Colin Farrell
Acting
Born: May 31, 1976 (age 50) · Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
The Batman
2022
Minority Report
2002
The Lobster
2015
Horrible Bosses
2011
The Gentlemen
2020
Total Recall
2012
In Bruges
2008
Daredevil
2003
Dumbo
2019
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
Seven Psychopaths
2012
Photos (17)
Movies (61)
The Batman
Oz / The Penguin
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Graves
The Gentlemen
Coach
Total Recall
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Minority Report
Danny Witwer
Daredevil
Bullseye
The Banshees of Inisherin
Pádraic Súilleabháin
Alexander
Alexander
The Lobster
David
Epic
Ronin (voice)
Horrible Bosses
Bobby Pellitt
In Bruges
Ray
Ballad of a Small Player
Lord Doyle
Widows
Jack Mulligan
S.W.A.T.
Jim Street
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Steven Murphy
Solace
Charles Ambrose
Phone Booth
Stu Shepard
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
David
Dumbo
Holt Farrier
Thirteen Lives
John Volanthen
Seven Psychopaths
Marty Faranan
The Way Back
Valka
Miami Vice
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Dead Man Down
Victor
Ava
Simon
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
George Pierce
Fright Night
Jerry Dandrige
The Recruit
James Clayton
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Imaginarium Tony 3
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl I
Voyagers
Richard
The Beguiled
Corporal McBurney
Winter's Tale
Peter Lake
Saving Mr. Banks
Travers Robert Goff
Pride and Glory
Jimmy Eagan
Hart's War
Lt. Thomas W. Hart
London Boulevard
Harry Mitchel
The New World
Captain Smith
After Yang
Jake
Veronica Guerin
Tattooed Boy
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Alec
Crazy Heart
Tommy Sweet
American Outlaws
Jesse James
Cassandra's Dream
Terry Blaine
The War Zone
Nick
Tigerland
Pvt. Roland Bozz
Ondine
Syracuse
Triage
Mark Walsh
Ask the Dust
Arturo Bandini
Miss Julie
John
Intermission
Lehiff
A Home at the End of the World
Bobby Morrow (1982)
Kicking It
Narrator (voice)
Burma Soldier
Narrator (Voice)
Drinking Crude
Click
Frankie Starlight
Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
Street Leagues
Narrator
From that Small Island
Narrator
The Disappearance of Finbar
Simon
It's Not Yet Dark
Narrator (Voice)
TV Shows (9)
True Detective
Ray Velcoro · 8 eps
Scrubs
Billy · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
Sugar
John Sugar · 16 eps
The Penguin
Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb · 8 eps
Ballykissangel
Danny Byrne · 24 eps
The North Water
Henry Drax · 5 eps
Falling for a Dancer
Daniel McCarthey · 4 eps
From that Small Island
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (40)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 7 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 3 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
HBO First Look
Self · 1 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Meaning of Life
Self · 1 eps
After Hours with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Self
The Slightest Touch
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Alexander
Self
Muide Éire
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 3 eps
