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Colin James Farrell (/ˈfærəl/; 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
all 110
Movies 73
TV Shows 37
self 34
Producer 4
Narrator 3
Voice 2
The Batman - Part II (2026)
The Penguin (2024)
Sugar (2024)
The Beautiful Game (2024)
The Spaceman (2024)
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Thirteen Lives (2022)
The Batman (2022)
The North Water (2021)
Voyagers (2021)
Street Leagues (2020)
Ava (2020)
Artemis Fowl (2020)
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)
Solace (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Winter's Tale (2014)
True Detective (2014)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Epic (2013)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Total Recall (2012)
Fright Night (2011)
Horrible Bosses (2011)
London Boulevard (2010)
Conan (2010)
Burma Soldier (2010)
Ondine (2010)
Crazy Heart (2009)
Triage (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Pride and Glory (2008)
Kicking It (2008)
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound (2006)
Miami Vice (2006)
Ask the Dust (2006)
The New World (2005)
Alexander (2004)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show (2004)
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
Intermission (2003)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Phone Booth (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
The Recruit (2003)
Minority Report (2002)
Hart's War (2002)
Scrubs (2001)
American Outlaws (2001)
Tigerland (2000)
Falling for a Dancer (1998)
The View (1997)
Ballykissangel (1996)
Frankie Starlight (1995)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
The Ballad of a Small Player
Belly of the Beast
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1976-05-31 (48 years old)
Birth NameColin James Farrell
Birth PlaceDublin, Ireland
RelationshipsAlicja Bachleda-Curuś (2009 - 2010)
RelativesTommy Farrell
CitizenshipsIreland
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States, Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As科林·法雷尔, Colin James Farrell, 柯林法洛, คอลิน ฟาร์เรลล์
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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