Biography
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times' named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020.
Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and had his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007).
Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He went on to play a variety of leading and character roles in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), the science fiction film Total Recall (2012), the black comedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), the gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), and the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015).
Farrell has also played Percival Graves in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022). Also in 2022, Farrell gained acclaim for his roles in the science fiction drama After Yang, the survival film Thirteen Lives, and McDonagh's drama The Banshees of Inisherin. For playing a naive Irishman in the lattermost, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and another Golden Globe, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Filmography
all 110
Movies 73
TV Shows 37
self 29
Producer 3
Narrator 2
Voice 2
Sugar (2024)
The Beautiful Game (2024)
The Spaceman (2024)
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin (2023)
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Vengeance in the Making (2022)
After Yang (2022)
The Batman (2022)
The North Water (2021)
Voyagers (2021)
Street Leagues (2020)
Ava (2020)
Artemis Fowl (2020)
The Gentlemen (2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Dumbo (2019)
Gloomy Eyes (2019)
Widows (2018)
Legend of Cambria (2018)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
The Beguiled (2017)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
It's Not Yet Dark (2016)
The Lobster (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Solace (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Miss Julie (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Winter's Tale (2014)
True Detective (2014)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Epic (2013)
Dead Man Down (2013)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Total Recall (2012)
Fright Night (2011)
Horrible Bosses (2011)
The Way Back (2010)
London Boulevard (2010)
Conan (2010)
Burma Soldier (2010)
Crazy Heart (2009)
Triage (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Ondine (2009)
Live from Studio Five (2009)
Pride and Glory (2008)
Kicking It (2008)
In Bruges (2008)
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
A Place in Time (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound (2006)
Miami Vice (2006)
Ask the Dust (2006)
Becoming Alexander (2005)
The New World (2005)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
Alexander (2004)
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Intermission (2003)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
Phone Booth (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
The Recruit (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Doggy Fizzle Televizzle (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Hart's War (2002)
Scrubs (2001)
American Outlaws (2001)
Tigerland (2000)
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
Love in the 21st Century (1999)
The War Zone (1999)
Falling for a Dancer (1998)
The View (1997)
The Disappearance of Finbar (1997)
Drinking Crude (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
Ballykissangel (1996)
Frankie Starlight (1995)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
HBO First Look (1992)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
The Bill (1984)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
The Enigma Files (1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
The Oscars (1953)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
真探 第二季 True Detective Season 2 (2015)
The Penguin
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
Making of Phone Booth
War Pigs
Belly of the Beast
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1976-05-31 (47 years old)
Birth NameColin James Farrell
Birth PlaceDublin, Ireland
RelationshipsBritney Spears (2003-01-01 - 2008-01-01), Alicja Bachleda-Curuś (2009-01-01 - 2010-01-01)
RelativesTommy Farrell
CitizenshipsRepublic of Ireland
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsКолін Фаррелл, Колин Фаррелл, โคลิน ฟาร์เรล, 科林·法雷尔, コリン・ファレル, كولين فاريل, 콜린 파렐, Colin James Farrell, Κόλιν Φάρελ, კოლინ ფარელი
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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