Filmography Edit. Christopher Nolan on 'Dark Knight' Oscar Snub and the 'Superman' Fib He Told the Studio. Brian : … In the second film, The Dark Knight, Cillian Murphy had a brief role in the film and was quickly captured by Batman at the film’s start. If you were asked to name all the actors who appear in each of the movies of the Dark Knight trilogy, you might overlook Cillian Murphy. Christopher Nolan rang in Batman's 80th birthday in style Saturday. The filmmaker also discussed auditioning Cillian Murphy to play Batman during a Q&A in between back-to-back Imax screenings of his trilogy. This version of the character wears a burlap sack with a built-in rebreather that doubles as a gas mask for his fear experiments. Though Cillian Murphy would eventually appear in the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight film trilogy as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, the actor revealed that he initially auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. However, the actor wasn't confident in his … He is one of only five actors to appear in all three films. Cillian Murphy portrayed Jonathan Crane in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Murphy revealed, on The Late Show with Seth Myers, that he got far enough in the audition process to try on a version of the Batsuit. [Batman has just fought off Scarecrow and a group of Batman wannabes] Batman : Don't let me find you out here again. Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy originally tried for Bruce Wayne when Cristopher Nolan was casting Batman Begins, and the actor recently opened … Cillian Murphy portrayed Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. In The Dark Knight Rises Scarecrow acted as a … The Dark Knight (2008) Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow. Pat in Quando (1997) Pat the Barman in The Tale of Sweety Barrett (1998) Brendan McBride in Eviction (1999) Davin McDerby in Sunburn (1999) Grim Reaper, Jr. in At Death's Door (1999) Rag Rockwood in The Trench (1999) Cillian Murphy portrays Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, and is the only villain to appear in all three films. He has also portrayed Robert Fischer Jr. in another Christopher Nolan film, Inception, and the Shivering Soldier in Dunkirk.