Cillian Murphy has transitioned himself to a Hollywood heavyweight and is now a household name. From bringing the ruthless Tommy Shelby to our screens to creating the atomic bomb on the silver screen, Murphy really has a wide range in his acting.
While his acting prowess is enough to make Murphy a center of attraction, he has also been in the spotlight in unusual situations involving another actor. Global actor and former wrestler Dave Bautista has a lot of tattoos on his body, and one of them is Cillian Murphy!
Cillian Murphy Says Dave Bautista’s Tattoo Was an Accident
Dave Bautista is known for his cool tattoos all over his body. Last year, he took to social media to share a new tattoo he had got on his thighs. While Bautista did not find much resemblance, fans were quick to identify Cillian Murphy as the man on the tattoo.
The 2023 BAFTA winner recently spoke to Happy Sad Confused with Josh Horowitz where he discussed a number of things. The conversation eventually got to Murphy’s face being inked on Bautista’s body.
“Thomas Shelby has been immortalized on the body of Dave Bautista and many of people”, said Horowitz to which Murphy replied “By accident, apparantly. That’s what he said”
“Do you still see tattoos of Thomas Shelby every once in a while”, “Yep”, replied Murphy. “It’s quite something you know, that’s quite a level of, uh, I don’t know, zeitgeistism, whatever the word is. But I have seen some amazing tattoos, like really really cool ones. I’m always very impressed and honoured”, Murphy answered upon being asked how does it feel on people having his tattoo
Upon being asked if he would ever have someone’s tattoo on his body, he answered “probably a musician, but don’t ask me who”.
Dave Bautista Was a Little Embarrassed of His Accidental Cillian Murphy Tattoo
The former WWE World Champion had thought of having a tattoo inspired by Peaky Blinders’ Thomas Shelby. However, he did not want to make it very obvious that it was Murphy, thus he asked his artist to avoid inking down the on-screen Shelby. However, after the resemblance could not be ignored, Bautista felt a bit embarrassed, as he revealed in an interview with GQ.
“I found this cool picture, it was Cillian Murphy from Peaky Blinders, and I asked John to alter it so it didn’t look so much like Cillian Murphy. And I got it and I thought, ‘Okay, that doesn’t look exactly like I have a tattoo of Cillian Murphy on my thigh.’ But the first time I posted it on my social media, all I got was, ‘Oh my God. You’ve got a tattoo of Cillian Murphy. Well, yeah I guess I do. It is what it is. I’m a fan so, you know, a little embarrassed but not ashamed. So Cillian, there you go. Your face is tattooed on my thigh.” – Dave Bautista speaking to the GQ
All in all, Bautista is not ashamed of his tattoo and now feels it like a tribute to the cinema’s father of the atomic bomb.
