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Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor. Farrell appeared in the BBC drama Ballykissangel in 1998, made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed drama The War Zone in 1999, and was discovered by Hollywood when Joel Schumacher cast him as the lead in the war drama Tigerland in 2000. He then starred in Schumacher's psychological thriller Phone Booth (2003) where he plays a hostage in a New York city phone booth, and the American thrillers S.W.A.T. (2003) and The Recruit (2003), establishing his international box-office appeal. During that time, he also appeared in Steven Spielberg's science fiction thriller Minority Report (2002) and as the villain Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil (2003).
Birth Name
Colin James Farrell
Born
Monday, 31 May 1976
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Banshees of Inisherin | Pádraic Súilleabháin | 2022 |
| Thirteen Lives | John Volanthen | 2022 |
| The Batman | The Penguin / Oswald 'Oz' Cobblepot / Oz | 2022 |
| Burning Questions | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| The North Water | Henry Drax | 2021 |
| After Yang | Jake | 2021 |
| Voyagers | Richard | 2021 |
| Ava | Simon | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Artemis Fowl | Artemis Fowl I / Artemis Fowl Sr. | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Banshees of Inisherin | Pádraic Súilleabháin | 2022 |
| Thirteen Lives | John Volanthen | 2022 |
| The Batman | The Penguin / Oswald 'Oz' Cobblepot / Oz | 2022 |
| Burning Questions | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| The North Water | Henry Drax | 2021 |
| After Yang | Jake | 2021 |
| Voyagers | Richard | 2021 |
| Ava | Simon | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Artemis Fowl | Artemis Fowl I / Artemis Fowl Sr. | 2020 |
| Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time | Narrator, 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' | 2020 |
| The Gentlemen | Coach | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self, Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Dumbo | Holt Farrier | 2019 |
| War Pigs | 2019 | |
| Widows | Jack Mulligan | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Legend of Cambria | Narrator | 2018 |
| Roman J. Israel, Esq. | George Pierce | 2017 |
| The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Steven Murphy | 2017 |
| The Beguiled | Corporal John McBurney / Corporal McBurney | 2017 |
| The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Percival Graves / Graves | 2016 |
| Invincible A-List with Vince & Joan | Self | 2016 |
| It's Not Yet Dark | Simon Fitzmaurice / Narrator (Voice) | 2016 |
| The Lobster | David | 2015 |
| Solace | Charles Ambrose | 2015 |
| Celebrity Conversations | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Miss Julie | John | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Winter's Tale | Peter Lake | 2014 |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| True Detective | Detective Ray Velcoro / Ray Velcoro, Detective Ray Velcoro | 2014 |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Travers Goff / Travers Robert Goff | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Epic | Ronin (voice) / Ronin | 2013 |
| Dead Man Down | Victor | 2013 |
| Seven Psychopaths | Marty / Marty Faranan | 2012 |
| Total Recall | Hauser / Douglas Quaid | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Celebrity Style Story | Self | 2012 |
| The Screen Junkies Show | Self | 2012 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Fright Night | Jerry / Jerry Dandrige | 2011 |
| Close Up | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Horrible Bosses | Bobby Pellit / Bobby Pellitt | 2011 |
| The Way Back | Valka | 2010 |
| London Boulevard | Mitchel / Harry Mitchel | 2010 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| Burma Soldier | Narrator / Narrator (Voice) | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2010 |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2010 |
| Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief | Self | 2010 |
| Crazy Heart | Tommy Sweet | 2009 |
| Triage | Mark Walsh | 2009 |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Imaginarium Tony 3 | 2009 |
| Ondine | Syracuse | 2009 |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Pride and Glory | Jimmy Egan / Jimmy Eagan | 2008 |
| Kicking It | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 2008 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2008 |
| In Bruges | Ray | 2008 |
| Cassandra's Dream | Terry Blaine | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Douglas Quaid in 'Total Recall' | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest, Self | 2007 |
| Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound | (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Miami Vice | Sonny Crockett / Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett | 2006 |
| Celebrity Debut | Self | 2006 |
| Ask the Dust | Arturo Bandini | 2006 |
| Making 'the New World' | Self | 2006 |
| The New World | Captain Smith | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' | Self / Himself/Bullseye | 2004 |
| Alexander | Alexander | 2004 |
| A Home at the End of the World | Bobby Morrow (1982) | 2004 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself - Guest, Himself, Self | 2003 |
| Intermission | Lehiff | 2003 |
| S.W.A.T. | Jim Street | 2003 |
| Veronica Guerin | Tattooed Boy | 2003 |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2003 |
| Daredevil | Bullseye / Lester | 2003 |
| The Recruit | James Douglas Clayton / James Clayton | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Doggy Fizzle Televizzle | Self | 2002 |
| Phone Booth | Stu Shepard | 2002 |
| Minority Report | Danny Witwer | 2002 |
| Player$ | Self | 2002 |
| Hart's War | Lt. Thomas W. Hart | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest | 2001 |
| Scrubs | Billy | 2001 |
| American Outlaws | Jesse James | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| Tigerland | Pvt. Roland Bozz | 2000 |
| Ordinary Decent Criminal | Alec | 2000 |
| The War Zone | Nick | 1999 |
| Falling for a Dancer | Daniel McCarthey | 1998 |
| Drinking Crude | Click | 1997 |
| The Disappearance of Finbar | Simon | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Ballykissangel | Danny Byrne | 1996 |
| Frankie Starlight | Young Man In Cinema No. 2 | 1995 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self, Self - True Detective | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest, Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | 1988 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself, Self, Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Wetten, dass..? | Self - Godfather Telefonnummer-Wette | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self, Self - Host | 1975 |
| Good Morning America | Self - Guest | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Triage | 2009 |
| Kicking It | 2008 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Won |
| 2023 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Won |
