No, you’re not having déjà vu. No, de-ageing technology hasn’t advanced at a concerning rate. The face you’re seeing here isn’t Cillian, but Aran Murphy, the Oscar-winning actor’s 19-year-old son. Owing to the limitations of the written word, you’ll have to believe me when I tell you that they also share the same modest, considered manner and the same gentle Irish accent.
Not that you’ll hear it in Youth, the HBO series created by Sharon Horgan that’s set to introduce Murphy to the world in a big way. Youth follows Alex (Horgan) as she faces off against her sixties and her belligerent, London-raised son Rauri (Murphy), who is in freefall after completing sixth form.
