What is Cillian Murphy’s net worth? Who is Cillian Murphy’s wife?
Cillian Murphy is an Irish actor who won the Best Actor Oscar for his title role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer 2023 as well as starred in the television series Peaky Blinders.
Biography
He was born on May 25, 1976, in Cork, Ireland, to Brendan and Mary Murphy.
His parents both worked in education.
“He was always lively, a lovely little fellow, full of chat, and he always liked to have an adventure going on in his imagination constantly,” his father shared in an interview about Cillian. “He was full of spirit and life and imagination.”
He has three siblings — sisters Orla and Sile and brother Paidi.
During his teenage years, Cillian sang and played guitar in several bands alongside his brother.
He began his career as a theater performer.
In 1996, Murphy made his professional acting debut on the stage in Enda Walsh’s Disco Pigs.
In 1998, he made his debut role in the film The Tale of Sweety Barrett.
In 2001, Murphy reprised his role for the film adaptation of Disco Pigs.
Cillian Murphy during “Intermission” – London Premiere at The Electric Cinema – @Getty
In 2002, Cillian performed in Danny Boyle’s groundbreaking 28 Days Later.
Batman Begins
In 2005, Murphy portrayed Jonathan Crane, aka Scarecrow, in the superhero film Batman Begins. The film was directed by Christopher Nolan, and it also starred Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, and Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman.
Cillian joked in an interview that his character was the “villain that never died.”
Batman Begins grossed over $371 million worldwide against a $150 million budget.
Cillian Murphy during 2005 Toronto Film Festival – “Breakfast on Pluto” Portraits at HP Portrait Studio in Toronto – @Getty
In 2007, he played physicist Robert Capa in the science fiction film Sunshine.
In 2008, he had a minor role as the Scarecrow in Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
In 2010, Murphy, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, performed in the science fiction thriller film Inception. It was another project in which Cillian worked with Christopher Nolan. Inception grossed more than $839 million worldwide.
Peaky Blinders
From 2013 to 2022, Murphy starred as Thomas Michael Shelby, the leader of the Peaky Blinders criminal gang, in Peaky Blinders, a British period crime drama created by Steven Knight.
Cillian Murphy attends the UK premiere of ‘In Time’ at The Curzon Mayfair on October 31, 2011 in London – @Getty
The show followed the exploits of a street gang known as the Peaky Blinders from the 1880s to the 1930s.
“I’m not a tough guy at all so it was by far the toughest character I have ever portrayed,” he said about the original series.
In 2017, he appeared in Christopher Nolan’s war film Dunkirk as a shell-shocked army officer who was recovered from a wrecked ship. The film grossed over $530 million worldwide.
Won Best Actor Oscar for Oppenheimer
In 2023, Cillian played theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biographical drama film Oppenheimer. It was again directed by Christopher Nolan.
“I did genuinely think it’s one of the greatest screenplays I’d ever read,” the Irish actor told CBS News.
To prepare for the role, the actor underwent five months of preparation. Murphy practiced his facial expressions and lost weight to better fit the scientist’s silhouette.
Oppenheimer grossed $975 million worldwide. It is the highest-grossing World War II-related film.
Cillian Murphy attends the Birmingham Premiere of Peaky Blinders at cineworld on October 30, 2017 in Birmingham – @Getty
In March 2024, Murphy won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as physicist Oppenheimer.
Cillian is the third Irish actor to win the Best Actor Oscar.
Murphy said he was “overwhelmed” to have won.
His Oscar was one of seven that Oppenheimer won during the Academy Awards 2024.
Wife
In 2004, Cillian Murphy married Yvonne McGuinness.
Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills – @Getty
“I have an amazing wife and I couldn’t do this without her and her understanding,” he confessed in 2019.
His wife is a classically trained visual artist.
They first met in 1996, when Cillian was performing in Enda Walsh’s play Disco Pigs.
‘That time was kind of the most important period of my life,” Murphy said for The Guardian in 2016.
The couple has two sons:
- Aran (b. in 2007);
- Malachy (b. in 2005).
At the Academy Awards in March 2024, Murphy was accompanied by his wife and boys.
Height
Cillian Murphy during “Red Eye” Los Angeles Premiere at Mann Bruin in Westwood, California – @Getty
Cillian Murphy is 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) tall.
Cillian Murphy – Net Worth
So, how much is Cillian Murphy worth?
Murphy earned most of his wealth from performing in 61 movies and TV series, including Oppenheimer, Sunshine, Inception, 28 Days Later, and Batman Begins.
He reportedly made $10 million for playing in Oppenheimer.
In 2024, the actor admits he’s overpaid.
“I mean, actors are overpaid, you know?,” he said. “I’m really lucky. I feel embarrassed by it sometimes.”
In 2024, Cillian became the new face of the Italian luxury fashion company Versace. “I am thrilled that Cillian is joining the Versace family,” said Donatella Versace.
In February 2024, he co-founded the independent production company Big Things Films. Therefore, Cillian Murphy has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
Real estate
Cillian Murphy at The 29th Critics’ Choice Awards held at The Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica – @Getty
In 2015, Murphy and his wife paid $1.9 million for a two-storey Victorian townhouse in Monkstown, Dublin.
“I don’t need to live in Los Angeles,” he said in 2005.
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