29 Cillian Murphy Movie GIFs That'll Convince You He's Frighteningly Sexy
Until somewhat recently, versatile Irish actor Cillian Murphy was often regarded as more of a go-to villain than as a sex symbol . . . but that was before the world saw him in Peaky Blinders and realised that he's drop-dead gorgeous. How his chiseled bone structure and striking blue eyes avoided widespread celebrity-crush status for so long is a mystery, because Murphy has been gorgeous from the start of his career — and we've rounded up 29 movie moments that prove it. Before reading on, be warned: his signature jaw clench may cause heart palpitations.
![There's no better way to start a Cillian Murphy eye-candy journey than with a good look at his cheekbones and crystal-blue eyes.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/y6G8mJgcxdo_70wmzip1sLsO5uk=/fit-in/500x232/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/812/n/1922283/8f3e42d0f73235b1_giphy-20.gif)
There's no better way to start a Cillian Murphy eye-candy journey than with a good look at his cheekbones and crystal-blue eyes.
![In this 28 Days Later scene, he's the only man in London — and in our hearts.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/bZVPze3iXiJHRt3PpIEIucyWRGA=/fit-in/400x240/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/0580ed0c89f45ee3_tumblr_o2wlsnxs7W1s7xfipo6_400-1.gif)
In this 28 Days Later scene, he's the only man in London — and in our hearts.
![And in one of his scariest roles, as Scarecrow in Batman Begins, he makes a straitjacket look weirdly sexy — yikes.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/HPBx7ohqthBzcgv7dLbG61uiGts=/fit-in/500x200/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/25f62c25edbf018c_giphy-4.gif)
And in one of his scariest roles, as Scarecrow in Batman Begins, he makes a straitjacket look weirdly sexy — yikes.
![When he licks his lips, it's over. RIP.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/84G0d3bFzRCyufQCzynwZBxMikE=/fit-in/480x270/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/811/n/1922283/c769d4085757004f_giphy-12.gif)
When he licks his lips, it's over. RIP.
![His eyes are so piercing, they could probably kill.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/RH3tXp6PB15LhSdKXTa72DUyfXk=/fit-in/500x213/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/811/n/1922283/c2e55fd285994123_giphy-16.gif)
His eyes are so piercing, they could probably kill.
![Understandably, Cillian rolling those eyes is basically a religious experience for viewers.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/QBAoepwAZ_e4K7b6OeTsq8NQn2c=/fit-in/500x202/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/811/n/1922283/8f359574c55d7f0d_giphy-13.gif)
Understandably, Cillian rolling those eyes is basically a religious experience for viewers.
![We wish we could offer him a massage when he sets super stressed in Inception.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/TjvWAOKJlC7pHDihOrzw3zoUVcY=/fit-in/500x210/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/eed4c5d0b49c13c9_giphy-5.gif)
We wish we could offer him a massage when he sets super stressed in Inception.
![When he rocks WWII-era style in The Edge of Love, we nearly swoon.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/L_EijP8ufWUpVgON8i_cbx1gWfM=/fit-in/540x270/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/d39d281b5c22a450_tumblr_ns41rihsnm1ruz2ajo4_r1_540.gif)
When he rocks WWII-era style in The Edge of Love, we nearly swoon.
![And when he looks all sullen on the beach, we naturally think about ways to cheer him up.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Y4_BGlW1VHjJ6Q8MOT4p3kkuCNg=/fit-in/500x270/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/6bee4f694618e1cd_tumblr_nqzplkEaNG1qzfgqqo1_500.gif)
And when he looks all sullen on the beach, we naturally think about ways to cheer him up.
![Smoking is terrible for you, but watching Murphy smoke (in an army uniform, no less) is good for the soul.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/P0glRH5Ok7OJ_HNmkDr0WTE1cDs=/fit-in/500x500/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/812/n/1922283/c642759a2942328a_giphy-21.gif)
Smoking is terrible for you, but watching Murphy smoke (in an army uniform, no less) is good for the soul.
![When Murphy holds this adorable baby, he takes things to a whole new level of attractiveness. Calm down, ovaries.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/RurQaeY4DEJ8aZHYINsksAXV2q4=/fit-in/500x269/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/812/n/1922283/b4acb5a3d49fcb22_tumblr_n8y104ETKP1qgqr0ho1_500.gif)
When Murphy holds this adorable baby, he takes things to a whole new level of attractiveness. Calm down, ovaries.
![In Broken, he shows up on this doorstep and gets us hoping for a Love Actually moment.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/hcPvWlQ2mHvl2ZxpZMUAlHb6tkA=/fit-in/500x234/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/d1062e8fd2b1773d_giphy-3.gif)
In Broken, he shows up on this doorstep and gets us hoping for a Love Actually moment.
![Then, getting annihilated by the sun in Sunshine somehow lends him an angelic glow.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/dugTF7EoMnlwf2TIGr0dKsnmkC0=/fit-in/500x280/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/7d1507fc6296a430_giphy-7.gif)
Then, getting annihilated by the sun in Sunshine somehow lends him an angelic glow.
![His side-eye is unreal.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/6pT9Yu3sf6eUlyFhbDp85INOeDk=/fit-in/500x210/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/812/n/1922283/8a0cdec9b78d4fa6_tumblr_inline_o0nie6hrCp1qgp297_500.gif)
His side-eye is unreal.
![And that profile? Sculpted by the gods.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Buc9cZ5AnhLHCy2XRHwbHmfjVc8=/fit-in/500x209/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/812/n/1922283/45cd3e410c0beac4_tumblr_inline_o0nifriGrd1qgp297_500.gif)
And that profile? Sculpted by the gods.
![Like, imagine being locked in a storage room with him. Lucy Liu is one lucky woman!](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/n8RBv9zrdzFwhlebDG-IMemrZe0=/fit-in/469x256/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/811/n/1922283/985f8fdb6030f3d1_giphy-14.gif)
Like, imagine being locked in a storage room with him. Lucy Liu is one lucky woman!
![When he bites his lip in Red Eye, he makes the world swoon — and fear for their lives.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/r_SvnvESPqYP0brdOqXHP3BI3LU=/fit-in/500x199/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/c637c5d99435aabf_giphy-2.gif)
When he bites his lip in Red Eye, he makes the world swoon — and fear for their lives.
![He's known for his jaw clenches . . . and it's not hard to see why.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/WFHTWBF3nr65npmI5o1AUuDpnqg=/fit-in/500x200/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/812/n/1922283/223b86f89459bed4_tumblr_nhcs9xEsGt1qci1qdo1_500.gif)
He's known for his jaw clenches . . . and it's not hard to see why.
Feast your eyes on the jaw, everyone.
![He gets a bit roughed up in Red Lights, but those baby blues are simply stunning.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/LxVs7ZNh3S9aWvJnfpK7kJh4Ad4=/fit-in/540x230/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/f4875778cac97ec1_tumblr_nzczdd3dqG1ro95bto1_540.gif)
He gets a bit roughed up in Red Lights, but those baby blues are simply stunning.
![A bit of scruff makes his jawline look even more chiseled.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/JbEAwuRouDSWgkXHhIy5MHDBaLM=/fit-in/540x225/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/806/n/1922283/87f3861a0b308e22_tumblr_o230lmbelL1ro95bto4_540.gif)
A bit of scruff makes his jawline look even more chiseled.
![And don't even get us started about Murphy with long hair.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/KA-IpMpYR-9z9GTD_bQz62C3bqE=/fit-in/500x200/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/807/n/1922283/0ed6b80f6dbd3f71_giphy-23.gif)
And don't even get us started about Murphy with long hair.
![Even when he's scared for his life, there's something gorgeous about him!](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/R99QYE4BSt2LnTRfAZFeXascovI=/fit-in/500x207/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/807/n/1922283/1377c92ebeb9685d_giphy-24.gif)
Even when he's scared for his life, there's something gorgeous about him!
![When he's playing a villain, Murphy becomes menacingly handsome.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/oS2lgBiRXvGlUhPcz_ccdTUoOhI=/fit-in/500x245/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/807/n/1922283/5848ab3e873270a2_giphy-25.gif)
When he's playing a villain, Murphy becomes menacingly handsome.
![Probably because his sass face is unmatched.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/IxxQoRnM5Q76OqYEfeYaslMaHGo=/fit-in/500x220/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/807/n/1922283/db363a9f0e33aed8_giphy-26.gif)
Probably because his sass face is unmatched.
![(The appropriate reaction if Murphy were to walk into the room.)](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/WqbF0gUKli7hhByoPzcaQtpZHho=/fit-in/500x206/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/811/n/1922283/efa6df64513bb8cc_giphy-10.gif)
(The appropriate reaction if Murphy were to walk into the room.)
![Lord help us, he's even cute when he's crying.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/FvXNylHk8fPhzJ85edcmkCMAro8=/fit-in/500x234/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/807/n/1922283/fa29df64557913f5_giphy.gif)
Lord help us, he's even cute when he's crying.
![Murphy and Tom Hardy in a single scene, wearing well-tailored suits to boot? Consider us dead.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/P5hC5gVq-9jL9oU-Tv9BIDbZc5A=/fit-in/500x180/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/882/n/1922283/222ea7a0_giphy-9.gif)
Murphy and Tom Hardy in a single scene, wearing well-tailored suits to boot? Consider us dead.
![He might look annoyed while on the run from the mob in Perrier's Bounty, but he looks good doing it.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/_qPG64Ai1zS5Imcti6ekONYtbWA=/fit-in/500x234/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/807/n/1922283/dfb8e84280984176_giphy-18.gif)
He might look annoyed while on the run from the mob in Perrier's Bounty, but he looks good doing it.
![And now you're picturing him in the bath. (You're welcome.)](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/EDi6XbLLCBiDYoIXnf486JXRXY4=/fit-in/412x228/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/04/06/811/n/1922283/684d48be79eda670_giphy-11.gif)