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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

Roman Sionis
for Roman Sionis in Batman: Mask of Fear (2014)
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In the shadows of Gotham, a grieving heir channels pain into purpose. Bruce Wayne takes to the streets in early, brutal strikes against corrupt officers and mob families, shaping the legend of the Bat. His methods spark whispers of fear, but also questions about whether he fights for justice or vengeance. Amid Gotham's shifting power, a masked figure seizes control of the underworld. Black Mask's cruelty and cunning forge a criminal empire unlike anything the city has endured, As violence escalates, Bruce wrestles with the ethics of wielding terror--how far can he go before becoming the very thing he fights? A fragile alliance forms with Detective Jim Gordon, each man wary but recognizing a shared goal to reclaim Gotham. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent emerges as the city's new district attorney, a symbol of lawful reform, through his fiery resolve hints at dangerous fractures. In the shadows, another presence looms: LexCorp's surveillance network quietly catalogues anomalies, including Gotham's new predator in the night. The Bat begins to refine his tools, strategies, and persona, shaping Gotham's myth while confronting his own fractured psyche. Fear becomes his weapon, but also his burden, as the line between man and monster blurs. Post Credits: In the Batcave, encrypted files reveal stolen LexCorp data--surveillance images of a flying figure in Metropolis. Batman narrows his eyes, realizing his war is part of something far larger.