Irish Atheists - Cillian Murphy, Michael Nugent, U Dhammaloka, Eamon Gilmore, Dara O Briain, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Dave Allen (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Cillian Murphy, Michael Nugent, U Dhammaloka, Eamon Gilmore, Dara O Briain, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Dave Allen, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, William Thompson, Mick Lally, Ivana Bacik, Orla Brady, Ed Byrne, Helena Sheehan, Anna Nolan, Ian O'Doherty. Excerpt: Cillian Murphy; (Irish: Cillian O Murchu); born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes. A native of Cork, Murphy began his performing career as a rock musician. After turning down a record deal, he made his professional acting debut in the play Disco Pigs in 1996. He went on to star in Irish and British film and stage productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, first coming to international attention in 2003 as the hero in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. Murphy's best-known roles are as villains in two 2005 blockbusters: Scarecrow in the superhero film Batman Begins, and Jackson Rippner in the thriller Red Eye (he reprised the role of Scarecrow in a small cameo in The Dark Knight). Next came two contrasting and acclaimed starring roles: his Golden Globe Award-nominated performance as a glam transgender orphan teen in 2005's Breakfast on Pluto and a turn as a 1920s Irish revolutionary in the 2006 Palme d'Or winner, The Wind That Shakes the Barley. In 2010, Murphy played Robert Fischer, corporate heir and the target of Leonardo DiCaprio's dreamscape heist in the acclaimed blockbuster Inception. A resident of London since 2001, Murphy often works in or near the city and has expressed no desire to move to Hollywood. Uncomfortable on the celebrity circuit, he customarily gives interviews about his work, but does not publicly discuss details of his private life and did not appear on a television talk show until 2010. Born in Dougla...