Age: 50
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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: The Trench
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Marc and Strider try Norman’s radio—nothing. Marc orders Phillip to track him using the signal in his jacket. “Today’s the day,” Marc says as Phillip heads out. Marc, Strider, Ellie, and James arm up for Jack, Shepard, and Gunn. Jack admits doubt. He killed Bo, and Marc may be next. Shepard reminds him Marc let Grace die. Gunn radios: Marc’s scouts were seen. They prepare the trap. Marc’s team arrives. Strider stays with Ellie. Marc goes with James, watching him carefully. Deeper inside, James admits he hates what he’s done but wants this over. Elsewhere Strider warns Ellie James won’t stay loyal. Ellie snaps—she once liked Strider, but the more he talks, the less he impresses her. Gunn appears, pinning them down. Marc and James advance until James is shot in the leg. Jack emerges as Shepard ties James. Marc tells Jack he’s fallen far. Jack fires back—Marc hated him after learning he loved Alice, Marc's wife, and when she died Marc abandoned him. Marc pleads for peace, but Jack opens fire. Marc tackles him, they fight until Marc grabs Jack’s shotgun and blasts Jack’s face, leaving him disfigured. Shepard flees. Marc frees James. They rush to Ellie and Strider—Gunn has Ellie cornered and Strider down. James fires a clean shot into Gunn’s neck. They escape back to camp. Marc declares it’s over. Jack and Shepard won’t take this island. It’s theirs now—time to rebuild the Agency. Ghost lives again. Marc’s radio buzzes. A message—from Norman. Coordinates. The screen cuts to black.
