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Tommy Shelby is from a Romani family based in Birmingham. [5] [6] Murphy spent time with Romani people to prepare himself for the role. [7] Shelby is a veteran of the First World War and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his experiences during the war; something that is a recurring theme throughout the series. [8]
He gained greater prominence for his role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020). Murphy portrayed J. Robert Oppenheimer in Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Thomas Michael Shelby (also known by his alias Tommy Shelby) (played by Cillian Murphy [1]) is the main protagonist of the Peaky Blinders series. He is the son of Arthur and Mrs. Shelby, brother of Arthur, John, Ada and Finn Shelby, and father of Charles and Ruby Shelby. He was married to Grace and later to Lizzie Shelby.
Joe Cole plays John Shelby, Tommy's younger brother. Once a prominent member of the Peaky Blinders gang, John is killed in season 4 after receiving the black hand.
Season 7 was originally intended to complete Tommy Shelby’s arc, including the passing of his daughter and his struggles with creating a new moral worldview. Now it sounds like those conflicts ...
“It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me …” Murphy shared in a statement at the time. “It is very gratifying to be collaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film ...
Cillian Murphy as Thomas "Tommy" Shelby, the leader of the Peaky Blinders. Sam Neill as Chief Inspector/Major Chester Campbell (series 1–2), an Ulster Protestant policeman drafted from Belfast. Helen McCrory as Elizabeth Pollyanna "Polly" Gray (series 1–5), née Shelby, the aunt of the Shelby siblings, and treasurer of the Peaky Blinders.
The series Peaky Blinders followed Tommy Shelby from being a Birmingham street gangster to a stint in Parliament and back again. It covered the rise and fall of the Shelby family from the years ...