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Born · May 31, 1976 (48 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
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.
Oz / The Penguin
0.0
2026
David
0.0
2025
The Spaceman
9.0
2024
Self
2.0
2023
Self
7.0
2022
Narrator
0.0
2020
Holt Farrier
6.6
2019
Jack Mulligan
6.5
2018
George Pierce
6.3
2017
Steven Murphy
7.0
2017
Corporal McBurney
5.9
2017
Percival Graves
7.3
2016
David
7.0
2015
Charles Ambrose
6.4
2015
John
5.6
2014
Peter Lake
6.3
2014
Travers Robert Goff
7.3
2013
Ronin (voice)
6.5
2013
Victor
6.2
2013
Marty Faranan
6.8
2012
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
6.0
2012
Jerry Dandrige
6.2
2011
Bobby Pellitt
6.6
2011
Valka
7.0
2010
Harry Mitchel
5.9
2010
Syracuse
6.3
2010
Tommy Sweet
6.9
2009
Mark Walsh
6.0
2009
Imaginarium Tony 3
6.4
2009
Jimmy Eagan
6.4
2008
Ray
7.5
2008
Terry Blaine
6.3
2007
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
6.0
2006
Arturo Bandini
5.3
2006
Self
0.0
2005
Captain Smith
6.5
2005
Self
0.0
2005
Alexander
5.9
2004
Bobby Morrow (1982)
6.5
2004
Lehiff
6.2
2003
Jim Street
6.2
2003
0.0
2003
Stu Shepard
6.9
2003
Self
8.0
2003
Lester / Bullseye
5.3
2003
James Clayton
6.4
2003
Agent Danny Witwer [FBI]
7.4
2002
Lt. Thomas W. Hart
6.4
2002
Jesse James
6.0
2001
Pvt. Roland Bozz
6.6
2000
Alec
6.1
2000
Nick
6.9
1999
Jack Henry Abbott
0.0
Lord Doyle
0.0
Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb · (8 episodes)
8.5
2024
John Sugar · (8 episodes)
7.3
2024
Pádraic Súilleabháin
7.5
2022
John Volanthen
7.9
2022
Jake
6.4
2022
Oz / The Penguin
7.7
2022
Henry Drax · (5 episodes)
7.4
2021
Richard
6.0
2021
Simon
5.8
2020
Artemis Fowl I
5.6
2020
Coach
7.7
2020
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
(English dubbing)
6.3
2019
Narrator (Voice)
7.4
2016
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
2014
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
Ray Velcoro · (8 episodes)
8.3
2014
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
Narrator (Voice)
0.0
2010
Self · (1 episode)
3.3
2009
Narrator (voice)
7.7
2008
Self · (6 episodes)
7.2
2007
self - segment · (1 episode)
7.0
2004
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Tattooed Boy
6.6
2003
Self · (3 episodes)
2.5
2003
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Billy · (1 episode)
8.0
2001
Mattie · (1 episode)
5.5
1999
Daniel McCarthey
7.0
1998
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
Simon
6.8
1997
Click
0.0
1997
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
1996
Danny Byrne · (24 episodes)
6.9
1996
Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
5.3
1995
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
7.1
1993
Self · (1 episode)
4.9
1992
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
7.7
1992
(3 episodes)
5.4
1992
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1962
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944