Cillian Murphy Gives You 25 Sexy Reasons to Watch Peaky Blinders

Updated on 12/27/2017 at 3:30 PM

There's this little show on Netflix called Peaky Blinders. Even if you don't totally love it like we do, you may have heard of it because Tom Hardy guest-starred during seasons two and three, and Adrien Brody nabbed a new role in season four. Hardy and Brody's brilliant performances aside, the real star of the show is Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby, the leader of a family gang in early 1900s England. Murphy has played some creepy dudes over the years — e.g., Batman Begins's Scarecrow and the psychopath from Red Eye — but this role completely redeems him. If you're not convinced, just take a look below to see Murphy looking 25 kinds of sexy. Seriously, just a peek. Go ahead.

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Cillian Murphy Gives You 25 Sexy Reasons to Watch Peaky Blinders

He's not afraid to face an army of enemies.

He drinks a lot, but he's rarely drunk.

In fact, his aim gets better with every whiskey shot.

He has a whole pack of men that look up to him.

He gets certain perks as the leader of a fierce street gang.

Oh, hot damn.

He's wise, even if his words are hard to hear.

He looks great on a horse.

He can be friendly sometimes!

He can actually be a real gentleman, too.

His business-casual is like, not even a little bit casual.

He calls cookies "biscuits." Adorable!

The fact that he wears a newsboy cap doesn't even bother you.

Let's all take a minute to appreciate this profile shot.

Sure, he does smoke a lot.

Like, all the time.

Don't try to keep track of his cigarettes; you'll lose count.

Sometimes he doesn't even smoke them . . . they just sit there.

His lost-in-thought face just makes you want to touch it.

He will stare directly into your tender soul.

He's JUST SO WOUNDED INSIDE.

But man, he does know how to dance.

He's really mastered that whole "judging you" look.

Above all else, he loves his family.

Yep, those baby blues will erase any nightmares you ever had about Murphy.

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