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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
Marc Marigold
for Marc Marigold in Swordsmoke: Ghost
Suggested by underworld_stories
Marc, Bo, and Strider sneak into the rebel base—now a Mercenary stronghold. Inside, they find Grace, bruised and bloodied. They carry her out, but come under fire. Marc shields her—but one bullet hits her spine. She blacks out. They escape and return to the farmhouse. Sasha, Ellie, and Norman wait. Grace is in a coma. Bao is missing—maybe dead. Jack's still taken. Marc and Strider lock eyes. It’s time. They leave to find old friends—Ghost Squad. First stop: Bank City Prison. Inside, they locate Tommy Richards—Ghost’s explosive expert. He’s still sharp. They fight through guards, fireballs flying, and escape. Next: Ares City outskirts. A small camp. Diego Marks—Ghost’s weapons tech. His caretaker warns he’s not stable—haunted by hallucinations, PTSD. But Diego agrees to fight. For Ghost. Final stop: the USS Prescott. Link Prescott, Ghost’s vehicle expert, owns it now—retired, married, resistant. But his wife convinces him. He’s in. Meanwhile, back at the farmhouse—trouble. Bo, Ellie, Sasha, and Norman are ambushed. A masked man with metal arms breaks down the door. “I’m here for Marc,” he says. “He’s not here,” Bo replies. The man lunges. Norman tackles him back. Bo shoots him—it does nothing. “I’m the Agent,” he says. “And I’ll find Marc, even if I kill all but one.” Suddenly, his chest ices over. Behind him—Bao. He’s alive. Bao and the Agent brawl. The Agent retreats, but not before warning: “Mercenary is watching.”
