Colin Farrell
Born
May 31, 1976 (49 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
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

Untitled The Batman Sequel
Oz / The Penguin
2027

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
David
2025

On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Self
2023

Street Leagues
Narrator
2020

Dumbo
Holt Farrier
2019

Widows
Jack Mulligan
2018

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
George Pierce
2017

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Steven Murphy
2017

The Beguiled
Corporal McBurney
2017

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Percival Graves
2016

It's Not Yet Dark
Narrator (Voice)
2016

The Lobster
David
2015

Solace
Charles Ambrose
2015

Miss Julie
John
2014

Winter's Tale
Peter Lake
2014

Saving Mr. Banks
Travers Robert Goff
2013

Epic
Ronin (voice)
2013

Dead Man Down
Victor
2013

Seven Psychopaths
Marty Faranan
2012

Total Recall
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
2012

Fright Night
Jerry Dandrige
2011

Horrible Bosses
Bobby Pellitt
2011

The Way Back
Valka
2010

London Boulevard
Harry Mitchel
2010

Burma Soldier
Narrator (Voice)
2010

Ondine
Syracuse
2010

Crazy Heart
Tommy Sweet
2009

Triage
Mark Walsh
2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Imaginarium Tony 3
2009

Pride and Glory
Jimmy Eagan
2008

In Bruges
Ray
2008

Cassandra's Dream
Terry Blaine
2007

Miami Vice
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
2006

Ask the Dust
Arturo Bandini
2006

Becoming Alexander
Self
2005

The New World
Captain Smith
2005

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005

Alexander
Alexander
2004

A Home at the End of the World
Bobby Morrow (1982)
2004

Intermission
Lehiff
2003

S.W.A.T.
Jim Street
2003

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2003

Veronica Guerin
Tattooed Boy
2003

Phone Booth
Stu Shepard
2003
Making of Phone Booth
Self
2003

Daredevil
Bullseye
2003

The Recruit
James Clayton
2003

Minority Report
Danny Witwer
2002

Hart's War
Lt. Thomas W. Hart
2002

American Outlaws
Jesse James
2001

Tigerland
Pvt. Roland Bozz
2000

The War Zone
Nick
1999
Belly of the Beast
Jack Henry Abbott

The Ballad of a Small Player
Lord Doyle

From that Small Island
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2025

The Penguin
Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb · (8 episodes)
2024

Sugar
John Sugar · (8 episodes)
2024

The Banshees of Inisherin
Pádraic Súilleabháin
2022

Thirteen Lives
John Volanthen
2022

VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING
Self
2022

After Yang
Jake
2022

The Batman
Oz / The Penguin
2022

The North Water
Henry Drax · (5 episodes)
2021

Voyagers
Richard
2021

Ava
Simon
2020

Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl I
2020

The Gentlemen
Coach
2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019

Gloomy Eyes
(English dubbing)
2019

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2015

Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (3 episodes)
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014

True Detective
Ray Velcoro · (8 episodes)
2014

Conan
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2010

Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
2009

Kicking It
Narrator (voice)
2008

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (6 episodes)
2007
Biography: Val Kilmer
Self (archive footage)
2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
self - segment · (1 episode)
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (3 episodes)
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Scrubs
Billy · (1 episode)
2001

Ordinary Decent Criminal
Alec
2000

Falling for a Dancer
Daniel McCarthey
1998

The View
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1997

The Disappearance of Finbar
Simon
1997

Drinking Crude
Click
1997

The Daily Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1996

Frankie Starlight
Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
1995
Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Franklin John Rock
Love in the 21st Century
Mattie · (1 episode)
1999

Ballykissangel
Danny Byrne · (24 episodes)
1996

Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993

HBO First Look
Self · (1 episode)
1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · (1 episode)
1988
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984

Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975

Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975

The Late Late Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962

The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner/Presenter · (1 episode)
1944