Cillian Murphy's son Aran, 19, becomes the nepo baby of the hour with starring roles in War, Klara And The Sun and Youth as he looks set to rival his famous father for screentime

Things are only getting better and better for Aran Murphy who has had an incredible year so far. The 19-year-old nepo baby of the moment is the son of Peaky Blinders icon Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness and looks set to rival his father for screentime after landing huge role after huge role.Right now he is starring as Gabriel, the troubled son of a Hollywood actress and her billionaire husband (Sienna Miller and Dominic West) in the divorce drama War.He has also recently featured in one of the biggest films of the year Klara and the Sun where he played Rick alongside a stellar cast including Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams.And it was more good news for Aran this week as HBO renewed their smash hit Youth for a second series. He played the part of university drop-out Ruari in the first installment and will reprise his role in the drama from Bad Sisters star Sharon Horgan. His role as the obnoxious and troubled teen provided plenty of laughs on set he revealed this week, as he said in an interview: 'It was really fun on set, sometimes too much fun. Things are only getting better and better for Aran Murphy who has had an incredible year so far with the acting roles he has landed Right now he is starring as Gabriel, the troubled son of a Hollywood actress and her billionaire husband (Sienna Miller and Dominic West) in the divorce drama War (Aran seen in the series) The 19-year-old nepo baby of the moment – who is the son of Peaky Blinders icon Cillian and Yvonne McGuinness – has been landing huge role after huge role'I would be stalling scenes by laughing too much [at the lines]. I was just corpsing with laughter, which delayed everything significantly.'My character Ruairí is getting caught up in things he didn't mean to get caught up in. He's an 18-year-old who's just finished school and when I was shooting it I was also an 18-year-old. The show is all about his relationship with his mother [played by Sharon].' The second series will also star Rupert Friend as Patrick, Sharlene Whyte as Sam and Robbie Gee as Frank.Aran has said of the show: 'Sharon is a total genius, powerhouse. She was open to my ideas and she was always asking me questions like, 'Would a teenager say this?' It is no surprise that Aran had such a quick and successful rise to fame given who his dad is.Cillian, 50, is one of the biggest actors on the planet thanks to his roles in Peaky Blinders, Oppenheimer – for which he won the Best Actor Oscar – , 28 Days Later, Steve and Small Things like These.Cillian has previously revealed he moved Aran from his school in London back to one in Ireland because he was developing a 'posh' English accent.Discussing his decision to uproot Aran and his brother Malachy, 20, to Dublin, Cillian said: 'My kids were routinely coming home from school with very posh English accents, and I was like, 'No, we're not having that.''We didn't want them to sound like little lords!'Aran has often spoken of his love for acting and how he realised that it was his passion from a young age. Seen in War with Dominic West who pays his stepfather He has also recently featured in one of the biggest films of the year Klara and the Sun where he played Rick alongside a stellar cast including Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams Pictured in a scene from Klara and the Sun alongside co-star Jenna And it was more good news for Aran this week as HBO renewed their smash hit Youth for a second series. Pictured with co-star and series creator Sharon HorganHe said: 'I always loved it. When I was younger, I was always doing the school plays. Then when I was 11, I did this play and kind of went from there.' Of his recent success, he added: 'At the moment, I'm just taking it as it comes. I don't have any kind of a game plan. I'm just going to see what comes next. I'm very excited.'Aran was also very much brought into the spotlight last October when his dad appeared on The Graham Norton show alongside Taylor Swift.The teen was sweetly spotted in the talk show audience by the pop sensation.Cillian and his family had previously met the pop star at an Oscars party and in the episode of the chat show, Taylor sought out Aran in the crowd. Revealing their surprise meeting, Cillian said: '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.'Taylor then replied: '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, that's a real accomplishment.''They're here aren't they?' actress Greta Lee then asked, as Cillian said: 'One of them is here yeah, Aran. Wait where is he? Maybe he's not here.'But Aran was indeed in the audience and recognising him, in part due to his striking resemblance to his father, Taylor grinned as she pointed out to the audience and said: 'Oh he's right there, you can tell!'Host Graham Norton laughed, as he added: 'Oh my god he is so Cillian Murphy style. 'If this was a game show we've all just won a prize.' Aran starred as university drop-out Ruari in the first installment of Youth and will reprise his role in the drama from Bad Sisters star Sharon (seen centre with their co-star Sharlene Whyte) Aran was also very much brought into the spotlight last October when his dad appeared on The Graham Norton show alongside Taylor Swift The teen was sweetly spotted in the talk show audience by the pop sensation Acting has always been part of Aran's life as after completing his Leaving Certificate school exams in 2025, he decided to take a gap year to pursue his dream full-time He had previously started out in the theatre and at just 11 years old, played the lead role in Hamnet by top Irish theatre company Dead Centre. The show then went on an international tour.His earliest screen credit then came with a brief role as Leo in the 2022 independent sci-fi film LOLA.But it has been the last few years which have seen his acting really take off thanks to War, Youth and his Hollywood debut in Klara and the Sun.It remains to be seen where his career will take him next and whether he will ever reach the heights of his father's success.