Aran Murphy is having quite a month, as he co-stars on not one, but two HBO shows — “Youth” and “War” — and plays one of the leads of Taika Waititi’s dystopian film “Klara and the Sun,” set to be released on Oct. 23. But if you think you’ve seen the 19-year-old actor before, it could be because of his strong resemblance to his Oscar-winning father, Cillian Murphy. “I don’t even think we look that much alike, but people seem to think otherwise,” the younger Murphy tells Variety.
\n\nIn both “War” and “Youth,” Murphy plays a troubled teenager negotiating complex relationships with his parents as they navigate divorce. “Youth” follows Sharon Horgan as a rambunctious 50-year-old divorcée dipping back into the dating pool. As her son Rauri, Murphy plays a creepy, brooding university dropout whom audiences also can’t help sympathize with. After only a few days at school, he returns home because a rumor has been spread about him and a drunken hookup that suggests he may be a predator. Did Murphy decide for himself whether Rauri is to be believed about his innocence during the incident? “Yeah!” he says. “I mean, I’d like to think so. It’s up to…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/