Colin Farrell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1976 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
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.
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Filmography
Belly of the Beast
Movie · as Jack Henry Abbott
Ordained
Movie · as Father Roy Craig
Art
Movie · as Yvan
Bad Bridgets
Movie
The Batman: Part II
Movie · as Oz / The Penguin
The Slightest Touch
Movie · as Self
After Hours with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Movie · as David
Ballad of a Small Player
Movie · as Lord Doyle
From that Small Island
Movie · as Narrator
From that Small Island
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Penguin
TV · as Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb · 8 eps
Sugar
TV · as John Sugar · 16 eps
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Movie · as Self
After Yang
Movie · as Jake
The Batman
Movie · as Oz / The Penguin
The Banshees of Inisherin
Movie · as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Thirteen Lives
Movie · as John Volanthen
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
Movie · as Himself
Voyagers
Movie · as Richard
The North Water
TV · as Henry Drax · 5 eps
Street Leagues
Movie · as Narrator
Ava
Movie · as Simon
The Gentlemen
Movie · as Coach
Artemis Fowl
Movie · as Artemis Fowl I
Dumbo
Movie · as Holt Farrier
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Widows
Movie · as Jack Mulligan
An Impossible Conundrum
Movie · as Self
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Movie · as Steven Murphy
The Beguiled
Movie · as Corporal McBurney
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Movie · as George Pierce
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Movie · as Graves
It's Not Yet Dark
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)
The Lobster
Movie · as David
Solace
Movie · as Charles Ambrose
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Winter's Tale
Movie · as Peter Lake
Miss Julie
Movie · as John
True Detective
TV · as Ray Velcoro · 8 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Dead Man Down
Movie · as Victor
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie · as Travers Robert Goff
Epic
Movie · as Ronin (voice)
Total Recall
Movie · as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Seven Psychopaths
Movie · as Marty Faranan
Horrible Bosses
Movie · as Bobby Pellitt
Fright Night
Movie · as Jerry Dandrige
Muide Éire
Movie · as Self
Ondine
Movie · as Syracuse
The Way Back
Movie · as Valka
London Boulevard
Movie · as Harry Mitchel
Burma Soldier
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Movie · as Imaginarium Tony 3
Crazy Heart
Movie · as Tommy Sweet
Triage
Movie · as Mark Walsh
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Meaning of Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In Bruges
Movie · as Ray
Pride and Glory
Movie · as Jimmy Eagan
Kicking It
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Cassandra's Dream
Movie · as Terry Blaine
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Miami Vice
Movie · as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Ask the Dust
Movie · as Arturo Bandini
The New World
Movie · as Captain Smith
Becoming Alexander
Movie · as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Alexander
Movie · as Alexander
A Home at the End of the World
Movie · as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
TV · as self - segment · 1 ep
The Recruit
Movie · as James Clayton
Phone Booth
Movie · as Stu Shepard
Daredevil
Movie · as Bullseye
S.W.A.T.
Movie · as Jim Street
Intermission
Movie · as Lehiff
Making of Phone Booth
Movie · as Self
Veronica Guerin
Movie · as Tattooed Boy
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Minority Report
Movie · as Danny Witwer
Hart's War
Movie · as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
American Outlaws
Movie · as Jesse James
Scrubs
TV · as Billy · 1 ep
Tigerland
Movie · as Pvt. Roland Bozz
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Movie · as Alec
The War Zone
Movie · as Nick
Love in the 21st Century
TV · as Mattie · 1 ep
Falling for a Dancer
TV · as Daniel McCarthey · 4 eps
The Disappearance of Finbar
Movie · as Simon
Drinking Crude
Movie · as Click
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Ballykissangel
TV · as Danny Byrne · 24 eps
Frankie Starlight
Movie · as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
HBO First Look
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Late Late Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 ep