Summary

• The cast of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is epic, featuring familiar actors like Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Florence Pugh.
• Cillian Murphy takes on the lead role as J. Robert Oppenheimer, historically known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb".
• The cast also includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and other talented actors who bring their own unique qualities to the film, creating a star-studded lineup for this historic thriller.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer cast is just as epic in scale as the movie's premise. Oppenheimer is Nolan’s first biopic and focuses on the man central to the creation of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nolan’s Oppenheimer takes place in the 1930s and 1940s and charts Oppenheimer’s role in the infamous Manhattan Project. The Oppenheimer cast brings the titular scientific figure and plenty of others to life in a Best Picture-winning movie that's everything from a historical thriller to a horror-themed biopic.

Many familiar actors from Christopher Nolan’s past movie projects are included in the cast of Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy, who also stars in Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Dunkirk, takes on the lead role, stepping into Oppenheimer’s shoes at the height of the Manhattan Project. Other than Nolan's regular collaborators, plenty of talented actors worked with the filmmaker for the first time. Between Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, and Florence Pugh, the list of award winners in the Oppenheimer cast is as big as the tale they brought to the screen.

Cillian Murphy As J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Father Of The Atomic Bomb

Actor: Cillian Murphy is a veteran of Nolan’s films, so his inclusion in this cast should be no surprise. The actor has worked with Nolan on Inception, Dunkirk, and appeared as The Scarecrow in all three of Nolan's The Dark Knight movies. This is the first time that Murphy plays the lead in one of Christopher Nolan’s films, but he's played the starring role in plenty of movies, from 28 Days Later to Sunshine. He also earned plenty of acclaim for his role as Tommy Shelby on the British crime series Peaky Blinders.

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Character: Murphy steps into the titular role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a role which earned him an Oscar. Oppenheimer is a brilliant scientist who is brought on to head the American military operation of building the atomic bomb. The movie jumps back and forth in time, showing Oppenheimer developing the bomb with his team as well as the aftermath of it being successful, which led to his lifelong guilt.

Emily Bunt As Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer's Wife

Actor: Emily Blunt is an Oscar-nominated actor who first caught audiences' attention with her scene-stealing supporting role opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada. She went on to prove herself an action star in movies like The Edge of Tomorrow, Looper, Sicario, and The Quiet Place. Blunt most recently starred alongside Ryan Gosling in the action comedy The Fall Guy and will appear opposite Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine.

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Character: Kitty is Robert Oppenheimer's wife, who struggles to cope with his anxiety about work and his affair with Jean Tatlock. She still stays by Oppenheimer's side no matter what and stands up to government officials when he can't. In many ways, she is willing to fight back and be less courteous than her husband in the wake of being questioned about their past and betrayed by their so-called friends.

Matt Damon As Leslie Groves

The Director Of The Manhattan Project