Cillian Murphy

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May 25, 1976

Yvonne McGuinness (1 August 2004 - present) 2 children

Actor

2010 Hippie Hippie Shake

2012 Broken

2012 Red Lights

2011 In Time

2011 Retreat

2010 TRON: Legacy (uncredited)

2010 Inception

2010 Peacock

2009 Perrier's Bounty

2009 The Water (short)

2008 The Dark Knight

2008 The Edge of Love

2007 Watching the Detectives

2007 Sunshine

2006 The Silent City (short)

2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2005 Breakfast on Pluto

2005 Red Eye

2005 Batman Begins

2003 Cold Mountain

2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003 Intermission

2003 Zonad (short)

2002 28 Days Later...

2001 The Way We Live Now (TV mini-series)

2001 Disco Pigs

2001 How Harry Became a Tree

2001 On the Edge

2001 Watchmen (short)

2000 A Man of Few Words (short)

2000 Filleann an Feall (short)

1999 The Trench

1999 Sunburn

1999 At Death's Door (short)

1999 Eviction (short)

1998 The Tale of Sweety Barrett

1997 Quando (short)

Writer

2001 Watchmen (short) (written by)

Appearances

2012 CineMaverick TV (TV series documentary) (segment "Reportajes")

2012 Días de cine (TV series)

2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)

2011 Unite for Japan (short)

2010 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)

2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)

2007-2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)

2005-2010 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2010 Justin Lee Collins: Good Times (TV series)

2010 Xposé (TV series)

2010 We'll Always Have Dingle (documentary)

2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV series)

2008 Waveriders (documentary) (voice)

2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2006 Hidden History (TV series documentary)

2002 Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' (TV documentary short)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

2006 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor for: Red Eye (2005).

BAFTA Awards

2007 Nominated Rising Star Award

British Independent Film Awards

2007 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Actor
for: Sunshine (2007).

2006 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Actor
for: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006).

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2011 Nominated COFCA Award Best Ensemble for: Inception (2010).

Empire Awards, UK

2003 Nominated Empire Award Best Newcomer for: 28 Days Later... (2002).

European Film Awards

2006 Nominated European Film Award Best Actor for: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and Breakfast on Pluto (2005).

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

2004 Nominated Chainsaw Award Best Actor for: 28 Days Later... (2002).

Golden Globes

2006 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for: Breakfast on Pluto (2005).

Irish Film and Television Awards

2011 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film
for: Perrier's Bounty (2009) and Chloe (2009). Shared with:
Liam Neeson

2011 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film for: Inception (2010).

2008 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film for: Sunshine (2007).

2007 Won IFTA Award Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
for: Breakfast on Pluto (2005).

2007 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film for: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006).

2005 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Feature Film
for: Red Eye (2005).

2005 Nominated IFTA Award Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film for: Batman Begins (2005).

2003 Nominated Audience Award Best Actor in a Film

2003 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Feature Film
for: Disco Pigs (2001).

2003 Nominated IFTA Award Best Actor in a Film for: 28 Days Later... (2002).

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2006 Nominated ALFS Award British Supporting Actor of the Year
for: Batman Begins (2005).

MTV Movie Awards

2006 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Villain for: Batman Begins (2005).

2004 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performer

2004 Nominated MTV Movie Award Breakthrough Male Performance for: 28 Days Later... (2002).

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2004 Nominated OFCS Award Best Breakthrough Performance
for: 28 Days Later... (2002).

Ourense Independent Film Festival

2002 Won Best Actor for: Disco Pigs (2001).

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2010 Nominated PFCS Award Best Ensemble Acting for: Inception (2010).

Satellite Awards

2005 Nominated Satellite Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: Breakfast on Pluto (2005).

Teen Choice Awards

2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award Movies - Choice Sleazebag
for: Red Eye (2005) and Batman Begins (2005).

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2010 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Inception (2010).

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I'd probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.

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).

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.

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He used to play in a Frank Zappa-influenced band called 'Sons of Mr. Greengenes' with his brother.

As of 2006 he is the most nominated Irish Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards with 6 nominations.

He is fluent in French and Gaelic.

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