Colin Farrell
Acting
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.
The Banshees of Inisherin
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Age 46 (now 50)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
as Percival Graves
Age 40 (now 50)
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
as Self
Age 46 (now 50) The Banshees of Inisherin
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Age 46 (now 50)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
as Percival Graves
Age 40 (now 50)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Imaginarium Tony 3
Age 33 (now 50)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 28 (now 50)
A Home at the End of the World
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Age 28 (now 50)
Frankie Starlight
as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
Age 19 (now 50)
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 49 (now 50)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 39 (now 50)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Age 38 (now 50)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 38 (now 50)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 37 (now 50)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Age 37 (now 50)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
as self - segment
Age 28 (now 50)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 17 (now 50)
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Also Known As
Colin James Farrell
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