10 MORE Times Doctor Who Appeared In Movies

These days, Cillian Murphy just has to tie his shoelaces and someone will give him an award. And he'd probably deserve it too.

One of his earlier critically-acclaimed performances came in 2005's Breakfast on Pluto, in which he plays a transgender woman trying to find her long-lost mother. The movie – which also features Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, and some other famous Irish people – was far from a commercial hit, but Murphy's performance was highly praised, and netted him a Golden Globe nomination.

Murphy's character Patricia encounters many interesting folk throughout her life, including childhood friend Lawrence. Lawrence is obsessed with Daleks, to the point that he drives around in a fully-functioning Dalek costume, plunger and all, accidentally intimidating people as he goes.

Tragically though, it's Lawrence's passion that gets him killed.

In a later scene, police are called to deal with a suspected IRA car bomb, and use a robot to investigate the vehicle. Lawrence sees the robot, and thinking it's a Dalek, runs up to it. The car then explodes, killing him in the process.

Not exactly a fun entry this one, but Breakfast on Pluto is a fantastic movie that is well worth your time.