Cliff Notes – Cillian Murphy’s lookalike son spotted by Taylor Swift in Graham Norton Show audience
- Cillian Murphy appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote his new Netflix film, “Steve,” alongside Taylor Swift and other stars, where his son Aran was spotted in the audience.
- Taylor Swift praised Murphy’s sons for their conversational skills, highlighting their potential as the future generation.
- Aran, 18, is pursuing acting and is set to appear in an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun,” with Cillian expressing pride in his son’s talent while emphasising the importance of not pressuring him.
Cillian Murphy’s lookalike son spotted by Taylor Swift in Graham Norton Show audience
Cillian Murphy’s rarely seen son made a sweet appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday night.
The actor, 49, appeared on the late-night talk show to promote his new film Steve, which launched on Netflix on October 3.
Sitting next to Taylor Swift on the famous orange couch- leading to a hilarious reaction to the pop star’s engagement ring – the actor chatted with Graham about a variety of topics, including his sons, who Taylor had previously met.
‘We were at a party and I had the whole gang and my family, and my kids. I don’t think my kids were legally allowed to be there,’ he said of his teenage sons.
‘I don’t know, but they were delightful. Your sons are the future of our world. They were such great conversationalists, they were interesting and interested, like that’s the real accomplishment,’ Taylor replied.
‘They’re here aren’t they?’ actress Greta Lee asked.
Cillian said: ‘One of them is here yeah, Aran. Wait where is he? Maybe he’s not here.’
Taylor spotted Cillian Murphy’s son in the crowd (Picture: BBC/ The Graham Norton Show)
Aran made a sweet brief appearance on the show (Picture: BBC/ The Graham Norton Show)
The couch was full of stars, including (L-R) Taylor Swift, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Domhnall Gleeson and Lewis Capaldi (Picture: PA Wire)
The camera then panned to the audience and showed Aran, 18, who was sitting in the audience and smiling as the camera.
The youngster looked very much like his famous father, leading Taylor to exclaim: ‘Oh he’s right there, you can tell!’
Graham joked: ‘Oh my god, he is so Cillian Murphy’s child. If this were a game show we’ve all just won a prize.’
Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy have two sons together (Picture: Earl Gibson III/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)
His sons have rarely been seen (Picture: John Locher/Invision/AP)
Cillian has been married to Yvonne Guinness since 2004. The couple met at one of his rock band’s shows in 1996 and have been together ever since.
In 2005, they had their first son, Malachy, 19, and in 2007, Aran was born.
Both sons are pursuing acting much like their father, but otherwise typically stay out of the limelight, only joining their parents on red carpet events on very rare occasions.
Aran is set to appear in an adaptation of Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, which is directed by Taika Waititi.
‘It may not be the thing he does, but he’s really good at it,’ Cillian said of his son’s budding career in an interview with The Telegraph in 2024.
‘One of my friends saw him in a play and said, “Cill, he’s better looking, he’s a better actor, he’s younger, and he’s taller. You’re f****d.” We’ll see. People are smart enough to judge you on your talent. There’s no way any kid will get by on nepotism alone. Everyone in this business gets found out unless they’re good, and he’s a good little actor.
‘But we’re not putting him under any pressure. If he decides to become a musician or a poet or a farmer or a chef, that’s up to him.’