Playing a Blinder: How the role of a Birmingham gangster gained Cillian Murphy international acclaim
The Cork-born actor has found huge international success on both screen and stage. Now he’s back for the final series of the epic TV drama that first made his name
In brief:
Name and role: Cillian Murphy, actor and producer
Age: 45
Appearance: eyes like chips of Arctic ice, cheekbones you could peel an apple with
Newsworthiness: the sixth and final season of his epic TV drama Peaky Blinders begins tonight on BBC One at 9pm
In depth:
The last time viewers saw Cillian Murphy’s Birmingham racetrack hustler turned millionaire crime lord Tommy Shelby, he was standing, screaming, in a muddy field with a gun ...