Cillian Murphy

Date of Birth: May 25, 1976
Place of Birth: Douglas, Cork in Ireland

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Cillian Murphy mini-bio:
Disco Pigs was Murphy's first big break. He was cast in the central role of Pig in Corcadorca's 1996 production of Enda Walsh's original play. He later reprised that role for the 2001 feature film version by Kirsten Sheridan. Also, he wrote and sang the song So New for the soundtrack. However, it was not until Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later became a sleeper hit in the USA in 2003, that the bigger studios and directors started to take notice. As for the actor's full-frontal nudity in the film, Murphy claimed he was perfectly comfortable doing nudity if the role called for it.

In recent years he has had smaller parts in such Hollywood films as Girl with a Pearl Earring and Cold Mountain. 2005 was the year that brought Murphy into more renown with his acclaimed performance as Dr. Jonathan Crane (also known as The Scarecrow) in Batman Begins and for his role as the terrorist, Jackson Rippner (a mangling of Jack the Ripper), in Red Eye, co-starring Rachel McAdams as his would-be victim. Murphy was nominated for Best Villain in the 2006 MTV Movie Awards for his performance in Batman Begins, but lost to Hayden Christensen for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

He originally auditioned for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan was reportedly impressed with his audition; and although he decided to give Christian Bale the lead role, he persuaded Murphy to play Crane. It is not known if Murphy will be returning for the sequel, although he has stated that he would if asked to.

Recently, he starred in the movie Breakfast on Pluto, based on the novel of the same title by Patrick McCabe. Additionally, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Musical or Comedy for this movie, though he lost to Joaquin Phoenix for his role in Walk the Line. He also starred as Damien in Ken Loach's film The Wind That Shakes the Barley , which won the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

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Cillian Murphy Information:

Eye color: Ice blue

Height: 5'9''

Nickname(s): Cilly

Notable feature(s): high cheek bones and blue eyes

Education:He schooled at Presentation Brothers College Cork

Family: Spouse-Yvonne McGuinness, 2 kids

Resides in: London, England

Religious affiliations: Atheist, formerly Roman Catholic Church

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Other: Vegetarian

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maylem

cillian is fantastic, i love him
he has beutiful blue eyes and wonderful mouth
is very handsome.

posted 168 days ago
EightOne

Happy birth day Crow.

posted 188 days ago
lizzylexa0602

He has a really sexy voice.

posted 247 days ago
Wotanraven

Great actor.. I think I've seen a good number of his movies but I don't think any of them will qualify as a true classic. I sure hope that one day Cillian acts in a film which will truly reveal his potential so he can be remembered as one of the top actors of the turn of the millennium.

posted 385 days ago
Leemusicmania

I love Breakfast on Pluto!!

posted 408 days ago
alemagico

New movies coming up:
1. Hippie Hippie Shake - with Siena Miller
2. Dali and I: The Surreal life - with Al Pacino
3. White Male Heart
4. Peacock - with Ellen Page and Sarandon
5. The Edge of Love (is on theaters now..
on the US, november 6,2008).

For more news, stay tune on the flixter news post.
Or here, in Cillian profile. I will post more soon.

ATT
Lilianetty - aka Alex
DanLatino.com Staff

posted 445 days ago
WolfStarthegoldwolf

He's insanely cute but really creepy in Batman Begins and he maintains that cute creepy image in his brief appearance in The Dark Knight. He is a fantastic actor, I hope to see him in future movies (good ones preferably).

posted 446 days ago
0x0xLaurenx0x0

Red Eye <3
Sunshine <3
Disco Pigs <3
Breakfast on Pluto <3
Batman Begins <3
The Dark Knight <3
28 Later <3
Whaching the Detectives <3

Gahhh, I could go on and on. :DD
I love him. :)

posted 463 days ago
darwolfsp

I Like His EYES

posted 469 days ago
movielover4ever14

I like how he's really hot and creepy at the same time!

posted 472 days ago

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Cillian Murphy Movies

Inception (PG, 2010)
Hippie Hippie Shake (R, 2009)
Dali & I: The Surreal Story (Unrated, 2009)
Peacock (PG-13, 2009)
Perrier's Bounty (Unrated, 2009)
White Male Heart (Unrated, 2009)
The Water (Unrated, 2009)
The Edge of Love (R, 2008)
Sunshine (R, 2007)
Watching the Detectives (Unrated, 2007)

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