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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-05-31 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland

Colin Farrell

Biography:

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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Known For

Acting

2027

Untitled The Batman Sequel as Oz / The Penguin

2025

2024

The Penguin as Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
Sugar as John Sugar

2023

2022

After Yang as Jake
The Batman as Oz / The Penguin
The Banshees of Inisherin as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Thirteen Lives as John Volanthen

2021

Voyagers as Richard
The North Water as Henry Drax

2020

Street Leagues as Narrator
Ava as Simon
The Gentlemen as Coach
Artemis Fowl as Artemis Fowl I

2019

Dumbo as Holt Farrier
Gloomy Eyes as (English dubbing)

2018

Widows as Jack Mulligan

2017

The Beguiled as Corporal McBurney
Roman J. Israel, Esq. as George Pierce

2016

It's Not Yet Dark as Narrator (Voice)

2015

2014

2013

Dead Man Down as Victor
Saving Mr. Banks as Travers Robert Goff
Epic as Ronin (voice)

2012

Total Recall as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Seven Psychopaths as Marty Faranan

2011

Horrible Bosses as Bobby Pellitt
Fright Night as Jerry Dandrige

2010

Ondine as Syracuse
The Way Back as Valka
London Boulevard as Harry Mitchel
Burma Soldier as Narrator (Voice)
Conan as Self - Guest

2009

Crazy Heart as Tommy Sweet
Triage as Mark Walsh

2008

In Bruges as Ray
Pride and Glory as Jimmy Eagan
Kicking It as Narrator (voice)

2007

2006

Miami Vice as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Ask the Dust as Arturo Bandini

2005

2004

Alexander as Alexander
A Home at the End of the World as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - segment

2003

2002

Minority Report as Agent Danny Witwer [FBI]
Hart's War as Lt. Thomas W. Hart

2001

American Outlaws as Jesse James
Scrubs as Billy

2000

Tigerland as Pvt. Roland Bozz

1999

1998

Falling for a Dancer as Daniel McCarthey

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1996

Ballykissangel as Danny Byrne

1995

Frankie Starlight as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)

1994

1993

1992

1988

1984

1981

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1962

1953

The Oscars as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

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Belly of the Beast as Jack Henry Abbott
Sgt. Rock as Sergeant Franklin John Rock

Production

2024

The Penguin as Executive Producer
Sugar as Executive Producer

2009

Triage as Executive Producer

2008

Kicking It as Executive Producer

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Belly of the Beast as Producer