Photo: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Here is a detail I find irresistible: Killian Scott's birth name is Cillian Murphy, so he invented a stage name to avoid sharing a marquee with Ireland's most famous actor. Then he built a career strong enough that the anecdote became trivia rather than his headline. From the Limerick town of Kilmallock to his breakout as Tommy in Love/Hate, then Orpheus in Kaos and a commanding turn in The Capture, he gravitates toward characters with something coiled underneath. He acts with stillness, eyes first and dialogue second, which suits the moody dramas he favors. I think international casting directors are only beginning to understand what they have in him.
Overview
Cillian Damien Murphy (born 6 July 1985), known professionally as Killian Scott, is an Irish actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Tommy in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate (2010–2014). He appears as Orpheus in the (2024) Netflix series Kaos. In 2026, he plays Commander Noah Pierson in the third series of The Capture on the BBC.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Killian Scott
- Name (Japanese)
- キリアン・スコット
- Reading
- きりあん・すこっと
- Born
- July 6, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University College Dublin
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
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.