10.0
10.0
Becoming Alexander
2005
as Self
Colin Farrell
Also known as: Colin James Farrell
Acting
Born:May 31, 1976(age 50)
Birthplace:Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Ireland
Education:The Gaiety School of Acting, St. Brigid's National School Castleknock, Castleknock College, Gormanston College, National Performing Arts School
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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.
Filmography (75 movies)
8.0
8.0
Making of Phone Booth
2003
as Self
7.9
7.9
Thirteen Lives
2022
as John Volanthen
7.7
7.7
Kicking It
2008
Executive Producer
7.7
7.7
The Batman
2022
as Oz / The Penguin
7.7
7.7
The Gentlemen
2020
as Coach
7.5
7.5
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
7.5
7.5
In Bruges
2008
as Ray
7.4
7.4
It's Not Yet Dark
2016
as Narrator (Voice)
7.3
7.3
Minority Report
2002
as Danny Witwer
7.3
7.3
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
as Travers Robert Goff
7.3
7.3
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Percival Graves
7.0
7.0
The Lobster
2015
as David
7.0
7.0
Falling for a Dancer
1998
as Daniel McCarthey
7.0
7.0
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
as Steven Murphy
7.0
7.0
The Way Back
2010
as Valka
6.9
6.9
Crazy Heart
2009
as Tommy Sweet
6.9
6.9
Room Taken
2023
Executive Producer
6.9
6.9
Phone Booth
2003
as Stu Shepard
6.8
6.8
Seven Psychopaths
2012
as Marty Faranan
6.8
6.8
The War Zone
1999
as Nick
6.8
6.8
The Disappearance of Finbar
1997
as Simon
6.6
6.6
Dumbo
2019
as Holt Farrier
6.6
6.6
Tigerland
2000
as Pvt. Roland Bozz
6.6
6.6
Horrible Bosses
2011
as Bobby Pellitt
6.5
6.5
Epic
2013
as Ronin (voice)
6.5
6.5
The New World
2005
as Captain Smith
6.5
6.5
Widows
2018
as Jack Mulligan
6.4
6.4
Solace
2015
as Charles Ambrose
6.4
6.4
After Yang
2022
as Jake
6.4
6.4
Hart's War
2002
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
6.4
6.4
The Recruit
2003
as James Clayton
6.4
6.4
Ondine
2010
as Syracuse
6.4
6.4
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
as Imaginarium Tony 3
6.4
6.4
A Home at the End of the World
2004
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
6.3
6.3
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
as George Pierce
6.3
6.3
Pride and Glory
2008
as Jimmy Eagan
6.3
6.3
Winter's Tale
2014
as Peter Lake
6.3
6.3
Gloomy Eyes
2019
as (English dubbing)
6.3
6.3
The Beautiful Game
2024
Producer
6.3
6.3
Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Terry Blaine
6.3
6.3
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
as David
6.2
6.2
Fright Night
2011
as Jerry Dandrige
6.2
6.2
Dead Man Down
2013
as Victor
6.2
6.2
S.W.A.T.
2003
as Jim Street
6.1
6.1
Intermission
2003
as Lehiff
6.1
6.1
Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000
as Alec
6.0
6.0
Total Recall
2012
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
6.0
6.0
Miami Vice
2006
as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
6.0
6.0
Triage
2009
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
American Outlaws
2001
as Jesse James
6.0
6.0
Voyagers
2021
as Richard
6.0
6.0
Alexander
2004
as Alexander
5.9
5.9
The Beguiled
2017
as Corporal McBurney
5.9
5.9
London Boulevard
2010
as Harry Mitchel
5.8
5.8
Ballad of a Small Player
2025
as Lord Doyle
5.8
5.8
Ava
2020
as Simon
5.6
5.6
Miss Julie
2014
as John
5.5
5.5
Artemis Fowl
2020
as Artemis Fowl I
5.4
5.4
Ask the Dust
2006
as Arturo Bandini
5.3
5.3
Daredevil
2003
as Bullseye
5.0
5.0
Frankie Starlight
1995
as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
3.5
3.5
Drinking Crude
1997
as Click
2.0
2.0
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
as Self
Untitled Jordan Peele Film
TBA
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2003
Biography: Val Kilmer
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Sgt. Rock
TBA
as Sgt. Franklin John Rock
Fury
TBA
Muide Éire
2011
as Himself
Movie: The Movie
2012
Street Leagues
2020
as Narrator
Untitled The Batman Sequel
2027
as Oz / The Penguin
Belly of the Beast
TBA
Producer
Burma Soldier
2010
as Narrator (Voice)
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