• Yvonne McGuinness is a multi-talented visual artist from Kilkenny, Ireland • She has a Masters of Arts from the Royal College of Arts in London • She is married to acclaimed actor Cillian Murphy • Yvonne has earned a net worth of $3 million • Cillian Murphy is an actor and musician with a net worth of $15 million
Known for movies
Short Info
Net Worth
$15 million
Date Of Birth
May 25, 1976
Spouse
Yvonne McGuinness
Mark
Dark brown hair and bright blue eyes
Fact
He was planning a career in law until he discovered the world of acting.
Yvonne McGuinness was born on the 12th October 1972, in Kilkenny, Ireland, and is a multi-talented personality with a career in visual arts, but has started making short films aside from dabbling in sculpture, photography and other artistic movements. However, she is probably best known to the world as the wife of the acclaimed actor, Cillian Murphy.
Yvonne is the daughter of Gay McGuiness – owner of the famous French vineyard, Domaine de Notre Dame des Anges – and his wife, whose identity remains unknown to the media. In regards to her education, Yvonne is a Master of Arts, obtained from the Royal College of Arts, London, and prior to that, she briefly attended Crawford College in Cork.
Visual Arts Career
Yvonne started her career in printed art, and slowly moved to video installation, and later sculpture and photography. Her career progress steadily, making her one of the most prominent visual artists of the UK. Since the early 2010s, Yvonne has also tried herself as a filmmaker, and has so far directed four short films “This is Between Us” in 2011, her debut, then two films in 2012, “Charlie’s Place” and “Procession”, while most recently her fourth film came out – “The Well” (2017).
First Meeting with Cillian Murphy
From the artistic industry in the UK, it was only a matter of time before Cillian and Yvonne would meet for the first time. The couple saw each other first time in 1996 and hit it off almost immediately. Their relationship evolved over time, and after eight years, the couple decided to tie the knot.
Popularity through Marriage and Children
The wedding ceremony was held on the 1st August at Yvonne’s father vineyards in France and since then, they have welcomed two children, sons Malachy and Aran. Once their marriage became official, everybody wanted to know about Cillian Murphy’s wife, which resulted in Yvonne’s increased popularity. She has used her newfound fame to launch several more projects, including short films. Since then, she has been at the forefront of media attention.
Do You Know How Rich Yvonne McGuinness Is?
When it comes to her wealth, there is no doubt that Yvonne has earned a significant amount form her own multi-faceted career, now estimated at over $3 million by authoritative sources.
Yvonne McGuinness’ Husband, Cillian Murphy
Born on the 25th May 1976 in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland, Cillian is an accomplished actor and musician, with over 50 roles in films and TV titles since the start of his career. He is the oldest child and has two younger sisters and a younger brother. Cillian studied law, but quit before the first year ended, as he became much more focused on music than on academics. Before he became a famed musician, Cillian performed with several rock ‘n’ roll bands, most notably The Sons of Mr. Greengenes, and it was during one of his many gigs across the UK that he met Yvonne. However, once his acting career got going, he stopped performing musically, but has continued to play with friends and family. He came to prominence in 2013 with the part of Thomas Shelby in the crime-drama series “Peaky Blinders”, and since then has made a number of successful appearances, including as Josef Gabcik in the film “Anthropoid” (2016). He has also been active on stage, with the most prominent role as Konstantine in the play “Seagull” in 2003. His wealth is estimated at $15 million, as of mid- 2018.
General Info
Full Name
Cillian Murphy
Net Worth
$15 million
Date Of Birth
May 25, 1976
Height
1.75 m
Profession
Musician, Actor
Education
University College Cork, Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Nationality
Irish
Family
Spouse
Yvonne McGuinness
Children
Malachy Murphy, Aran Murphy
Parents
Brendan Murphy
Siblings
Sile Murphy, Páidi Murphy, Orla Murphy
Accomplishments
Awards
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, BAFTA Rising Star Award, British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, European Film Award for Best Actor, British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, Empire Award for Best Newcom...
Movies
Anthropoid, Inception, Batman Begins, 28 Days Later, The Dark Knight, Red Eye, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Breakfast on Pluto, Dunkirk, In the Heart of the Sea, Red Lights, In Time, Sunshine, The Dark Knight Rises, Disco Pigs, Transcendence, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Perrier's Bounty, The Edge...
[Asked whether he finds himself drawn to dark characters] For me, drama is conflict. I'm not interested in a good man's life. I'm interested in contradiction. I'm interested in pressure, I'm interested in duress. All the great works of art, or film or literature, in my opinion, have elements of those in them. Because who wants to write about happy people?
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I've always felt that the less the public knows about you, the more effective you can be when you go to portray someone else.
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I think there's such a thing as a performance gene. If it's in your DNA it needs to come out. For me it originally came out through music, then segued into acting and came out through there. I always needed to get up and perform.
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I'm not worried about being pegged, but it's important for me to knock down any perceptions of me that are out there.
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"To me, someone's sexuality is usually the least interesting thing about them. It's secondary. The only reason it becomes a source for dramatic storytelling is because people have made such an issue out of it." - About his character in Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
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Too many filmmakers today are trying to put their work into a box. I can't stand that! Making movies is a lot of work. Let's take some risks.
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But you can make wonderful films within a small, independent environment and you can make wonderful films in Los Angeles, within the studio system. You hear a lot of actors saying, 'I'd never go to Hollywood and sell out.' But, if it's a good script and a good director, why not? To shut oneself off completely is, I think, very limiting.
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Today I pick and choose my films very carefully. There's nothing I've done so far that I can't talk about with commitment and passion.
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If you behave like a celebrity, then people will treat you like a celebrity, and if you don't, they won't. There's not much to write about me in the tabloids.
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Journalists have a myopic view of your versatility. They're like 'You only play the creep'.
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"I don't know if anyone will ever sit beside me on a plane again." - On his role as a terrorist in Red Eye (2005).
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I've a very, very close-knit group of friends from Ireland. They and my family are the most important things to me.
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It's easy to take the check, you know, but if you want to have any longevity, just take things that have artistic merit in them. I want to do quality. If it's good telly, I'll do it. If it's good theater, I'll do it.
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If there's an opportunity to work with Ken Loach, you can't really turn that down. He's made some of the finest films of the past 25 years. Whether you like or dislike his movies, there's never a bad performance in them, ever. There's none of the bullshit. There's no trailers, no nonsense, no pampering. It's a breath of fresh air.
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"Well, we are doppelgangers." - On that Howard Stern nearly played Scarecrow, Cillian's role in Batman Begins (2005), in an early attempted adaptation.
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"I can have a bit of fun with it, too, because my only motivation really is being bad. I love doing proper dramatic character studies, but it's also good to have a bit of fun, dress up and stuff". - On accepting the role of the Scarecrow in Batman Begins (2005).
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"Well, the first part of the question, I think if you ask any male if you really want to get into a real suit, that was a dream come true, obviously, and then just to get to work with Chris, even for that little test, was amazing as well; and then, I don't know, he saw something in it that he thought maybe he could use for the other characters" - On auditioning for Batman Begins (2005).
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"You're an actor who's Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn't be limited by your extraction." - On breaking the Irish type cast.
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It's basically lazy journalism if they say I'm the new Colin Farrell. This thing about heat, it's all just hot air.
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I'd probably have been wealthier if I had stayed with law, but pretty miserable doing it.
Facts
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Fact
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He does not have a stylist or a personal publicist, travels without an entourage, and often attends premieres alone.
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An intensely private person, he prefers not to speak about his personal life and did not appear on any live TV chat shows until 2010.
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He still plays music and writes songs but has no intention of starting another band or pursuing it professionally.
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His American accent, when auditioning for Batman Begins (2005), was so convincing that the casting directors had no clue he was really from Ireland.
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Used to be a vegetarian for 12 years. When he started eating meat again, it was venison.
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In 2012 he won the Drama Desk award for Best Solo performance in Misterman.
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Agreed to a cameo in Tron: Legacy (2010) because he is a big fan of the original TRON (1982).
Playing the part of "Beane" in the play "Love Song" - London. [January 2007]
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Currently filming Sunshine (2007), with Chris Evans, in London. [August 2005]
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Filming Batman Begins (2005) in London, England. [April 2004]
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He is the first actor to play a DC Comics villain (The Scarecrow) in three consecutive films. Gene Hackman played Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor in three films but did not appear consecutively.
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He is the only actor playing a villain to appear in all three of Christopher Nolan's Batman films.
Had been pegged to play the lead in the independent movie, Once (2007). This did not materialize when he was hired for another project. Instead, the role went to Glen Hansard, the person who created the songs for the film.
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He is fluent in French and Gaelic.
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He greatly admires actor Liam Neeson. Looks at him as a surrogate movie dad.
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As of 2006 he is the most nominated Irish Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards with 6 nominations.
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Played two sociopaths in 2005: Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) in Batman Begins (2005) and Jackson Rippner in Red Eye (2005).
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Son Malachy Murphy was born December 4th, 2005, weighing 7 pounds and 5 ounces.
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Proposed to wife while hill-walking in Ireland.
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Though he did not get the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005), he did get to wear the batsuit during an audition with Christopher Nolan.
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He was the oldest of four children.
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Auditioned for the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005). The role was eventually given to Christian Bale. But director Christopher Nolan liked Cillian's audition so much that he gave him a role as Batman's enemy Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, who is a developing character in this movie.
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Although he is a vegetarian, he learned to chop up meat in an abattoir for his role as butcher in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003).
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He was planning a career in law until he discovered the world of acting.
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First name pronounced "Kill-ian". Not "Sil-ian".
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Has two sisters, Sile and Orla.
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He used to play in a Frank Zappa-influenced band called 'Sons of Mr. Greengenes' with his brother.
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Lives in London, England.
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Has a younger brother, Páidi, a design engineer.
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He schooled at Presentation Brothers College Cork.
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His father is a school inspector and his mother is a French teacher.