Colin Farrell
Born: 1976-05-31 in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2027
- Untitled The Batman Sequel as Oz / The Penguin
2025
- A Big Bold Beautiful Journey as David
- Ballad of a Small Player as Lord Doyle
- From that Small Island as Narrator
2024
- The Penguin as Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
- Sugar as John Sugar
- The Beautiful Game ... (Producer)
2023
- Room Taken ... (Executive Producer)
- On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin as Self
2022
- The Batman as Oz / The Penguin
- After Yang as Jake
- The Banshees of Inisherin as Pádraic Súilleabháin
- Thirteen Lives as John Volanthen
2021
- Voyagers as Richard
- The North Water as Henry Drax
2020
- The Gentlemen as Coach
- Artemis Fowl as Artemis Fowl I
- Ava as Simon
- Street Leagues as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Dumbo as Holt Farrier
- Gloomy Eyes as (English dubbing)
2018
- Widows as Jack Mulligan
2017
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer as Steven Murphy
- The Beguiled as Corporal McBurney
- Roman J. Israel, Esq. as George Pierce
2016
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Percival Graves
- It's Not Yet Dark as Narrator (Voice)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- The Lobster as David
- Solace as Charles Ambrose
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- True Detective as Ray Velcoro
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Miss Julie as John
- Winter's Tale as Peter Lake
2013
- Epic as Ronin (voice)
- Saving Mr. Banks as Travers Robert Goff
- Dead Man Down as Victor
2012
- Total Recall as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
- Seven Psychopaths as Marty Faranan
2011
- Horrible Bosses as Bobby Pellitt
- Fright Night as Jerry Dandrige
- Muide Éire as Himself
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
- Ondine as Syracuse
- The Way Back as Valka
- Burma Soldier as Narrator (Voice)
- London Boulevard as Harry Mitchel
2009
- Triage as Mark Walsh
- Crazy Heart as Tommy Sweet
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Imaginarium Tony 3
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2008
- In Bruges as Ray
- Pride and Glory as Jimmy Eagan
- Kicking It as Narrator (voice)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Cassandra's Dream as Terry Blaine
2006
- Ask the Dust as Arturo Bandini
- Miami Vice as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
2005
- The New World as Captain Smith
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Alexander as Self
2004
- Alexander as Alexander
- A Home at the End of the World as Bobby Morrow (1982)
- Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - segment
- Biography: Val Kilmer as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Intermission as Lehiff
- S.W.A.T. as Jim Street
- Phone Booth as Stu Shepard
- The Recruit as James Clayton
- Daredevil as Bullseye
- Veronica Guerin as Tattooed Boy
- Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- Making of Phone Booth as Self
2002
- Minority Report as Danny Witwer
- Hart's War as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
2001
- Scrubs as Billy
- American Outlaws as Jesse James
2000
- Tigerland as Pvt. Roland Bozz
- Ordinary Decent Criminal as Alec
1999
- The War Zone as Nick
- Love in the 21st Century as Mattie
1998
- Falling for a Dancer as Daniel McCarthey
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
- The Disappearance of Finbar as Simon
- Drinking Crude as Click
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Ballykissangel as Danny Byrne
1995
- Frankie Starlight as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
1994
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
- HBO First Look as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1962
- The Late Late Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee