cillian murphy (born 25 may 1976) is an irish movie and theatre actor. murphy is known for his roles in christopher nolan movies such as scarecrow in "the dark knight trilogy" (2005–2012). he also appeared in "inception" and "dunkirk". he also plays tommy shelby in the bbc drama television series "peaky blinders". he was nominated for a golden globe award in 2005 for his role as patrick/patricia "kitty" braden in "breakfast on pluto".