Unlike his Peaky Blinders character, Cillian Murphy was very particular about his food and snacks on the sets of the show.
2023 was a dream year for Cillian Murphy as the actor bagged every award of the season, including the coveted Oscar for his unforgettable performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. While the film is definitely a landmark in his career, the actor also gained a lot of fame for his role as the dangerous gang leader in the popular British drama Peaky Blinders.
The show, which ran for 6 successful seasons, saw the introduction of one of Hollywood’s rapidly rising superstars, Anya Taylor-Joy, in season 5, who shared a great onscreen chemistry with the Oscar winner. Joy, in an interview, revealed an unknown fact about Murphy that was quite contrary to his character, Thomas Shelby.
This Trait Of Cillian Murphy Had No Connection to His Famous Character
Apart from being a mainstay in Christopher Nolan’s cinematic legacy, Cillian Murphy is widely recognized for his powerful performance as Irish gangster Thomas Shelby in BBC’s Peaky Blinders. The show, which ran for 6 seasons, became a huge blockbuster with audiences and also earned a lot of critical acclaim.
In season 5, the series introduced Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray, who becomes a nemesis to Murphy’s Shelby. The two stars who worked excellently together on screen also shared some pleasant moments of camaraderie off screen through which Joy was able to observe some interesting characteristics of her co-star.
In an interview with Instyle, the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga actor was asked to elaborate on some lesson known facts about Murphy that audiences would be keen to know. Revealing a few traits that she had picked up after observing the Oppenheimer actor, she said,
Cils has exceptional taste in music. I think people know that, but, exceptional taste in music. He is very, very kind. And always has his snack box next to him. And you do not touch his snack box. That is for Cils alone.
The snack box is especially significant when it comes to Murphy’s character in Peaky Blinders, Thomas Shelby. Hardcore fans of the show will look back and realize that the gangster has never been seen eating during any episode of any season, a fact that was adressed by the Dunkirk actor himself in an interview with World Screen when the show was 4 seasons old.
It seems like he never sleeps or eats. In fact, over the whole four seasons so far, we never see Tom Shelby eat; a morsel never enters his mouth!
This trait of the character is diametrically opposite to Murphy’s love for food in real life, going by Joy’s observation of her co-actor. The Queen’s Gambit star confessed, though, that she was unaware of what food the Inception star had in his snack box.
