Cillian Murphy was always a natural performer, says former English teacher

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr with their awards at the Golden Globes.

A former secondary school teacher of Oscar-nominated Cork actor Cillian Murphy has said that he was always a “natural for performance” and had an inquiring “anti-establishment” spirit which has served him well in life.

The Golden Globe-winning actor attended Presentation Brothers College in the city where he was taught English by poet William Wall. Mr Wall subsequently left the school to focus on his poetry and became Cork’s first Poet Laureate in 2021.