Cillian Murphy's eight steps on the road to success: Family, school and key roles
As Cillian Murphy reaches the heights with his Oscar for Best Actor, we look back at some of the key moments in the 47-year-old Cork man's journey to the top
L-R: Cillian Murphy in Disco Pigs, Peaky Blinders, and Oppenheimer.
Cillian Murphy raised in the solidly-middle-class suburb of Ballintemple, the eldest of four children (two boys, two girls). He attended primary school at St Anthony’s in Ballinlough, and at about the age of 13 began his secondary education at the fee-paying Presentation Brothers school in the city. Both his parents were teachers – mother Mary taught French, while father Brendan taught Irish before going on to become a school inspector.
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