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Cillian Murphy Biography

Cillian Murphy

Facts of Cillian Murphy

Date of Birth: 1976 , May-25
Birth Nation: Ireland

Quick Timeline of Cillian Murphy

1976 Born in Douglas, County Cork Ireland
2004 Married with Yvonne McGuinness
1996 Debuted in the film Disco Pigs
2002 Appeared as a leading role in the film 28 Days Later
2008 Made a brief re-appearance The Dark Knight
2003 Nominated for Empire Award and Irish Film
2005 Nominated for Big Awards
2011 won two awards Irish Times Theatre Award and Drama Desk Awar

Detail Timeline of Cillian Murphy

May 25 , 1976

Born in Douglas, County Cork Ireland

 Cillian Murphy was born on May 25, 1976, in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland. Cillian Murphy is 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 two sisters named,  Sile and Orla and a brother, Paidi.

August 1 , 2004

Married with Yvonne McGuinness

Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness got married on 1 August 2004. His wife Yvonne is an artist whom he had met in 1996 at one of his rock band's shows. The couple had two sons together named, Malachy (born in 2005) and Aran Murphy (born in 2007).

1996

Debuted in the film Disco Pigs

 In  1996, he made his professional acting debut on the stage, playing the part of a volatile Cork teenager in Enda Walsh's "Disco Pigs".  It is an  Irish film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Enda Walsh. And written by   Enda Walsh.

2002

Appeared as a leading role in the film 28 Days Later

In 2002, Murphy appeared as a  leading role in Danny Boyle's horror film "28 Days Later". He portrayed pandemic survivor Jim who is "perplexed to find himself alone in the desolate, post-apocalyptic world" after waking from a coma in a London hospital, 28 days later.

2008

Made a brief re-appearance The Dark Knight

Cillian Murphy made a brief re-appearance as the Scarecrow in Nolan's "The Dark Knight" in 2008. The Dark Knight is a superhero crime thriller film, which was directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan.

2003

Nominated for Empire Award and Irish Film

In the year of 2003, blue eyed actor Cillian Murphy was nominated for the Empire Award and Irish Film for his film "28 Days Later" and he also nominated for the  Irish Film for his film for his film " Disco Pigs".

2005

Nominated for Big Awards

In the year of  2005, he was nominated for the seven awards: London Film Critics' Circle Award, Golden Globe Award, Saturn Award, European Film Award, British Independent Film Award, Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award and GQ UK Award.

2011

won two awards Irish Times Theatre Award and Drama Desk Awar

In 2011, he won two awards: Irish Times Theatre Award and Drama Desk Award for his film " Misterman". And was also nominated for the British Independent Film Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his film "Broken".

Content

Cillian Murphy holds an Irish nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Moving to his personal life, Murphy married his long-time girlfriend, Yvonne McGuinness on 1 August 2004. His wife Yvonne is an artist whom he had met in 1996 at one of his rock band's shows. Currently, age 40 actor, Cillian Murphy is living with his wife and two sons, Malachy (born in 2005) and Aran Murphy (born in 2007) in Queen's Park, London in England. He is the most nominated Irish Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards. Cillian Murphy earns his salary from his acting career and his recent net worth is reported to be around the U.S. $ 15 million.