Cillian Murphy and his family have a black Labrador and the actor revealed the inspiration behind his pooch’s name during an interview with Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes
Cillian Murphy’s dog is named Scout(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Cillian Murphy has shared the inspiration behind his pet dog’s name, and fans might be quite surprised.
The Hollywood actor, who lives a quiet and private life in Ireland, spoke to Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes back in February 2024, and the interview re-aired on Sunday, June 15. During the chat, Cillian spoke about aspects of his personal life and his home country, as well as his black Labrador.
The Oppenheimer star revealed that his dog is named Scout, and he was named after the main character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In Scott’s narration on the CBS evening program, he mentioned how it was fitting for Cillian as he “always let stories lead his path”.
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“You find so much empathy in novels because there you are putting yourself into someone’s point of view. And I’ve always been a big reader. When a movie can connect with someone and they feel seen, or they feel heard, or a novel can change someone’s life, or a piece of music, an album. I’ve had all that happen to me. And that’s the power of good art, I think,” Cillian explained about his love of reading and novels.
Cillian did an interview with 60 Minutes in 2024(Image: 60 Minutes)
Jean “Scout” Louise Finch is the main character of To Kill A Mockingbird. The story is told through her perspective from the age of six to nine. She is the daughter of lawyer Atticus Finch and has a ten-year brother Jem Finch (who is 13 by the end of the book). Scout is a tomboyish character who is in intelligent and unafraid young girl with a bit of temper as she gets into fights with boys.
The book takes place in mid-1930s in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, and it centers around Atticus working to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a black man who has been falsely accused of raping a white woman. The author, Harper Lee, published the Souther Gothic novel in July 1960.
Scout is the main character and narrator of To Kill A Mockingbird(Image: Washington Post/Getty Images)
Cillian adopted his dog Scout into the family in 2016. Cillian, who was born in Douglas, Cork, lived in London for 14 years before moving to Dublin. When he moved to Dublin, he promised his two children they could get a dog in their new home, according to Lord of the Pets. The outlet also reported that Cillian has said that while the children wanted the dog, Cillian is the one who primarily walks him.
Cillian has two children Malachy and Aran with his wife Yvonne McGuinness. Malachy is their firstborn welcomed in 2005 and Aran was born in 2007. Cillian and his wife Yvonne met during the time he was in a local production of a play called Disco Pigs in the 1996 in Cork. Cillian told The Guardian in 2016 that she came on tour with them. The couple tied the knot in 2004 and have been married since then.