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Colin Farrell
Born · May 31, 1976 (48 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Bio
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times' named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020. Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and had his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007). Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. 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 black comedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), the gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), and the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015). Farrell has also played Percival Graves in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022). Also in 2022, Farrell 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 naive 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 Batman - Part II
Oz / The Penguin
0.0
2026
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
David
0.0
2025
The Spaceman
The Spaceman
9.0
2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Self
2.0
2023
Vengeance in the Making
Self
7.0
2022
Street Leagues
Narrator
0.0
2020
Dumbo
Holt Farrier
6.6
2019
Widows
Jack Mulligan
6.5
2018
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
George Pierce
6.3
2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Steven Murphy
7.0
2017
The Beguiled
Corporal McBurney
5.9
2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Percival Graves
7.3
2016
The Lobster
David
7.0
2015
Solace
Charles Ambrose
6.4
2015
Miss Julie
John
5.6
2014
Winter's Tale
Peter Lake
6.3
2014
Saving Mr. Banks
Travers Robert Goff
7.3
2013
Epic
Ronin (voice)
6.5
2013
Dead Man Down
Victor
6.2
2013
Seven Psychopaths
Marty Faranan
6.8
2012
Total Recall
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
6.0
2012
Fright Night
Jerry Dandrige
6.2
2011
Horrible Bosses
Bobby Pellitt
6.6
2011
The Way Back
Valka
7.0
2010
London Boulevard
Harry Mitchel
5.9
2010
Ondine
Syracuse
6.3
2010
Crazy Heart
Tommy Sweet
6.9
2009
Triage
Mark Walsh
6.0
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Imaginarium Tony 3
6.4
2009
Pride and Glory
Jimmy Eagan
6.4
2008
In Bruges
Ray
7.5
2008
Cassandra's Dream
Terry Blaine
6.3
2007
Miami Vice
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
6.0
2006
Ask the Dust
Arturo Bandini
5.3
2006
Becoming Alexander
Self
0.0
2005
The New World
Captain Smith
6.5
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
0.0
2005
Alexander
Alexander
5.9
2004
A Home at the End of the World
Bobby Morrow (1982)
6.5
2004
Intermission
Lehiff
6.2
2003
S.W.A.T.
Jim Street
6.2
2003
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
0.0
2003
Phone Booth
Stu Shepard
6.9
2003
Making of Phone Booth
Self
8.0
2003
Daredevil
Lester / Bullseye
5.3
2003
The Recruit
James Clayton
6.4
2003
Minority Report
Agent Danny Witwer [FBI]
7.4
2002
Hart's War
Lt. Thomas W. Hart
6.4
2002
American Outlaws
Jesse James
6.0
2001
Tigerland
Pvt. Roland Bozz
6.6
2000
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Alec
6.1
2000
The War Zone
Nick
6.9
1999
Belly of the Beast
Jack Henry Abbott
0.0
The Ballad of a Small Player
Lord Doyle
0.0
The Penguin
Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb · (8 episodes)
8.5
2024
Sugar
John Sugar · (8 episodes)
7.3
2024
The Banshees of Inisherin
Pádraic Súilleabháin
7.5
2022
Thirteen Lives
John Volanthen
7.9
2022
After Yang
Jake
6.4
2022
The Batman
Oz / The Penguin
7.7
2022
The North Water
Henry Drax · (5 episodes)
7.4
2021
Voyagers
Richard
6.0
2021
Ava
Simon
5.8
2020
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl I
5.6
2020
The Gentlemen
Coach
7.7
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Gloomy Eyes
(English dubbing)
6.3
2019
It's Not Yet Dark
Narrator (Voice)
7.4
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
True Detective
Ray Velcoro · (8 episodes)
8.3
2014
Conan
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
Burma Soldier
Narrator (Voice)
0.0
2010
Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
3.3
2009
Kicking It
Narrator (voice)
7.7
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (6 episodes)
7.2
2007
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
self - segment · (1 episode)
7.0
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Veronica Guerin
Tattooed Boy
6.6
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (3 episodes)
2.5
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Scrubs
Billy · (1 episode)
8.0
2001
Love in the 21st Century
Mattie · (1 episode)
5.5
1999
Falling for a Dancer
Daniel McCarthey
7.0
1998
The View
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
The Disappearance of Finbar
Simon
6.8
1997
Drinking Crude
Click
0.0
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
1996
Ballykissangel
Danny Byrne · (24 episodes)
6.9
1996
Frankie Starlight
Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
5.3
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
7.1
1993
HBO First Look
Self · (1 episode)
4.9
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
7.7
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
5.4
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
The Late Late Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1962
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944