The famous actor Cillian Murphy, had received the Oscar for the Best Actor, in 2024 Oscar Awards, through his lead role in “Oppenheimer.” After his name was readed, Murphy had welcomed it with humility, where he celebrated with his wife with a kiss.
Through his career, Murphy had appeared in may diverse roles where he acted in “Inception,” “Peaky Blinders,” “28 Days Later,” and “Dunkirk,” where he proved that he was a talented actor, who was appearing in high quality movies.
Despite the success and the fame his career brings, Murphy stayted grounded incredibly, and had kept his private life healty with his children and wife.
“I’m so happy to be doing what I love. I’m really lucky. But I don’t enjoy the personality side of being an actor. I don’t understand why I should be entertaining and scintillating [in] a talk show. I don’t know why all of a sudden that’s expected of me. Why?” Murphy said.
He built a private family life in Ireland with his wife, Yvonne McGuinness, who is with him for 20 years, and gave him two sons. He is living a normal father’s life where he is helping his wife and children with the exams, chores and gatherings.
As he likes his privacy, he doesn’t like taking pictures with fans, and that he usually refuses to take pictures with the fans. He also doesn’t have much friends from the industry.
The actor also stated that being famous is ruining experiences in life as “because it fetishizes everything.” Murphy added, “It kind of destroys nuance and human behavior, but that’s part and parcel of it.”
Murphy stated that he is admiring Christopher Nolan, the director of “Oppenheimer”, life, where Nolan doesn’t even have a smart phone or an email.
“I aspire to that life. I was just clearing stuff off my phone, but have to keep the apps for music and music discovery.” Murphy said.
When he tlaked about his wife, Murphy said, “I have an amazing wife, and I couldn’t do this without her and her understanding. But it is a struggle. I think it is for any dad whose work takes him away, which it generally does, and which consumes him, which my work does.”
As it was reported back on the 28th of February;
The famous actor, Cillian Murphy has an incredible career, and many incredible performances in both TV and silver screen.
And his biggest supported is his wife, Yvonne McGuinness. As he is successful in his career, Murphy also is a successful family man. Even though his suceess and fame in Hollywood, Murphy chose to live close to his roots, in London.
“I don’t need to live in Los Angeles. I’d be tremendously far away from my family. I’d never see them. I love living in London.” Murphy said.
His wife was pregnant with their first child when he acted in “The Wind That Shakes the Barley.” As for helping McGuinness, the couple stayed with Murphy’s parents.
“I was living at home with my folks; my wife was pregnant with our son; and we were running around the hills of west Cork shooting up Black and Tans. Fantastic!” Murphy recalled.
In 2015, the couple and their two sons, Malachy and Aran, and decided to go back to Ireland.
“We wanted them to be Irish, I suppose.” Murphy said about their move back to Ireland.
In an occasion, when Murphy was talking with the director Tim Mielnats about some concepts, his wife McGuinness had suggested to them that they would make an adapt of “Small Things,” Claire Keegan’s novella, about an Irish town in 1985.
At first Murphy thought that the rights of the novella would be taken, later he learned that it wasn’t. And when he talked with Matt Damon about it, that led “Small Things Like These,” to come true, and became a success.
When they first met, Murphy was not a famous actor, and he was at the start of his career with the movie, “Disco Pigs.” McGuinness had joined Murphy and the movie crew on tour, and Murphy recalled those times as, “It was so exciting, 20 years ago or whatever it was – we were all just kids, trying to find our way – but such a special, special time.”
As many people loves Cillian Murphy, the choise of McGuinness to stay away from the spotlight received many comments from public.
“The wife looks like Cillian in a wig,”
“She is odd-looking. I expected his wife to be stunning.”
“For once a famous actor with a wife who looks normal, no plastic/fillers or tasteless attention seeking glammed up.”
“It’s hard for me to understand why he chose this not very good looking woman when he is so drop dead gorgeous,”
“What some people consider ugly, others consider beautiful. Everyone has different tastes.”
“They showed Cillian’s wife at the Golden Globes Awards. She was done up with hair and makeup, and looked pretty. They always show the same photograph of her with no makeup. They are obviously still in love because Cillian hasn’t left her for another woman.”
“His wife is very lucky. Handsome, down-to-earth, humble and loyal,”
“Yvonne has lovely eyes. Cute lady! May she and Cillian have another two decades of happiness with their boys.”
McGuinness is a visıual artist whose works appeared in many movies and performances. She is a private person who even putted her social media accounts in private. Their most recent appearance together came from their attendance at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, on January 7, 2024.
Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Cillian Murphy, and Yvonne McGuinness at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures pic.twitter.com/zjhIRQrsEO
— Christopher Nolan Art & Updates (@NolanAnalyst) December 5, 2023
When a interviewer had stated to Cilian that he was being called the “Internet’s Boyfriend,” and Murphy responded as, “It’s lovely. It’s very flattering.”
As Murphy is living his life as a normal person, he sometimes uses public transportation, runs errands, and does everyday tasks.
“I wish it was easier for me, but it’s excruciating. Who likes talking about themselves?” Murphy said.
When Murphy received his BAFTA award for Best Actor, for the movie “Oppenheimer,” he thanked to his wife and sons, as he said, “You are my best friends.” And added, “I’m the luckiest man.”
“To have a really secure solid space is important. It’s been really important for me. You have to have that safe place, I certainly do. Where it’s just like an island of comfort and peace,” Murphy said in a recent interview.
“I have an amazing wife and I couldn’t do this without her. But it is a struggle. I think it is for any dad whose work takes him away, which it generally does, and which consumes him, which my work does.”
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