Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor. He started his performing career as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of a rock band named The Sons of Mr. Green Genes. Murphy turned down a record deal in the late 1990s and began acting on stage and in short and independent films. His first notable film roles include Darren in the drama "Disco Pigs" (2001), Jim in the zombie horror "28 Days Later" (2002), John in the dark comedy "Intermission" (2003), Jackson Rippner in the action thriller "Red Eye" (2005), and Patrick "Kitten" Braden in the comedy-drama "Breakfast on Pluto" (2005).

Since 2013, he has starred as Tommy Shelby in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) crime drama series "Peaky Blinders", for which he won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in 2017 and 2018. "Peaky Blinders" is a British period crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, England, the series follows the exploits of the Shelby crime family in the direct aftermath of the First World War. The fictional family is loosely based on a real urban youth gang of the same name, who were active in the city from the 1890s to the early 20th century.

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