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Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1976-05-31

Birth Place

Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland

Movies and TV shows :

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

2025

0.0

Movie
A Home at the End of the World

A Home at the End of the World

2004

6.5

Movie
After Yang

After Yang

2022

6.4

Movie
Alexander

Alexander

2004

5.9

Movie
American Outlaws

American Outlaws

2001

6.0

Movie
Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl

2020

5.6

Movie
Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006

5.3

Movie
Ava

Ava

2020

5.8

Movie
poster

Ballykissangel

1996

6.9

TV
Becoming Alexander

Becoming Alexander

2005

0.0

Movie
Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast

0.0

Movie
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

2003

0.0

Movie
Burma Soldier

Burma Soldier

2010

0.0

Movie
Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

2007

6.3

Movie
poster

Celebrities Uncensored

2003

2.5

TV
poster

Conan

2010

7.0

TV
Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

2009

6.9

Movie
Daredevil

Daredevil

2003

5.3

Movie
Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down

2013

6.2

Movie
Drinking Crude

Drinking Crude

1997

0.0

Movie
Dumbo

Dumbo

2019

6.6

Movie
Epic

Epic

2013

6.5

Movie
Falling for a Dancer

Falling for a Dancer

1998

7.0

Movie
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

7.3

Movie
Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

1995

5.3

Movie
Fright Night

Fright Night

2011

6.2

Movie
Gloomy Eyes

Gloomy Eyes

2019

6.3

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

1966

3.5

TV
Hart's War

Hart's War

2002

6.4

Movie
poster

HBO First Look

1992

4.9

TV
Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

2011

6.6

Movie
poster

Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
In Bruges

In Bruges

2008

7.5

Movie
poster

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

7.4

TV
Intermission

Intermission

2003

6.2

Movie
It's Not Yet Dark

It's Not Yet Dark

2016

7.4

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Kicking It

Kicking It

2008

7.7

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
poster

Live from Studio Five

2009

3.3

TV
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
London Boulevard

London Boulevard

2010

5.9

Movie
poster

Love in the 21st Century

1999

5.5

TV
Making of Phone Booth

Making of Phone Booth

2003

8.0

Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

6.0

Movie
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

7.3

Movie
Miss Julie

Miss Julie

2014

5.6

Movie
poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

7.7

TV
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005

0.0

Movie
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin

2023

2.0

Movie
Ondine

Ondine

2010

6.3

Movie
Ordinary Decent Criminal

Ordinary Decent Criminal

2000

6.1

Movie
Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003

6.9

Movie
Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

2008

6.4

Movie
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

6.3

Movie
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2003

6.2

Movie
poster

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

2004

7.0

TV
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

7.3

Movie
poster

Scrubs

2001

8.0

TV
Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012

6.8

Movie
Solace

Solace

2015

6.4

Movie
Street Leagues

Street Leagues

2020

0.0

Movie
poster

Sugar

2024

7.3

TV
The Ballad of a Small Player

The Ballad of a Small Player

0.0

Movie
The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

2022

7.5

Movie
The Batman

The Batman

2022

7.7

Movie
The Batman - Part II

The Batman - Part II

2026

0.0

Movie
The Beguiled

The Beguiled

2017

5.9

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Disappearance of Finbar

The Disappearance of Finbar

1997

6.8

Movie
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

2020

7.7

Movie
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

6.4

Movie
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

7.0

Movie
poster

The Late Late Show

1962

5.0

TV
poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Lobster

The Lobster

2015

7.0

Movie
The New World

The New World

2005

6.5

Movie
poster

The North Water

2021

7.4

TV
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Penguin

2024

8.5

TV
The Recruit

The Recruit

2003

6.4

Movie
The Spaceman

The Spaceman

2024

9.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The War Zone

The War Zone

1999

6.9

Movie
The Way Back

The Way Back

2010

7.0

Movie
Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives

2022

7.9

Movie
Tigerland

Tigerland

2000

6.6

Movie
Total Recall

Total Recall

2012

6.0

Movie
Triage

Triage

2009

6.0

Movie
poster

True Detective

2014

8.3

TV
poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
Vengeance in the Making

Vengeance in the Making

2022

7.0

Movie
Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

2003

6.6

Movie
Voyagers

Voyagers

2021

6.0

Movie
poster

Wetten, dass..?

1981

5.5

TV
Widows

Widows

2018

6.5

Movie
Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

2014

6.3

Movie