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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
Firefly
for Firefly in Matthew Vaughn's G.I. Joe: The Last Stand
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**G.I. Joe: The Last Stand** begins with Cobra Commander escaping after his defeat in the previous film and revealing that Cobra has secretly placed sleeper agents in major world governments. These agents cause global instability through assassinations and sabotage, plunging the world into chaos. The G.I. Joes, disbanded and scattered, must reunite to confront this new threat. They launch a daring mission to rescue a key member who was captured by Cobra, learning that Cobra Commander plans to use a massive orbital EMP weapon to shut down global infrastructure, paving the way for Cobra’s dominance. As the Joes fight against Cobra’s hidden forces, they face betrayal from within their ranks. With the world on the brink of collapse, the Joes mount a final assault on Cobra's headquarters and the space station housing the EMP weapon. In the climactic battle, the Joes disable the weapon and defeat Cobra, but several key Cobra leaders escape, leaving the threat looming for the future. The movie ends with Cobra’s plan foiled but the lingering danger of their return, as the Joes brace for future battles in a world still recovering from the chaos.
