Murphy, Cillian 1976–

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Murphy, Cillian 1976–

PERSONAL

Born May 25, 1976, in Douglas, Cork, Ireland; father, a school inspector; mother, a French teacher; married Yvonne McGuinness (an artist), August, 2004; children: Malachy. Education: Attended Presentation Brothers College, Cork, Ireland.

Addresses:

Agent—Lisa Richards Agency, 46 Upper Baggot St., Ireland; United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Publicist—PMK/HBH, 700 San Vincente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Sons of Mr. Greengenes (band), member.

Awards, Honors:

Oursense Independent Film Festival Award, best actor, 2002, Irish Film and Television Award nomination, best actor in a feature film, 2003, both for Disco Pigs; Audience Award nomination, best actor in a film, Irish Film and Television Awards, 2003; Irish Film and Television Award nomination, best actor in a film, Empire Award nomination, best newcomer, 2003, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best breakthrough performance, MTV Movie Award nominations, best trans-Atlantic breakthrough performance and breakthrough male performance, 2004, all for 28 Days Later …; Satellite Award nomination, outstanding actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical, International Press Academy, 2005, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—musical or comedy, and European Film Award nomination, best actor, 2006, all for Breakfast on Pluto; Irish Film and Television Award nomination, best supporting actor in a feature film, 2005, MTV Movie Award nomination, best villain, and Teen Choice Award nomination, movies-choice sleazebag, 2006, for Batman Begins; Irish Film and Television Award nomination, best actor in a featured film, 2005, Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, Teen Choice Award nomination, movies—choice sleazebag, 2006, all for Red Eye; British Independent Film Award nomination, best actor, and European Film Award nomination, best actor, 2006, for The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Pat, Quando (short), Network Ireland Television, 1997.

Pat the barman, The Tale of Sweety Barrett (also known as Sweety Barrett), HandMade Films, 1998.

Brendan McBride, Eviction (short), 1999.

At Death's Door, AtomFilms, 1999.

Davin McDerby, Sunburn, 1999.

Rag Rookwood, The Trench (also known as La Tranchee), Somme Productions, 1999.

Best man, A Man of Few Words (short), 2000.

Filleann an Feall (short; also known as The Treachery Returns), 2000.

Jonathan Breech, On the Edge, Universal, 2001.

Gus, How Harry Became a Tree (also known as Bitter Harvest, Come Harry divenne un albero, Mon cher ennemi, and Il sogno di Harry), Ardustry Home Entertainment, 2001.

Pig/Darin, Disco Pigs, Renaissance Films, 2001.

Jim, 28 Days Later … (also known as 28 Days Later and 29 Days Later), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2002.

Guy Hendrickson, Zonad, 2003.

John, Intermission, IFC Films, 2003.

Pieter, Girl with a Pearl Earring (also known as La jeune fille a la perle), Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Bardolph, Cold Mountain, Miramax, 2003.

Dr. Jonathan Crane, Batman Begins, Warner Bros., 2005.

Jackson Rippner, Red Eye, DreamWorks, 2005.

Patrick "Kitten" Braden, Breakfast on Pluto, Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.

Damien, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (also known as La vent se leve, Il vento che accazezza l'erba, and El viento que agita la cebada), IFC First Take, 2006.

Cap, Sunshine, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007.

Watching the Detectives, Peace Arch Films, 2007.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Paul Montague, The Way We Live Now, BBC and PBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(Archive footage) Cannes 2006: Cronica de Carlos Boyero, 2006.

(Archive footage) The 2006 European Film Awards, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Batman Begins: An Origin Story," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Pig/Darren, Disco Pigs, Corcadorca Theatre Company, Cork, Ireland, 1996.

Johnny Boyle, Juno and the Paycock, Druid Theatre Company, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1999.

Title role, The Country Boy, Druid Theatre Company, Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Ireland, 1999.

Beane, Love Song, New Ambassadors Theatre, London, 2006-2007.

Also appeared as Konstantine, The Seagull, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland; Adam, The Shape of Things, Gate Theatre; Claudio, Much Ado About Nothing, Bickerstaffe Theatre Company, Kilkenny, Ireland.