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Cillian Murphy on Portraying the ‘Real F—ing Horror’ of Addiction in Netflix Drama ‘Steve,’ Going From ‘Oppenheimer’ to Indies and Why He’s Not Playing Voldemort

By Alex Ritman Oct 3, 2025 | 9:00 AM

Cillian Murphy won the best actor Oscar last year for his nuanced portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s all-conquering biopic. Incredibly, in Netflix drama “Steve” — which starts streaming on Oct. 3 — the Irish actor manages to look more emotionally exhausted than a nuclear physician with the weight of global annihilation on his shoulders. […]