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My Take
Cillian Murphy is my favorite kind of movie star: one who seems mildly embarrassed that stardom exists. For two decades he did precise, unshowy work, often in supporting roles, letting directors discover just how much that stillness could carry. When the Academy Award finally came in 2024, it felt less like a breakthrough than an audit catching up with the books. I love that he started in music; you can hear it in his timing, in the way he treats silence as a note. No persona maintenance, no noise, just craft. In an attention economy, his refusal to perform offscreen strikes me as quietly radical.
Overview
Cillian Murphy ( KILL-ee-ən; born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor and film producer. His works encompass both stage and screen, and his accolades include an Academy Award, a 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 the 2001 screen adaptation.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cillian Murphy
- Name (Japanese)
- キリアン・マーフィー
- Reading
- きりあん・まーふぃー
- Born
- May 25, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / composer / voice actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Presentation Brothers College
Awards & achievements
- 2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- 2024 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 2024 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 2024 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Screenwriter — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.