05/31/1976
Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland:
Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. He made his film debut in The War Zone in 1999, and was discovered by Hollywood as the lead in Tigerland (2000). He then played in the film American Outlaws (2001), Phone Booth (2003), S.W.A.T. (2003), and The Recruit (2003). He also as the villain Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil (2003). After starring in the independent films Intermission (2003), and A Home at the End of the World (2004), he starred in Alexander (2004), and The New World (2005). Roles in Miami Vice (2006), Ask the Dust (2006), and Cassandra's Dream (2007) followed. His role in In Bruges (2008) earned him a Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He starred in Horrible Bosses (2011), for which he received critical praise, along with Fright Night (2011), and Total Recall (2012), Seven Psychopaths (2012). He also starred in Dead Man Down (2013), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). In 2014, he starred in Winter's Tale. In 2015, he starred in the second season of HBO's True Detective, and also starred in the film The Lobster, for which he was nominated for his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 2016, he played Percival Graves in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He has been cast as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in the The Batman, which is set for a 2021 release.
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The Batman (2022) as Oswald Cobblepot |
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Voyagers (2021) as |
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Ava (2020) as Simon |
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Artemis Fowl (2020) as Artemis Fowl I |
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Gloomy Eyes (2020) as |
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The Gentlemen (2019) as Coach |
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Dumbo (2019) as Holt Farrier |
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Widows (2018) as Jack Mulligan |
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An Impossible Conundrum: The Making of 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' (2018) as Himself |
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) as George Pierce |
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) as Steven Murphy |
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The Beguiled (2017) as Corporal John McBurney |
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) as Percival Graves |
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It's Not Yet Dark (2016) as Narrator (Voice) |
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The Lobster (2015) as David |
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Solace (2015) as Charles Ambrose |
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Miss Julie (2014) as John |
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Winter's Tale (2014) as Peter Lake |
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Saving Mr. Banks (2013) as Travers Robert Goff |
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Epic (2013) as Ronin (voice) |
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Dead Man Down (2013) as Victor |
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Seven Psychopaths (2012) as Marty Faranan |
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Total Recall (2012) as Douglas Quaid / Hauser |
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Fright Night (2011) as Jerry Dandrige |
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Horrible Bosses (2011) as Bobby Pellitt |
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London Boulevard (2010) as Harry Mitchel |
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Burma Soldier (2010) as Narrator (Voice) |
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The Way Back (2010) as Valka |
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Crazy Heart (2009) as Tommy Sweet |
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Triage (2009) as Mark Walsh |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) as Imaginarium Tony 3 |
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Ondine (2009) as Syracuse |
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Pride and Glory (2008) as Jimmy Eagan |
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Kicking It (2008) as Narrator |
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In Bruges (2008) as Ray |
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Cassandra's Dream (2007) as Terry Blaine |
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Miami Vice (2006) as Detective James "Sonny" Crockett |
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Ask the Dust (2006) as Arturo Bandini |
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The New World (2005) as Captain Smith |
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Beyond Hell's Kitchen (2004) as Himself/Bullseye |
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Alexander (2004) as Alexander |
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A Home at the End of the World (2004) as Bobby Morrow (1982) |
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Intermission (2003) as Lehiff |
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S.W.A.T. (2003) as Jim Street |
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Veronica Guerin (2003) as Tattooed Boy |
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Daredevil (2003) as Lester / Bullseye |
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The Recruit (2003) as James Clayton |
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Phone Booth (2002) as Stu Shepard |
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Minority Report (2002) as Danny Witwer |
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Hart's War (2002) as Lt. Thomas W. Hart |
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American Outlaws (2001) as Jesse James |
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Tigerland (2000) as Pvt. Roland Bozz |
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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) as Alec |
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The War Zone (1999) as Nick |
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Falling for a Dancer (1998) as Daniel McCarthey |
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The Disappearance of Finbar (1997) as Simon |
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Drinking Crude (1997) as Click |
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Frankie Starlight (1995) as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited) |
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After Yang ( Notice: Undefined index: release_date in /home/movihkgf/vodlymovies.com/Application/View/Actor/Index.phtml on line 122 ) as Jake |
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The Banshees of Inisheer ( Notice: Undefined index: release_date in /home/movihkgf/vodlymovies.com/Application/View/Actor/Index.phtml on line 122 ) as |
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War Pigs () as |
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The North Water (2020) as Henry Drax |
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True Detective (2014) as Ray Velcoro |
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Live from Studio Five (2009) as Himself |
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The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self |
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as |
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Celebrities Uncensored (2003) as Himself |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as |
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Scrubs (2001) as Billy |
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Love in the 21st Century (1999) as Mattie |
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Total Recall 2070 (1999) as Douglas Quaid / Carl Hauser |
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The View (1997) as |
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1996) as |
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Ballykissangel (1996) as Danny Byrne |
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Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Himself |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as |
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HBO First Look (1992) as Self |
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as |
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The Bill (1984) as |
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Miami Vice (1984) as Inspecteur James « Sonny » Crockett |
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LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (1983) as |
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Wanna bet, that..? (1981) as |
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The Enigma Files (1980) as |
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Saturday Night Live (1975) as |
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Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966) as himself |
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The Academy Awards (1953) as Himself |
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Triage (2009) Executive Producer |
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Kicking It (2008) Executive Producer |