Cillian Murphy Ditches His Iconic Dark Look With This Major Hair Transformation

While we’ve known (and loved) Cillian Murphy’s iconic dark-haired look, he’s changed it up drastically, and looks seriously amazing. He may look like a totally different person with this shocking new ‘do, but we’d know those cheekbones anywhere.

In case you missed it, on Oct 24, Murphy arrived at the UK Premiere of Small Things Like These. And he arrived in style at The Curzon Mayfair in London, England. You can see the photos below:

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In the photos, we see the Peaky Blinders alum in a chic outfit comprised of a burnt orange jacket, a gray-green collared shirt, and black trousers; and oh yeah, the new ‘do.

In some lights, it looks gray, while in others, it looks blonde. Either way, it’s new, it’s bright, and it makes him look so different! Seriously, we’ve seen Murphy with dark brown, borderline black hair ever since he came onto he acting scene in 1996. While he went a bit gray for Oppenheimer, this is, by far, the lightest we’ve ever seen his hair.

Now, it seems as though this surprising hair transformation is all for his newest film, Small Things Like These, a historical drama based on the novel of the same name that follows a coal merchant, Bill Furlong, making a big discovery around Christmastime in 1985. It’ll be released in the UK on Nov 1, 2024, and who knows? Maybe blonde/gray-haired Murphy will be in it throughout the long-awaited film.

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