Cillian Murphy has always been notoriously private about his family life, as he rarely talks about them in public and hardly brings them to official events.

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But things might change now with the news of his son’s upcoming feature debut, and fans couldn’t be more excited to see if his talents match up to those of his father.

Let’s meet Cillian Murphy’s ultra-private family:

Who is Cillian Murphy’s wife?

Murphy met his future wife Yvonne McGuinness back in the 1990s, while he was starring in a play and she went on tour with them, per his interview with The Guardian. “That time, making Disco Pigs, was kind of the most important period of my life,” he explained. “The people I met there remain my closest friends … They shaped me in terms of my tastes, in terms of what I wanted to do with my life. And it was around the same time I met my wife. She came on tour with us. It was so exciting, 20 years ago or whatever it was – we were all just kids, trying to find our way – but such a special, special time.”

They reportedly tied the knot in 2004.

Murphy often credits his wife for keeping him grounded. “That work-life balance thing is hard. I have an amazing wife and I couldn’t do this without her and her understanding. But it is a struggle … I think it is for any dad whose work takes him away, which it generally does, and which consumes him, which my work does,” he told GQ.

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According to Elle, she works in the visual arts and has a master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in London. Her website states that her installations merge “film, performance, sculptural and textile elements, sound, and writing”. They went to the Golden Globes together in January.

Who are Cillian Murphy’s kids?

The Peaky Blinders actor and McGuinness share two teenage sons: Malachy and Aran. Per Today, Malachy was born in 2005, and they welcomed Aran in 2007. It seems that Aran may be set for a career in Hollywood thanks to the news of his upcoming feature film.

They live a life away from Hollywood

Back in 2015, Murphy made the decision to move his family from London to Dublin, according to Hello!. He reportedly chose a US$1.7 million home in Monkstown, in south county Dublin, and thinks the relocation was “the best thing we did” in an interview with The Irish Times.

“The kids are of a certain age. I think if you live in a world capital – like New York or London or wherever – it’s excellent and exciting and stimulating in your 20s and 30s. Then there’s a point where the things that were excellent and stimulating are now a bit sort of tedious and draining. You want something quieter and that’s what we did,” he explained.

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Murphy is very close with his family

“To my family, I’m the luckiest man and I love you,” he said in his speech.