Age: 50
male
Cillian Murphy (born May 25, 1976) is an Irish actor. He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 play Disco Pigs, a role he later reprised in the 2001 screen adaptation. His early notable film credits include the horror film 28 Days Later (2002), the dark comedy Intermission (2003), the thriller Red Eye (2005), the Irish war drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), and the science fiction thriller Sunshine (2007). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama Breakfast on Pluto (2005), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. Murphy began collaborating with filmmaker Christopher Nolan in 2005, playing Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) as well as appearing in Inception (2010) and Dunkirk (2017) and portraying the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biographical epic Oppenheimer (2023). By the year 2023, Murphy has already worked with Nolan for around 20 years and six films. He also gained prominence for his role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020). In 2011, Murphy won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actor and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for the one-man play Misterman. In 2020, The Irish Times named him one of the greatest Irish film actors.
Cillian Murphy
Victor Von Doom
for Victor Von Doom in Astonishing X-Men
Suggested by underworld_stories
Scott Summers meets with a dying Charles Xavier, who tells him it’s time to fully lead the X-Men. At Charles’s funeral, mutants from across the world gather. Magneto delivers a eulogy, but Scott warns him to stay away from the team. The next day, Scott reunites with his team—Wolverine, Colossus, Iceman, Havok, Angel, and Emma Frost. Their mission: Jean Grey, who left for Genosha weeks ago, has gone silent. Upon arrival, they’re greeted by John and James Proudstar, who guide them through the island to a distant castle. There, they find Jean on a throne, flanked by Magneto and Scarlet Witch. Jean is possessed by the Phoenix Force. She orders their arrest. Imprisoned, the team forms a plan: Phoenix is vulnerable to iron, and Wanda could help free Jean. Emma reaches Wanda telepathically. Wanda admits she left Fury because Magneto promised to help find her brother. When told Peter is with Fury, she agrees to help. They launch an attack. Emma distracts Magneto while the others restrain Jean with iron. Wanda uses her power to expel the Phoenix. Jean is freed. Scott tells Emma to release Magneto—but both vanish. Scott thanks the Proudstar brothers. He, Jean, and Logan stand at Charles’s grave. “Magneto has to die.” In a dark hall, Magneto kisses Emma Frost. “I want you to meet someone.” Two figures step forward—Victor... and Mephisto.
