Cillian Murphy Height

Mrs Puff says on 13/Feb/12
Saw him in Covent Garden two years ago. He is TINY, built like a teenage boy. Five six tops and I'm being generous. I could see clean over the top of his head. Same with James McAvoy; seen him twice and he's a similar build and height to Murphy.

Marianne says on 25/Jan/12
Tyler, when you stand next to him I'll give you the benefit of your five foot eight, but he's not. My husband's shoes are flat leather. I said you can give him an inch for the shoes if you'd like but the shoes are pretty much flat. I've just looked at the heel and it's barely anything. It certainly doesn't make him noticably taller when he puts them on. I'm not sure why you're so solid on your number because there are many, many people who have actually stood shoulder to shoulder with him and they disagree entirely. Joe, would've got a picture only the theatre managers told us we weren't allowed to take them. Wouldn't have had the nerve to ask, most likely, but he's not five foot eight. Like I said, I'd say he's barely five seven if I'm being honest.

Tyler says on 10/Jan/12
You say your husband was wearing 1" shoes, and had 3 OR 4 inches on him? That makes Cillian 5'8". You're husband is 5'11" in shoes, and Cillian was in shoes with no heel, that means there's a 3" difference between them. 11 - 3 = 8.

Marianne says on 8/Jan/12
Well they need a downgrade, then, Tyler. I was wearing flat shoes and so was Mr Murphy. I reached his nose. Now are you telling me that the distance between his nose and the top of his head is 7 inches? It's not. When I say my husband owned him, he had at least three or four inches on him. He was wearing flat leather shoes, give him say an inch due to the shoes, if that. You're looking at photographs where you can't tell the angle, the proper shoes of the celebrities and whether or not they're standing properly upright. I stood right next to him. So did my husband. I'd say he's 5'7 at best. And that's being generous.

Tyler says on 6/Jan/12
Marianne, if he truly is under 5'8", then a whole bunch of other actors are in need of a serious downgrade as well. You said he was wearing shoes with no heel. What about your husband? And how badly did he "own him height wise" exactly?

Marianne says on 3/Jan/12
Tyler, what about the people who have stood next to him as I have? I can say without a shadow of a doubt he's not 5 foot 8. I would lay my life on that. My husband is 5ft 10 and he absolutely owned him, height wise. Absolutely. He now refers to him as a hobbit.

Marianne says on 28/Dec/11
Saw him after Misterman. I'm 5 foot 1 inch and I came up to his nose. Not sure how many inches between nose and top of head but it is certainly not 7 or 8. I was wearing Converse. He had sone kind of boots, no heel.

Theresa says on 20/Dec/11
He walked into my store and as he passed me by I definitely had at least 2+ inches on him (looking down versus looking in the eye). I'm 5'9 for sure. I put him at 5'6 tops.

Tyler says on 27/Nov/11
Rob, please look here:

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Their shoes:
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And proof that Rachel McAdams is at least 5'5": Click Here She's in 1" sneakers, he's in 1" work boots, and she's slouching (don't believe me, watch The Notebook). C'mon, Rob. I've done enough to prove Cillian is a strong 5'8"/weak 5'9". Could you reconsider his given height?

Tyler says on 6/Nov/11
@DrJJ I was looking at Seyfried. You say Cillian was only 2" taller than her in 3" heels, yet Justin only has 4" on Cillian. Which means he is 6" taller than her in heels, but take away the one inch to his shoes, and that puts Justin at 5'10", yet he is listed at nearly 6'0" on here. Maybe Seyfried is taller than people think?

DrJJ says on 4/Nov/11
Tyler, the point of reference in these pictures should be Seyfried, and she is definitely putting Murphy in the sub 5' 7" range. I would be happy with 5' 6.5", would even give him 5' 7" at full stretch, but I cannot see taller. Not because of these pictures per se, but because I've been stood next to him in real life and I was taller. My average height barefoot is 174cm, I could have been a bit taller as I'd not long been out of the swimming pool after 1.5 hours training. I was wearing a pair of Loake shoes with about 2.5cm, so let's say 177cm all in all. He was wearing trendy shoes with a low heel, bit less than mine. I was noticeably taller. I would say barefoot I have a couple of inches on him.

Tyler says on 3/Nov/11
@DrJJ @Rob Perhaps Justin was wearing lifts? It just seems unlikely that he'd be under 5'8". I've shown a lot of proof showing he's closer to 5'9". It seems more likely that Justin wears lifts since he's claiming 6'1" left and right, and everyone seems to say otherwise. Cillian definitely doesn't look under 5'8" here: Click Here

DrJJ says on 1/Nov/11
Rob, I think you have to reconsider this one. Please look at the premiere pictures of In Time. He is clearly 5" shorter than Justin Timberlake, believed to be 5'11". More tellingly, he only has 1.5"-2" on Amanda Seyfried who has a 2"-2.5" heel advantage. She is listed at 5'2" on this site. That puts Murphy at 5' 6.5" tops. You cannot have it both ways Rob. Either Murphy is a good bit shorter than you say or both Timberlake and Seyfried are a couple of inches taller. Whichever way around it is, somebody needs their entry adjusted. ps I knew my proof would come along sooner or later..

[Editor Rob: I'd say he looks about 4 inches shorter than Justin, not sure I can see 5.

between the 2 of them, he could look 172cm.]

Tyler says on 14/Oct/11
Ok, well what about the first photo with them in the elevator? Her shoes gave her a 2"+ boost, while Cillian's shoes only gave him like an inch. While he's closer to the camera, her head is raised. If she truly is 5'9", that means she's 5'11" or perhaps 5'11.5" (which I doubt) in those shoes. And if Cillian was only 5'8" than he would be 5'9" in those dress shoes, which means there should be a 2" difference between them, but if her head wasn't raised, I'd assume there would only be an inch difference. I'm just asking since you don't think he's 5'9", how would you explain it Rob?

Tyler says on 12/Oct/11
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Katie Holmes' shoes in both pictures: Click Here

Her shoes give her a good 2-3 inch boost, and Cillian was in normal dress shoes. She appears to have only an inch on him in both pictures. Thoughts Rob? I always thought he was a strong 5'8" or weak 5'9".

[Editor Rob: I don't think he is 5ft 9 but looks in 5ft 8 range more than 5ft 7 or 9]

Tyler says on 29/Sep/11
6'0" James Frain with 6'1.5" Colin Firth: Click Here
Cillian Murphy with James Frain: Click Here

Thoughts Rob? I think Cillian needs an upgrade to 5'8.5" and James Frain needs a downgrade to 5'11.5", or Cillian can just be upgraded to 5'9".

[Editor Rob: 182 could be nearer for frain, I need to look more of him]

sara says on 13/Jun/11
There are plenty of tall irishmen actors- Peter O'toole, Brendan Gleeson,Edward Norton, but then I guess some irsh are really short like say the Culkins family

Tyler says on 12/Jun/11
Ace, I just want you to know that my Mom's side of the family is 100% Irish, and all the guys are over 6'1". My grandfather and Uncle at 6'2", and my other uncle at 6'1". And my mom and aunt are both 5'8", which I consider tall for a chick. My grandmom is the only short one, at 5'2". But I get what you're saying. The only tall Irish celebrities I know of are Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan at 6'4" and 6'1.5".

jared says on 4/Jun/11
He looks small, but he's taller than Naomi Harris(5'8), Jonathan Jackson (5'8),Robert Deniro(who probably shrank I'm guessing), Keira Knightley (5'7), Susan Sarandon (5'6), and he stood at least 4 -5 inches taller than Rachel Mcadams(5'4). So I'm guessing 5'8.5 - 5'9.

Ace says on 21/May/11
I don't have much input for this, except that it would make since if he were "shorter," like everyone saying he is by saying he's 5'6" since he's Irish. Irishmen are not known for their height.

Mmm says on 4/May/11
5ft6 for sure. he barely has 4" over Lucy Liu in Watching the Detectives. You can do a simple google search to find plenty of pictures from the film to confirm it and you can clearly see they are both wearing sneakers all the time.

AdamRyan says on 26/Feb/11
I don't care how height is, but what i know that his face look like Tom welling and tyson ritter.... abt his height maybe 5'8 not more than that or less...tq

DrJJ says on 20/Feb/11
What actors of 5'7" or 5'8" is he taller than? Are they actually the height they claim? I spent 2 years measuring peoples heights, weights etc.. Day in day out. For official statutory medicals. I've seen Cillian Murphy in real life, he was 1 foot away. I also know what somebody who is 5'8" or 5'7" or 6'0" looks like. He was 5'6". Tops. Lets see how tall he is when (and if) pictured with Rob.

jen says on 11/Feb/11
saw cillian at the inception premiere in la, he's 5'9, I'm quite sure, considering the fact that I'm 5'7.5 and he stood taller than me. Ill post the pic soon

PM says on 22/Jan/11
Sorry for the late response, but yes absolutely true. He was waiting for someone at the bar, and I got rather geekily excited for having spotted him. I'm pretty sure I'm 5'8" and was genuinely surprised by his short stature. He's 5'7.5" absolute tops if I'm being generous - love his work.

DrJJ says on 17/Jan/11
Terminator mode, they call it!
The Big T is 6'5"....... So to him 5'6", 5'8" ..... Its all such a long way down he just can't make a decent estimate. Plus he doesn't want a fellow Irishman dissed on the web. Ddi's picture post just about confirms 5'6" for Murphy when you compare him to the rest of the cast and cross reference their stats on this site ( either that or Murphy is the only one who didn't stand on the step during the photo!!!)

GWV says on 17/Jan/11
Wow DrJJ, you're still going strong! Lol! So the accounts by The Big T and ddi are not unbiased estimates? You disregarded them so easily.

If you're that convinced the guy is 5' 6", nothing anyone says will change your mind.

The current estimate listed on the site seems fair.

DrJJ says on 17/Jan/11
Just watched Inception. Tom Hardy is noticably taller Murphy. Now go to the Tom Hardy thread on this site. More proof of CM's diminuitive stature/height.

jen says on 15/Jan/11
No Keiko isn't 5'5 but that doesn't make Cillian Murphy 5'5, I'm guessing he's at least 5'8, considering the fact that she is 5'4 and 3/4 in that picture

ACG says on 7/Jan/11
Keiko says on 31/Dec/10
G7490-I saw Cillian in person and have a pic with him, I believe my friend sinless posted it on before, I am almost 164cm, Cillian is by no chance 170cm, I'm guessing he is at least 173cm but I'm quite sure he's taller, hope that helps =)

Then you're NOT 5'5"- HA! I was right!!!!

DrJJ says on 1/Jan/11
That picture is baloney! The height difference is around 15cm in that image making Murphy 179cm, which he clearly cannot be when seen in comparison to Dicaprio et al. If you look carefully two things can be noted. Firstly, we cannot see their feet, it is not a full length body shot, so is inherently worthless for comparative analysis. He could be standing on something. Or, which is the second point of note, she could be flexing her knees, thereby lowering her height significantly (and thereby boosting his). She is clearly a fan of his. Look closely at the bottom edge of the pic and the angle of her thighs. She is crouching down. This is a trick shot!

Keiko says on 31/Dec/10
G7490-I saw Cillian in person and have a pic with him, I believe my friend sinless posted it on before, I am almost 164cm, Cillian is by no chance 170cm, I'm guessing he is at least 173cm but I'm quite sure he's taller, hope that helps =)

DrJJ says on 26/Dec/10
At last! Somebody prepared to give an unbiased estimate. Spot on PM, he really is shockingly small in real life is he not? The problem with this site isthat it is jam packed with fans and public relations reps who try to distort what is being said on the threads.
I think the last picture link posted says it all. He is a good 5-6 inches shorter than Dicaprio, probably more, but we'll let him off with an inch or so for slouching and position a bit forward in the line up. Still cannot be more than 5'6". How much more evidence is needed? For Rob to be pictured with him? Maybe that is the only way!

G7490 says on 20/Dec/10
"PM" is that true? Are you sure about your own height?
If this guy is right so there won't be anymore doubts of Cillian's height, and probably he will be at 5'7" or 5'7.5"

MICH says on 19/Dec/10
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Visit the above gallery and see Cillian's pictures with Joseph Gordon-levitt and Leo. That explains it all.. I think 5'8 is about it .

chester says on 12/Dec/10
5'6 is stretching it too much, he's clearly taller than 5'5 Rachel Mcadams and he looks almost as tall as 5'10 Joseph G. Levitt in Inception. 5'8-5'9 sound accurate

mandy says on 17/Nov/10
59 I'm quite sure, he looks nearly the same height as 5'10 Jonathan Rhyes Meyer and he's taller than 57 Ro0ert Deniro in their new movie premiere photo

kenneth says on 14/Nov/10
Not quite sure how tall he is, but he's by no chance 5'6, he's taller than Keira Knightley who I've met in person, she looked about 5'10 but she was in heels making her at least 5'7.

DrJJ says on 31/Oct/10
Yes, I agree, which is why is why I'm surprised. Since, height appears to be so important in the world of the silver screen, I think we should have random height checks just like athletes have dope checks. And btw, "anonymous", how hard is it to tap in a few leyters and give yourself a uset name?

DrJJ says on 28/Oct/10
More concete evidence needed in this one I think. My main point of reference on Cilian Murphy is not my projected height for him from the Sanada pics, but rather having walked past him on a quiet backstreet in London. I can't believe my estimation of another person's height, a person who is in my presence, who's reflection I can see along with my own in an office window (mirror finish, plate glass, minimal distortion if any) is so so wrong. This is someone who is clearly shorter than me from what I saw. I started to doubt my own height, so I got several colleagues to measure me at work to make sure I wasn't a good bit taller than I thought. But no, came back ad 173.5cm every time on every piece of apparatus in the health centre. Maybe I'm wrong, but I cannot see how at the moment. 5'6" Cilian Murphy!