‘Performance gene’ catapults Cillian Murphy to stardom

ACTOR Cillian Murphy believes he was born with a “performance gene”.

And the 32-year-old said he has no regrets about turning down a record deal that could have made him a rock star instead of an actor.

Murphy, born in the Cork suburb of Ballintemple, was the winner of a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Rising Star award.