Colin Farrell
Born May 31, 1976 (Age: 49)
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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.
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
Untitled The Batman Sequel
2027
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as Oz / The Penguin
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Age: 51
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
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as David
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Age: 49
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
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as Pádraic Súilleabháin
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Age: 46
After Yang
2022
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as Jake
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Age: 45
The Batman
2022
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as Oz / The Penguin
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Age: 45
Voyagers
2021
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as Richard
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Age: 44
Street Leagues
2020
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as Narrator
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Age: 44
Ava
2020
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as Simon
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Age: 44
The Gentlemen
2020
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as Coach
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Age: 43
Dumbo
2019
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as Holt Farrier
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Age: 42
Widows
2018
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as Jack Mulligan
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Age: 42
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
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as George Pierce
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Age: 41
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
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as Steven Murphy
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Age: 41
The Beguiled
2017
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as Corporal McBurney
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Age: 41
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
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as Percival Graves
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Age: 40
The Lobster
2015
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as David
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Age: 39
Solace
2015
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as Charles Ambrose
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Age: 39
Miss Julie
2014
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as John
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Age: 38
Winter's Tale
2014
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as Peter Lake
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Age: 37
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
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as Travers Robert Goff
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Age: 37
Epic
2013
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as Ronin (voice)
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Age: 36
Dead Man Down
2013
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as Victor
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Age: 36
Seven Psychopaths
2012
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as Marty Faranan
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Age: 36
Total Recall
2012
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as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
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Age: 36
Muide Éire
2011
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as Himself
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Age: 35
Fright Night
2011
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as Jerry Dandrige
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Age: 35
Horrible Bosses
2011
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as Bobby Pellitt
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Age: 35
The Way Back
2010
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as Valka
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Age: 34
London Boulevard
2010
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as Harry Mitchel
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Age: 34
Ondine
2010
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as Syracuse
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Age: 33
Crazy Heart
2009
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as Tommy Sweet
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Age: 33
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
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as Imaginarium Tony 3
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Age: 33
Pride and Glory
2008
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as Jimmy Eagan
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Age: 32
In Bruges
2008
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as Ray
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Age: 31
Cassandra's Dream
2007
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as Terry Blaine
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Age: 31
Miami Vice
2006
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as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
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Age: 30
Ask the Dust
2006
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as Arturo Bandini
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Age: 29
The New World
2005
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as Captain Smith
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Age: 29
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 28
Alexander
2004
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as Alexander
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Age: 28
Biography: Val Kilmer
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 28
A Home at the End of the World
2004
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as Bobby Morrow (1982)
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Age: 28
Intermission
2003
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as Lehiff
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Age: 27
S.W.A.T.
2003
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as Jim Street
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Age: 27
Veronica Guerin
2003
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as Tattooed Boy
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Age: 27
Daredevil
2003
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as Bullseye
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Age: 26
The Recruit
2003
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as James Clayton
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Age: 26
Phone Booth
2003
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as Stu Shepard
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Age: 26
Minority Report
2002
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as Danny Witwer
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Age: 26
Hart's War
2002
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as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
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Age: 25
American Outlaws
2001
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as Jesse James
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Age: 25
Tigerland
2000
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as Pvt. Roland Bozz
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Age: 24