Cillian Murphy is undoubtedly one of the most talented actors to ever act in the industry. Many like him have come and gone but not many have made the amount of impact he had on the industry and his fellow actors. Apart from his exceptional acting skills, Murphy has showcased his ability to be versatile on the set of any movie or TV show. The actor started slow but gained immediate popularity as soon as he set foot on the big stage.
Cillian Murphy’s most accomplished work would be his portrayal of the lead character in the Peaky Blinder TV show, Thomas Shelby. The Dunkirk actor gained immense fame and recognition from this TV series and was also declared one of the greatest Irish film actors. Yet he is somewhat not happy with how his fans have perceived him in real life as they were expecting his Peaky Blinders persona, a dark and complex one.
Cillian Murphy Shares His Views for the Peaky Blinders Fans
Cillian Murphy is just as talented as the rumors say. His several exceptional performances in many of Christopher Nolan’s movies prove his tremendous effect on the industry as well as his colleagues. Murphy’s collaboration with Nolan includes movies such as The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, and Dunkirk, and another upcoming movie Oppenheimer. With these astounding movies, he showcased his ability to perform and deliver world-class roles no matter the background. And Peaky Blinders was also one of those shows where his performance shone.
“I don’t really partake. I don’t go out. I’m just at home mostly, or with my friends, unless I have a film to promote. I don’t like being photographed by people. I find that offensive.
I think it’s the Tommy Shelby thing. People expect this mysterious, swaggering, it’s just a character. I do feel people are a little bit underwhelmed. That’s fine, it means I’m doing my job. Peaky fans are amazing. But sometimes I feel a little sad that I can’t provide, like, that charisma and swagger. He couldn’t be further from me.”
During an interview with Rolling Stone, Cillian Murphy shared his views on how fans expect him to act in public. They expect him to take on a dark, gloomy look, always looking from the side of his eye. Murphy went on to explain that most of his fans, especially the Peaky Blinders fans expect him to take on the Thomas Shelby appearance. Even though he feels uneasy in front of his fans and is quite sad due to this fact, he is certainly satisfied with his acting as fans familiarized themselves with a Shelby more than a Murphy.
Cillian Murphy Was Taken Aback by Peaky Blinders’ Success
Cillian Murphy started gaining popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He performed small roles in a number of movies before he could get his first big signing, even after this his big break came when he was signed into a Christopher Nolan movie. And from then on, there was no stopping him, he went on starring in blockbuster movies and TV shows, especially all his movies with Nolan were the highlights of his Hollywood career. He caught the eye of many decorated directors and other celebrities and soon enough he was one of the most brilliant actors in this generation.
Cillian Murphy was very surprised by the immediate success of the Peaky Blinders TV show as it was beyond his comprehension and fans and followers from all over the world participated in congratulating him for such a brilliant performance.
“We’ve just been doing a junket here in New York, so you get a lot of foreign journalists from Venezuela, Peru, and Japan and people talk about the show and how much they love it. And that is a completely unexpected occurrence for us.
Nobody knew this would happen because the show had no advertising; it grew completely just by word of mouth. So I think we’re all really proud of it and delighted that the fans enjoy it so much.”
The actor shared his views on this matter during an interview and can be clearly seen that he was extremely happy with how the show turned out. Especially as the show did not have any proper advertising it grew only because the fans loved the show to that extent.
Source: Rolling Stone
