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Cillian Murphy (born May 25, 1976 in Douglas, Cork, Ireland) is an Irish actor and musician. Cillian is an Irish name and is also sometimes incorrectly spelled Killian; both spellings are pronounced .

Early life

Murphy attended the Presentation Brothers College, Cork, and later studied law at University College Cork (UCC). Initially his interest in performing was led by music. He played guitar with a Frank Zappa influenced band called Sons of Mr. Greengenes. However, by the time he left college his primary interest was acting. His first major role was in the UCC Drama Society production of Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme. He went on to appear on stage in Disco Pigs
.

After touring with Disco Pigs in London, Edinburgh and Cork, he left UCC without graduating.

Career

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 wasn't until Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later
became 2003's sleeper hit in the USA 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 reknown with his acclaimed performance as Dr. Jonathan Crane (aka The Scarecrow) in Batman Begins
and for his role as the terrorist, Jackson Rippner, in Red Eye
, co-starring Rachel McAdams
as his would-be victim.

He originally auditioned for the role of Batman
/ Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan
was reportedly impressed with his audition; while he decided to give Christian Bale
the lead role, he persuaded Murphy to play Dr. Jonathan Crane (aka The Scarecrow). It is not known if Murphy will be returning for the sequel.

Recently, he starred in the movie Breakfast on Pluto
, based on the novel of the same title by Patrick McCabe, for which he received outstanding reviews. Additionally, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Musical and Comedy in this movie but lost to Joaquin Phoenix
for his role in Walk The Line.

Personal life

Murphy married his long term girlfriend, Irish-born Yvonne McGuinness (b. 1972), in August 2004 in Provence, France. They recently had a son, whom they named Malachy, and they currently reside in London, England.

According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, he was #3 of "The Most Valuable Players of Summer 2005", a list for entertainers who have outstanding breakthrough performances for the year 2005. He was placed behind Terrence Howard
and Matt Dillon
. The magazine went on to compare him with Robert Mitchum
.

Filmography

  • Sunshine
    (2006)
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
  • Breakfast on Pluto
    (2005)...as Patrick "Kitten" Brady
  • Red Eye (2005) ... as Jackson Rippner
  • Batman Begins
    (2005) ... as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow
  • Cold Mountain
    (2003) ... as King Union Soldier
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring
    (2003) ... as Pieter
  • Intermission (2003) ... as John
  • Zonad (2003)... as Guy Hendrickson
  • 28 Days Later
    (2002) ... as Jim
  • The Way We Live Now (2001) (mini series)... as Paul Montague
  • Disco Pigs
    (2001) ... as Pig
  • How Harry Became a Tree (2001)... as Gus
  • On the Edge (2001)... as Jonathan Breech
  • Filleann an Feall (a.k.a. The Treachery Returns) (2000)
  • The Trench (1999)... as Rag Rockwood
  • Sunburn (1999)... as Davin McDerby
  • At Death's Door (1999)
  • Eviction (1999)... as Brendan McBride
  • The Tale of Sweety Barrett (1998)... as Pat the Barman
  • Quando (1997)... as Pat

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