Colin Farrell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1976
- Birthplace
- Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
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
Bad Bridgets TBA
Actor
Art TBA
as Yvan
- Ordained
Ordained TBA
as Father Roy Craig, Producer
- Belly of the Beast
Belly of the Beast TBA
as Jack Henry Abbott, Producer
The Batman: Part II 2028
as Oz / The Penguin
Bloodline 2026
Producer
The Slightest Touch 2026
as Self, Producer
Ballad of a Small Player 2025
as Lord Doyle
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 2025
as David
From that Small Island 2025
as Narrator
The Beautiful Game 2024
Producer
Room Taken 2023
Executive Producer
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin 2023
as Self
The Banshees of Inisherin 2022
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Thirteen Lives 2022
as John Volanthen
- The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons 2022
as Himself
After Yang 2022
as Jake
The Batman 2022
as Oz / The Penguin
Voyagers 2021
as Richard
Street Leagues 2020
as Narrator
Ava 2020
as Simon
Artemis Fowl 2020
as Artemis Fowl I
The Gentlemen 2020
as Coach
Dumbo 2019
as Holt Farrier
Widows 2018
as Jack Mulligan
- An Impossible Conundrum
An Impossible Conundrum 2018
as Self
Roman J. Israel, Esq. 2017
as George Pierce
The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017
as Steven Murphy
The Beguiled 2017
as Corporal McBurney
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016
as Graves
It's Not Yet Dark 2016
as Narrator (Voice)
The Lobster 2015
as David
Solace 2015
as Charles Ambrose
Miss Julie 2014
as John
Winter's Tale 2014
as Peter Lake
Saving Mr. Banks 2013
as Travers Robert Goff
Epic 2013
as Ronin (voice)
Dead Man Down 2013
as Victor
Seven Psychopaths 2012
as Marty Faranan
Total Recall 2012
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Muide Éire 2011
as Self
Fright Night 2011
as Jerry Dandrige
Horrible Bosses 2011
as Bobby Pellitt
The Way Back 2010
as Valka
London Boulevard 2010
as Harry Mitchel
Burma Soldier 2010
as Narrator (Voice)
Ondine 2010
as Syracuse
Crazy Heart 2009
as Tommy Sweet
Triage 2009
as Mark Walsh, Executive Producer
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009
as Imaginarium Tony 3
Pride and Glory 2008
as Jimmy Eagan
Kicking It 2008
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
In Bruges 2008
as Ray
Cassandra's Dream 2007
as Terry Blaine
Miami Vice 2006
as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Ask the Dust 2006
as Arturo Bandini
Becoming Alexander 2005
as Self
The New World 2005
as Captain Smith
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Alexander 2004
as Alexander
A Home at the End of the World 2004
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Intermission 2003
as Lehiff
S.W.A.T. 2003
as Jim Street
Veronica Guerin 2003
as Tattooed Boy
- Making of Phone Booth
Making of Phone Booth 2003
as Self
Daredevil 2003
as Bullseye
The Recruit 2003
as James Clayton
Phone Booth 2003
as Stu Shepard
Minority Report 2002
as Danny Witwer
Hart's War 2002
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
American Outlaws 2001
as Jesse James
Tigerland 2000
as Pvt. Roland Bozz
Ordinary Decent Criminal 2000
as Alec
The War Zone 1999
as Nick
The Disappearance of Finbar 1997
as Simon
Drinking Crude 1997
as Click
Frankie Starlight 1995
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.