His characters are often haunted, contemplative, and always fascinating.

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Best Cillian Murphy Roles

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DISCO PIGS, Cillian Murphy, 2001

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RED EYE, Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, 2005

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Cillian Murphy “The Party” Film - 2017

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ANTHROPOID, from left: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, 2016

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DUNKIRK, standing: Cillian Murphy, 2017.

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Cillian Murphy in ‘Sunshine’

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BATMAN BEGINS, Cillian Murphy, 2005

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Cillian Murphy Films

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FREE FIRE, l-r: Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, 2016.

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BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, Cillian Murphy, 2005

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Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, The Wind That Shakes The Barley - 2006

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A QUIET PLACE PART II, (aka A QUIET PLACE PART 2), Cillian Murphy, 2020.

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28 DAYS LATER, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, 2002

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Cillian Murphy on ‘Peaky Blinders’

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Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’

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