Dublin, Sept. 21 -- Cillian Murphy, the Irish thespian celebrated for his harrowing portrayal of Tommy Shelby in "Peaky Blinders", has reflected on more than a decade spent inhabiting the role of the formidable Birmingham crime lord.
Speaking to BBC News, the 49-year-old actor described portraying the notorious gang leader for over a quarter of his life as both "a gift and a privilege." But Murphy said that he's nothing like the character, joking that he's not a "psychopathic gangster".
While Murphy is set to return in the forthcoming "Peaky Blinders" feature film, the storyline remains closely guarded. It comes as the Irish actor promotes his new film, "Steve", which follows his titular character's attempt to turn around a 1990s reform s...