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A selection of Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy's best works

Irish actor Cillian Murphy won his first Oscar for Best Actor on Sunday for his portrayal of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the inventor of the atomic bomb.

But before Oppenheimer, the 47-year-old actor starred in a number of films -- many of which also bagged various awards.

Here are some of Murphy's movies and series worth checking out.

Inception

Available on Apple TV+

The 2010 Christopher Nolan film won four Oscars in 2011 including Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.

In the film, Murphy plays Robert Fischer, a wealthy heir to a large energy firm. He was the target of the entire inception operation, which aims to extract crucial information from his memories and bring him as well as his father's business empire down for good. In Inception, Murphy stars alongside big names like Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy and Ken Watanabe.

Peaky Blinders

Available on Netflix

The show won Best Drama Series at the Bafta Awards in 2018, among other accolades. Murphy plays Thomas Shelby, the leader of the Birmingham criminal gang, the Peaky Blinders. Shelby is determined to move his family up in the world so that the powers who have always mistreated them can no longer touch them.

Six seasons of Peaky Blinders are available on Netflix.

Batman Begins

Available on Netflix

In this Christopher Nolan film, Murphy plays Dr Jonathan Crane, aka The Scarecrow, a Gotham city supervillain and a major enemy of Batman. The movie also stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson and Gary Oldman.

Besides Batman Begins, Murphy also starred as The Scarecrow in The Dark Knight and The Dark Night Rises.

In Time

Available on Netflix

Murphy plays a Timekeeper Raymon Leon who is the main antagonist in this 2011 live action film starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. In Time is a sci-fi film set in the year 2169 where all of humanity stops ageing at 25. After that, they survive through "living time" which can be transferred among individuals on body contact.


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