
Colin Farrell
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.
Acting (68 movies)

Miami Vice
2006

Minority Report
2002

The Recruit
2003

Phone Booth
2003

Hart's War
2002

Alexander
2004

Ask the Dust
2006

Tigerland
2000

Cassandra's Dream
2007

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023

The New World
2005

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009

In Bruges
2008

Crazy Heart
2009

Daredevil
2003

S.W.A.T.
2003

Triage
2009

Pride and Glory
2008

American Outlaws
2001

Becoming Alexander
2005

The War Zone
1999

Ondine
2010

Total Recall
2012

Intermission
2003

The Way Back
2010

London Boulevard
2010

A Home at the End of the World
2004

Horrible Bosses
2011

Fright Night
2011

Seven Psychopaths
2012

Dead Man Down
2013

Saving Mr. Banks
2013

Epic
2013

Winter's Tale
2014

Miss Julie
2014

Street Leagues
2020

The Lobster
2015

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2003

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005

Solace
2015

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016

Ballad of a Small Player
2025

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017

The Beguiled
2017

Untitled The Batman Sequel
2027

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017

Dumbo
2019

Widows
2018

Falling for a Dancer
1998

Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000

Veronica Guerin
2003

It's Not Yet Dark
2016

Burma Soldier
2010

The Disappearance of Finbar
1997

Frankie Starlight
1995

Drinking Crude
1997

Kicking It
2008

Ava
2020

The Gentlemen
2020

After Yang
2022

Gloomy Eyes
2019

The Batman
2022

The Banshees of Inisherin
2022

Artemis Fowl
2020

Voyagers
2021

Thirteen Lives
2022

Muide Éire
2011
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Kicking It | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Triage | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Room Taken | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| The Beautiful Game | 2024 | Producer |