ON WINNING FORM AS HE'S TIPPED FOR OSCAR GLORY CILLIAN MURPHY HOW THE ACTOR IS HAPPIEST BEING A QUIET MAN WITH HIS FAMILY IN IRELAND

On the face of it , Cillian Murphy’s appearance on the red carpet at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles could not have looked more glamorous.

- LAURA BENJAMIN & ISABELLE CASEY

Attending with his wife Yvonne and younger son Aran by his side, the Irish actor looked relaxed and content to be at the top of the showbusiness game.

However, behind the scenes, his life is far from the glitz and glamour of Tinseltown.

For while Cillian’s screen career goes from strength to strength – he won Best Actor for his title role in Oppenheimer at the Globes and is tipped for similar Oscar success – he is happiest when he’s with his family at the peaceful home – a four-storey, six-bedroom Victorian townhouse – they have created in Ireland.

As his star was rising, Cillian and artist Yvonne made the decision to move with their two sons – Aran, now 16, and his elder brother Malachy, 18 – fromNorthLondontoMonkstown, Dublin, where they still live.

Cillian is supported by younger son Aran and wife Yvonne their elder son Malachy, 18, being back home doing exams - at this month's Golden Globes in Los Angeles, where he is named Best Actor (below)

OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT 

“Cillian is a really nice guy, but very private,” a source tells hello!. “He really hates that side of being an actor – the press, the attention. But in his friendship group, a tight-knit group of people he knows and trusts, he’s really relaxed.