From his first collaboration with Christopher Nolan in 'Batman Begins' to his first Oscar nomination for 'Oppenheimer,' here are the 15 best Cillian Murphy movies and TV shows, ranked. Striking Irish actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, Co Cork, the oldest child of Brendan Murphy, who works for the Irish Department of Education, and a mother who is a teacher of French. He has three younger siblings. Murphy was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor who began his career as a theater performer and transitioned into movies and television. He is best known for portraying gangster Thomas “Tommy” Shelby on the hit BBC and Netflix series Peaky Blinders, as well as parts in the films 28 Days Later, Batman Begins, and Dunkirk. A frequent collaborator with Christopher Nolan, Murphy plays the title role in the director’s 2023 biopic Oppenheimer about how American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer helped ... 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.
