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The irony of course is that 28 Days Later is not a zombie film: its monsters are not the living dead but carriers of the “Rage Virus,” which turns its victims into mindless, homicidal maniacs. Though not a box office blockbuster, the film was successful enough to launch not only a sequel ( 28 Weeks Later) but also a new wave of zombie movies ( Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, World War Z) and television shows ( The Walking Dead, Z Nation, iZombie), which continues to this day. When 28 Days Later hit screens, it was lauded by enthusiastic critics as the antidote for the doldrums into which the horror genre was perceived (rightly or wrongly) to have slipped in recent years.

Hoodihoo Productions’ recent Throwback Thursday: Zombie House Party & 28 Days Later 15th Anniversary Screening (reviewed here) provided a welcome opportunity to revisit director Danny Boyle’s 2002 “zombie” film, on the big screen with state-of-the-art projection courtesy of the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, with composer John Murphy on hand to answer questions about providing music for the “post-apocalyptic road movie.” The couple have two sons, Malachy and Aran.Revisiting the cult “zombie” film on the big screen, with commentary from the composer Murphy is married to Yvonne McGuinness, an artist. Murphy continues to appear in high profile films such as In Time (2011), Red Lights (2012), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), the final film in Nolan's Batman trilogy.

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His most well-known work is starring as Thomas Shelby in the British TV show Peaky Blinders beginning in 2013. Nolan is known for working with actors in multiple films, and cast Murphy in Inception (2010), as Robert Fischer, the young heir of the multi-billion dollar empire, who was the target of DiCaprio's dream team. Murphy continued to take roles in a number of independent films, and also reprised his role as the Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008). The film was the most successful independent Irish film and won the Palm D'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The following year, Murphy starred in Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). Although the film was not a box office success, Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical and he won Best Actor for the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards.

Later that year, Murphy starred as Patrick 'Kitten' Braden, an Irish transgender woman in search of her mother, in Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto (2005), a film adaptation of the Pat McCabe novel. Manhola Dargis of the New York Times cited Murphy as a 'picture-perfect villain', while David Denby of The New Yorker noted he was both 'seductive' and 'sinister'. Although slight in nature for a villain, Murphy's piercing blue eyes helped to create creepy performances and critics began to take notice. Jonathan Crane, aka The Scarecrow, in Batman Begins (2005) and Jackson Rippner in Red Eye (2005). Murphy went on to supporting roles in high-profile films such as Cold Mountain (2003) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), and then was cast in two villain roles: Dr.

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This performance earned him nominations for Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards and Breakthrough Male Performance at the MTV Movie Awards. However, his big film break came when he was cast in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later (2002), which became a surprise international hit. Various film roles followed, including a film adaptation of Disco Pigs (2001).

Upon leaving University, Murphy joined the Corcadorca Theater Company in Cork, and played the lead role in 'Disco Pigs', amongst other plays. During this time Murphy also pursued an interest in music, playing guitar in various bands. He went on to study law at University College Cork, but dropped out after about a year. Murphy was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. Striking Irish actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, the oldest child of Brendan Murphy, who works for the Irish Department of Education, and a mother who is a teacher of French.