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Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Department: Acting

Biography

Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and made his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he made his breakthrough in Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles such as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and as Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), with further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007). Farrell earned acclaim for playing a novice hitman in his first film with frequent collaborator Martin McDonagh, the dark comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award. 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 drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies Seven Psychopaths (2012) and The Lobster (2015), the thrillers The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), and Widows (2018), and the fantasy films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015). Farrell played Oz Cobb/Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022) and the HBO series The Penguin (2024), winning a Golden Globe award for the latter. In 2022, he 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 naïve 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.

Known For

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

The Recruit

The Recruit

2003

Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003

Hart's War

Hart's War

2002

Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006

Alexander

Alexander

2004

Tigerland

Tigerland

2000

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

2007

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

2023

The New World

The New World

2005

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

In Bruges

In Bruges

2008

Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

2009

Daredevil

Daredevil

2003

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2003

Triage

Triage

2009

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

2008

American Outlaws

American Outlaws

2001

Becoming Alexander

Becoming Alexander

2005

The War Zone

The War Zone

1999

Ondine

Ondine

2010

Total Recall

Total Recall

2012

Intermission

Intermission

2003

The Way Back

The Way Back

2010

London Boulevard

London Boulevard

2010

A Home at the End of the World

A Home at the End of the World

2004

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

2011

Fright Night

Fright Night

2011

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012

Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down

2013

Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

Epic

Epic

2013

Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

2014

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

2014

Street Leagues

Street Leagues

2020

Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast

The Lobster

The Lobster

2015

Making of Phone Booth

Making of Phone Booth

2003

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

2025

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

Solace

Solace

2015

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

Ballad of a Small Player

Ballad of a Small Player

2025

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

The Beguiled

The Beguiled

2017

Untitled The Batman Sequel

Untitled The Batman Sequel

2027

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

Dumbo

Dumbo

2019

Widows

Widows

2018

Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

2003

Ordinary Decent Criminal

Ordinary Decent Criminal

2000

Burma Soldier

Burma Soldier

2010

It's Not Yet Dark

It's Not Yet Dark

2016

The Disappearance of Finbar

The Disappearance of Finbar

1997

Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

1995

Kicking It

Kicking It

2008

Drinking Crude

Drinking Crude

1997

Ava

Ava

2020

The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

2020

After Yang

After Yang

2022

Gloomy Eyes

Gloomy Eyes

2019

The Batman

The Batman

2022

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

2022

Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl

2020

Voyagers

Voyagers

2021

Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives

2022

Biography: Val Kilmer

Biography: Val Kilmer

2004

Sgt. Rock

Sgt. Rock

Muide Éire

Muide Éire

2011

Ordained

Ordained

An Impossible Conundrum

An Impossible Conundrum

2018

The Slightest Touch

The Slightest Touch

2026

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel

1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

2003

The View

The View

1997

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Love in the 21st Century

Love in the 21st Century

1999

True Detective

True Detective

2014

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

1981

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

The Penguin

The Penguin

2024

Conan

Conan

2010

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Sugar

Sugar

2024

The North Water

The North Water

2021

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

1984

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

2009

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

2004

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show

1962

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

From that Small Island

From that Small Island

2025

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949

Falling for a Dancer

Falling for a Dancer

1998

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Scrubs

Scrubs

2001