~*BIO*~
Cillian Murphy: The Basics
Cillian - (KEEL-yan) "war or strife"; variant of Ceallach. Keallach, Killian
Cillian was born on 1974 in Cork, Ireland and is currently based in Dublin.
His father is a school inspector, a cigire and his mother is a French teacher.
His younger brother, Páidi, is a chef
Cillian has been with his girlfriend Yvonne for over a year now
His favourite horror movie is Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Murphy's first feature film was Stephen Bradley's Barman Pat.
Cillian schooled at Presentation Brothers College Cork, where he was an avid rugby player.
He studied law before becoming an actor.
A starring role in Disco Pigs (Arts Theatre/ Bush Theatre) was a landmark for the young actor.
The production won Best Fringe Show at both the Dublin
and Edinburgh festivals.
"My aim, whether in television, film, or theatre
is to find good quality work with good quality people," he says.
"I'd probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law,
but pretty miserable doing it."
The Irish actor's ambition remains to play the "Irish Hamlet,"
Synge's The Playboy of the Western World.
