Alright, alright, let’s talk about this young fella, Cillian Murphy. Folks keep jabberin’ about him, so I figured I’d put in my two cents, ya know?

Who’s this Cillian Murphy fella anyway? Well, lemme tell ya, he’s this actor, plays pretendin’ for a livin’. Heard he’s Irish, from over the water. Started out on them stages, actin’ all fancy-like. Then he got into them picture shows, the movies they call ’em, and that TV thingamajig.
Now, most folks know him from that show, “Peaky Blinders.” It’s about gangsters, you see. Rough fellas, always wearin’ them funny hats with razors in ’em. Cillian plays the main guy, Tommy Shelby. He’s the boss, always smokin’ and lookin’ all serious. My grandson, he watches it all the time. Says Cillian is a real tough guy on that show, walks around like he owns the place, always got a plan up his sleeve. And lemme tell ya, that Cillian fella, he does a good job of bein’ tough. You wouldn’t wanna mess with him, not even on the TV.
But get this, they almost didn’t give him the part! Can ya believe it? Seems like they wanted some other fella, Jason Statham, I think his name was. But Cillian, he sent a message, a text they call it, to the fella who made the show. And wouldn’t ya know it, that message got him the job! Lucky fella, I say. Imagine if he hadn’t sent that text, we wouldn’t have our Tommy Shelby.
- He’s been in other movies too, not just that gangster show.
- There’s this one about zombies, scary stuff, “28 Days Later” they called it. My neighbor’s kid told me about it. Said it was real spooky.
- And he was in one of them Batman movies too. Played a bad guy, I think. Always wearin’ a burlap sack over his head.
Now, there’s this new movie everyone’s talkin’ about, “Oppenheimer.” Heard it’s about that bomb they dropped a long time ago. Cillian plays this Oppenheimer fella, the one who made the bomb, or somethin’ like that. People say it’s a real serious movie, all about history and stuff. My niece went to see it, said Cillian was real good, even better than in that gangster show.
It’s somethin’, ain’t it? This fella, Cillian Murphy, goin’ from playin’ gangsters to playin’ scientists. He must be pretty good at pretendin’ if he can do all that. Folks say he worked real hard to get where he is. Started out small, just like everyone else, and worked his way up. That’s what they tell me, anyways. You gotta give him credit for that, I guess.

I even saw him on the TV the other day, bein’ interviewed. He seemed like a nice fella, real polite and all. Not like that tough guy he plays on TV. It’s funny how actors can be so different from the characters they play. Just goes to show, you can’t always judge a book by its cover.
So, that’s the lowdown on this Cillian Murphy fella. He’s an actor, plays pretendin’ for a livin’. He’s been in lots of movies and that TV thing. And folks seem to like him a whole lot. He’s got that somethin’, that star quality, they call it. Makes folks wanna watch him, no matter what he’s doin’. And that, I reckon, is why he’s so famous. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make some supper.
This director Tim Mielants fella also had Cillian go back to Ireland, his home country, and do a movie called “Small Things Like These” where Cillian plays a fella named Bill Furlong. They say that one is good too. He is always busy that one. Reminds me of my Billy when he was a young fella, always runnin’ around doin’ this and that. Well, that’s what happens when you are young I guess.
This Cillian Murphy, he’s done alright for himself. Come a long way, that’s for sure. From pretendin’ on a stage to pretendin’ in them big ol’ movies. And who knows what he’ll do next? Maybe he’ll play a cowboy, or a spaceman. Or maybe he’ll just keep playin’ those gangsters. Whatever he does, I’m sure folks will be watchin’. They always are, with fellas like him.
He’s had a pretty long career. They say almost a decade, or maybe more, just on that “Peaky Blinders” show. That’s a lot of time pretendin’ to be a gangster, I tell ya. Must get tiring, but the money must be nice. Always figured acting was an easy job, but seeing all this, maybe not so easy after all. Still beats workin’ in the fields though, that’s for sure.

Anyways, that’s all I got to say about young Cillian Murphy. Seems like a good fella, works hard, and makes them picture shows. Can’t ask for much more than that, can ya?
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