2012 age 36

    CreditThe Dark Knight Rises

11. 2014 age 38

    CreditTranscendence

12. 2015 age 39

    CreditIn the Heart of the Sea

13. 2017 age 41

    CreditDunkirk

14. 2020 age 44

    CreditA Quiet Place: Part II

15. 2023 age 47

    CreditOppenheimer

16. 2026 age 50

    Credit28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• CNChristopher Nolan7 titles
• ETEmma Thomas7 titles
• HZHans Zimmer5 titles
• MCMichael Caine5 titles
• WPWally Pfister5 titles
• LSLee Smith5 titles
• GOGary Oldman4 titles
• MFMorgan Freeman4 titles
• CRCharles Roven4 titles
• NCNathan Crowley4 titles

• I don’t enjoy the personality side of being an actor. I don’t understand why it’s expected I’ll be scintillating on a talkshow.

  Cillian Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I’m stubborn and lacking in confidence, which is a terrible combination. I don’t want to put anything out that I don’t think is excellent.

  Cillian Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I’m always trying to cut lines in scenes. I like films that pose the big questions, then leave it to the audience

  Cillian Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0

• You find so much empathy in novels, you know, because there you are putting yourself into somebody else's point of view, and I've always been a big reader. When a movie can connect with someone, and they feel seen or feel heard, or a novel can change somebody's life, or a piece of music-- an album-- can change someone's life. And I've had all that happen to me. And that's the power of good art, I think.

  Cillian Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I think instinct is your most powerful tool that you have as an actor. Nothing must be predetermined. So therefore, you mustn't have a plan about how you're gonna play stuff. And I love that. It's like being buffeted by the wind and being buffeted by emotion.

  Cillian Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I love it when it becomes an immersive experience. I love getting lost in it. In the early days, that was with theater. It felt kind of extraordinary that with just the power of will and a couple of lights and a good script, we were creating this world. And so, it's that's kind of addictive, when it works well.

  Cillian Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nationalities

Ireland

Languages

English

Years active

1995–

Education

University College Cork, Presentation Brothers College