Who is Tyler Glasnow? Cillian Murphy’s Much Celebrated Look Alike

Published 11/08/2025, 2:22 PM EST

It’s almost eerie how the internet never misses a face that looks familiar. From Margot Robbie’s uncanny look-alike in a TikTok creator to Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman’s long-running identity mix-ups, the world’s obsession with celebrity doppelgängers never runs dry. Fans treat these resemblances like cosmic coincidences, proof that even the most untouchable stars have earthly twins. Joining this fascinating line-up is none other than Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy. Known for his chiseled intensity and unmistakable blue eyes, Murphy too, has a famous counterpart.

Not a random fan or social media look-alike, but a bona fide megastar in his own field, making this resemblance all the more striking: Tyler Glasnow.

Tyler Glasnow and Cillian Murphy's uncanny resemblence

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Riding high up in trends post the Dodgers' win in the 2025 World Series, it is time for viewers who recognize him as a Cillian Murphy lookalike to get a proper introduction. Tyler Glasnow, the towering American pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has carved a name for himself as one of MLB’s most dominant starters. After stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays, his career reached new heights with the Dodgers, with his latest triumph in 2025.

Speaking to GQ Sports, Tyler Glasnow said he has long received comparisons to Cillian Murphy, which have only grown lately. "It’s definitely been more now," post Oppenheimer release, added Glasnow. Other than their face card, another key similarity they share is little to no presence on social media. Cillian Murphy, too, is not oblivious to the news. Responding to the viral comparisons on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Murphy admitted he has gotten it "many times", before joking his “long-lost twin” was “better at baseball.

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Other than Glasnow, the Oscar winner has yet another look-alike, and one that he is proud of. 

Cillian Murphy next of kind look-alike, Aran Murphy

Fans of Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy do not have to look far to find his most uncanny look-alike, who is his 17-year-old son, Aran Murphy. Extremely striking, considering the sharp features and piercing blue eyes mirror his father’s, this comes as no surprise. As reported by PEOPLE, the younger Murphy is stepping into the spotlight with his television debut in HBO and Sky’s upcoming series WAR, starring alongside Dominic West and Sienna Miller. 

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The 17-year-old is not entirely new to acting. He previously appeared in the 2022 film Lola and has already lined up another major project, Klara and the Sun, directed by Taika Waititi and co-starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams. Fans of Murphy will undoubtedly see shades of the actor’s intensity in Aran Murphy’s emerging performances, signaling the rise of another Murphy destined for stardom.

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What do you think of Tyler Galsnow and Cillian Murphy's uncanny similarities as spotted by fans? Let us know if you agree or not in the comments below.

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Shraddha Suman

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Shraddha Das is a Content Lead and the Sub Group Head at Netflix Junkie. Captivated by the power of storytelling and the written word at a young age, which led her to pursue a career in journalism at the Esteemed KIIT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Orissa. She has over 1500 articles to her name.

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