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Cillian Murphy: ‘I’d happily appear in Peaky Blinders again’
The Bafta and Oscar-nominated actor says he would like to reprise his role as the Birmingham gangster Thomas Shelby
The Oscar and Bafta-nominated Cillian Murphy, a hot contender to win best actor awards for his portrayal of Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan ’s film about the creator of the atom bomb, has revealed he would still happily return to the role of Peaky Blinders’ s Thomas Shelby, on the small or the big screen, if the chance came his way. Talking to Lauren Laverne about the impact of success on his life on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs this weekend, the charismatic performer from Cork also explained his approach to playing Oppenheimer. But the parents of some of the band members objected and so Murphy moved on to acting, securing a role in Enda Walsh ’s play Disco Pigs, before landing a career-altering part in Ken Loach ’s 2006 Cannes Palme d’Or-winning film .
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