Cillian Murphy Net Worth (Updated 2023) – Bio Overview

Cillian Murphy is an Irish film and theater actor from Cork City, Ireland who has a net worth of $20 Million US as of 2023. The actor started his professional career as a lead singer, lyricist, and guitarist in the rock band titled The Sons of Mr. Green Genes.

Later in the late 1990s, it turned down a record contract and started a career in the field of acting. Murphy started his acting career at an early age and later he established himself as one of the lead actors in the entertainment industry.

Cillian starred in several super hit movies including the horror “28 Days Later,” “Cold Mountain,” the dark comedy “Intermission,” “Red Eye,” as well as “Breakfast on Pluto,” for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.

His outstanding performance also led him to win an Irish Film and Television Award in the category of Best Actor. So in this post, we are going to talk about the total net worth of Cillian Murphy his salary, income sources, career, luxurious lifestyle, biography, and a lot more. 

Net Worth 2023:

Early Life:

Cillian Murphy was born on the 25th of May 1976 in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland in a Roman Catholic family. His father Brendan Murphy use to work for the Irish Department of Education while his mother was a French teacher. Cillian grew up alongside two younger sisters Sile and Orla and a brother named Paidi in Ballintemple in Cork. Murphy was just 10 years old when he began writing tracks and playing music.

While growing up his first aspiration was to become a rock star. Speaking of his religious background he was raised as a Roman Catholic and he attended a Catholic secondary school name Presentation Brothers College which is ranked as the number one boy’s secondary school in Ireland. Cillian was academically doing really well but there were some faces who often get into trouble.

From that point forward Murphy got an opportunity to perform after he participated in the production and his English teacher named William Wall supported him to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Despite pursuing a career in acting, Cillian decides to start a music career by playing guitar and singing in many music groups along with his younger brother Paidi.

Early Career:

Cillian said that some of his and Paidi’s biggest musical influences are Frank Zappa and the Beatles. At that time the two were studying in college so they decided to form a band called The Sons of Mr. Greengenes. Cillian and Paidi began producing music and quickly grabbed the attention of Acid Jazz Records with whom they got offered a five-album record contract but they didn’t make a deal with the record. Later Cillian confessed that he was glad they didn’t, in retrospect.

After graduating from Catholic school Murphy went started studying law at the University College Cork (UCC) in 1996 but he dropped out of the university after failing his 1st-year exams. During studying at (UCC) Murphy also got a chance to perform in 2 plays including Little Shop of Horrors and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme. 

Acting Work:

Cillian Murphy started his career as a rock musician but he came to popularity when he began his acting career. In September 1996 Murphy did an auction at the stage production of Corcadorca. He then made his acting debut in the romance play Disco Pigs which was his first notable role. This particular movie was released in 2001 and it was aired for on;y 4 weeks before ending up touring throughout Europe, Australia, and Canada, for almost 2 years.

That was the time when Cillian dropped out of the university as well as left his band to pursue his acting career. While appearing in Disco Pigs Murphy also began playing music though he tied to a talent agent instead, and his acting career took the central scene. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Murphy got numerous roles in Irish and British films as well as stage shows. That was the same time when he shifted to Dublin for some years before eventually settling in London back in 2001.

The very next year Cillian had another movie in which he played the character named Jim in the post-apocalyptic horror drama film 28 Days Later directed by Danny Boyle and released in 2002. His outstanding performance in the film earned him international recognition and the actor started getting major roles in big projects since then.

Breakthrough:

Despite his success, the film 28 Days Later also became a massively hit in North America as well as all around the globe. Moreover, Cillian received the Empire Awards for Best Newcomer and MTV Movie Awards in the category of Breakthrough Male Performance for his role in 28 Days Later. 

The same year he had another movie where he played John alongside Colin Farrell in the black comedy crime film Intermission released in 2003. The movie was successful becoming the highest-grossing film in the history of the Irish box office.

Before this, he returned to the stage in The Seagull a production of Chekhov’s at the Edinburgh International Festival. At the end of 2003, he shared screen time with Jude Law in the film Cold Mountain where Cillian had a minor role. In the very next year, the actor was again on the stage with Druid Theatre Company touring Ireland. 

Another film “Red Eye” was released in 2005 in which Cillian played the role of Jackson Rippner. This movie is a mystery thriller drama. Cillian then went on to take the role of Patrick “Kitten” Braden in the comedy-drama film Breakfast on Pluto released that same year.

This role got him a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Musical or Comedy and he also won an Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Film. 

Murphy’s acting career got a boost when he started working with director Christopher Nolan and played the role of Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in The Dark Knight Trilogy. He also had the role of Robert Fischer in the sci-fi action movie Inception, released in 2010 and became a blockbuster by grossing millions of dollars at the box office. Cillian Murphy’s blockbuster films are including the superhero “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” & “The Dark Knight Rises,” and “Red Eye,” among others. 

In 2013 Murphy gained a lot of attention after appearing in a highly acclaimed and praised BBC series “Peaky Blinders,” in which he played the lead role of Tommy Shelby. The popular series was based on 1920s-era Birmingham, England a criminal gang. In the very next year, Cillian starred in the drama film Aloft alongside actress Jennifer Connelly, followed by his role as Matthew Joy in the historical adventure-drama movie In the Heart of the Sea in 2015. 

Cillian starred alongside actress Jamie Dornan in the 2016 war film Anthropoid in which he was cast as World War II Army soldier named Jozef Gabcik. In his 2017 work with Christopher Nolan for the epic war movie Dunkirk where he portrayed himself as a shell-shocked army officer, (a minor role).

Cillian also marked his presence in the war drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley in 2006 which became the most successful independent Irish film. He starred in the sci-fi psychological thriller film Sunshine, in 2007. His role in BBC Two’s crime drama series, Peaky Blinders led him to win two awards including the Irish Film & Television Award and National Television Awards. In this film, Cillian played the lead role of Thomas Shelby. 

Personal Life:

In 1996 Cillian Murphy began dating visual artist Yvonne McGuinness after the two first met when Yvonne became part of the team Corcadorca Theatre Company while the world tour of their in-house production called, Disco Pigs. Cillian is four years younger than Yvonne and the couple dated for many years before they eventually tied the knot in August 2004.

They have two sons together the name Malachy born in December 2005, and Carrick aka Aran born in July 2007. Cillian Murphy decided to permanently move to Ireland on his 40^th birthday, before this he and his wife were settled in North-West London for a year. 

Cillian used to be a vegetarian for several years and he started to consume meets for his role in the Peaky Blinders series.

House:

Cillian Murphy is quite private about his private life and he hasn’t shared anything. Reports said that Murphy paid around €1.7 million for a home which is located in South country Dublin. Despite being an Ireland, Murphy also lives in London with his wife and kids.

When it comes to cars Cillian prefers to have luxurious cars instead of supercars. His garage has a Mercedes Benz S Class which the actor has been using for many years. This is also one of the best luxurious sedans anyone can buy. He also owns an Audi A8L in the color black, an Audi Q7, Lexus RX450, and some others. 

Biography:

Cillian Murphy Net Worth:

As of 2023 Cillian Murphy Net Worth is estimated to be around $20 million. The actor is highly acclaimed for his role as Thomas Shelby on BBC Two’s crime drama series titled Peaky Blinders. He has starred in the hugely successful series since 2013. Over this time this series has gone from strength to strength and become one of the most popular returning dramas on the BBC.

Moreover, Cillian Murphy was the highest-paid actor in the series and he accumulated a good sum of money from his excellent performance. He is credited as a co-producer in some credits on the show which means he not only made more than the rest of the cast but he also gets extra money for the additional effort.

Cillian Murphy is earning over $5 million annually and the primary source of his income comes from his profession as an actor. He has done some endorsement work and appeared in television commercials such as Dublin-based brewery, Guinness, and voiced for the Guinness Blonde American Lager.

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