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- Cillian Murphy As J. Robert Oppenheimer. The Father Of The Atomic Bomb. Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Oppenheimer cast. Murphy is a veteran of Nolan’s films, so his inclusion in this cast should be no surprise.
- Emily Bunt As Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer's Wife. Emily Blunt's Oppenheimer character is Kitty Oppenheimer. Kitty is Robert Oppenheimer's wife, who struggles to cope with his anxiety about work and his affair with Jean Tatlock.
- Matt Damon As Leslie Groves. The Director Of The Manhattan Project. Matt Damon joins the Oppenheimer cast as Leslie Groves. Damon plays Army Corps of Engineers overseer Groves, who is responsible for the construction of the Pentagon and is appointed to direct the Manhattan Project in September 1942.
- Robert Downey Jr. As Lewis Strauss. A Member Of The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) plays Lewis Strauss in the Oppenheimer cast. After playing one of the most famous superheroes in the world in the MCU, Downey plays the villain in Oppenheimer.
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He gained greater prominence for his role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020). Murphy portrayed J. Robert Oppenheimer in Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), for which he received several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor .
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- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy, 47, plays the titular character, Robert J. Oppenheimer. The Irish actor is best known for his starring role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders.
- Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Blunt, 40, plays Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, the wife of Murphy’s character. Like her on-screen husband, she had a main role in the A Quiet Place series.
- Matt Damon as Lieutenant General Leslie Groves. Damon, 52, plays U.S. military officer Leslie Groves. Damon has starred in Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan and Mars, and he also played the titular character in the Bourne franchise.
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. Robert Downey Jr., 58, plays Lewis Strauss, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and adversary of Oppenheimer.
Mar 22, 2024 · Following the success of Peaky Blinders, Murphy was cast as the lead in the Christopher Nolan –directed Oppenheimer, the 2023 biopic about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy won the trophy...
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Mar 11, 2024 · The actor played Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders, and the show's popularity grew over six series as it was sold overseas and audiences caught up on streaming platforms.
May 24, 2023 · The piercing eyes stare out intently from the cover of “American Prometheus,” a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb.
Jul 19, 2023 · The film features an all-star ensemble cast led by Cillian Murphy as the US physicist, J Robert Oppenheimer. The Independent called the "clever, imaginative" film Nolan "at his best", while the...
