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  • 20/07/2025
Revealing more about, Cillian Murphy, the Peaky Blinders actor and Oscar winner who took the film industry by storm.

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00:00Cillian Murphy, 5 fascinating facts.
00:021. Born in Douglas, Ireland, the oldest child of education professionals,
00:07Cillian intended to be a lawyer, but dropped out of university and took up acting instead.
00:112. With his brother he played in a band that was influenced by Frank Zappa,
00:16called Sons of Mr. Green Jeans.
00:183. Described as both seductive and sinister, because of his piercing blue eyes.
00:23They have helped to make him the picture-perfect villain,
00:25bringing him lots of attention from casting directors.
00:274. Best known for starring as the ruthless Thomas Shelby in the British TV show, Peaky Blinders.
00:335. When auditioning for Batman Begins in 2005, his American accent was so convincing,
00:39the casting directors had no idea he was from Ireland.
00:43Cillian is the first Irish-born actor to win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer.
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