Games of Thrones Actor Liam Cunningham says Cillian Murphy's ...
Actor Liam Cunningham has said that Oscar winner Cillian Murphy’s talent was visible early on in his career and he “nearly eloped with him”.
"I tell you something, as soon as I saw him, I nearly eloped with him. The man is gorgeous,” said the former Game of Thrones actor.
“He's incredibly talented. He's been in the game a long time.
“I think Sweety Barrett that I did with him and Brendan Gleeson, that was one of the first things he did. And then we did Breakfast on Pluto and you saw the transformation of him there.
"I mean, you know, with Oppenheimer, he's in almost every frame, playing this quite reserved character in a three-hour movie, and most deservedly got the Oscar,” he told RTÉ’s Sunday with Miriam.
He said he predicted Murphy would win the Oscar last May. “I’m stupid I should have put a €50 note, because I predicted that he was going to pick up the Oscar for best actor,” he said.
Cunningham added: "He's wonderful and we have a whole list here. Andrew Scott, I was on stage in London with, in a Billy Roche play.
“Look at Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley. Look where we are with Saoirse Ronan, never mind Gabriel [Byrne] and Liam Neeson, and everyone. Listen, we punch well above our weight."
Cunningham has teamed up with Game of Thrones writers again for 3 Body Problem on Netflix, which he describes as “a glorious story”.
The actor said it took him 30 years to break into the business before he found success in Game of Thrones.
“If anybody said they knew it was going to turn into a cultural phenomenon they would be lying through their teeth,” he said of Game of Thrones.
“I was actually up for another part in the show and the old Hollywood thing where they say ‘we’ve decided to go in another direction’, which means you’ll never hear from them again.
“But true to their word they came back with season two and said look we have this really nice role for you,” he said.
