Colin Farrell
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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
Credits
The Batman (2022)
as Oz / The Penguin
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
as Graves
The Gentlemen (2020)
as Coach
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
as Lord Doyle
Daredevil (2003)
as Bullseye
Minority Report (2002)
as Danny Witwer
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Epic (2013)
as Ronin (voice)
Total Recall (2012)
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
In Bruges (2008)
as Ray
The Lobster (2015)
as David
Alexander (2004)
as Alexander
Dumbo (2019)
as Holt Farrier
Horrible Bosses (2011)
as Bobby Pellitt
Widows (2018)
as Jack Mulligan
Solace (2015)
as Charles Ambrose
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
as Steven Murphy
S.W.A.T. (2003)
as Jim Street
Phone Booth (2003)
as Stu Shepard
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
as David
Miami Vice (2006)
as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Ava (2020)
as Simon
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
as Marty Faranan
Fright Night (2011)
as Jerry Dandrige
The Way Back (2010)
as Valka
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
as George Pierce
Thirteen Lives (2022)
as John Volanthen
Dead Man Down (2013)
as Victor
Winter's Tale (2014)
as Peter Lake
The Recruit (2003)
as James Clayton
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
as Imaginarium Tony 3
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
as Travers Robert Goff
Voyagers (2021)
as Richard
The Beguiled (2017)
as Corporal McBurney
Pride and Glory (2008)
as Jimmy Eagan
The Batman: Part II (2028)
as Oz / The Penguin
Artemis Fowl (2020)
as Artemis Fowl I
The New World (2005)
as Captain Smith
Hart's War (2002)
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Veronica Guerin (2003)
as Tattooed Boy
After Yang (2022)
as Jake
American Outlaws (2001)
as Jesse James
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
as Terry Blaine
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
as Alec
London Boulevard (2010)
as Harry Mitchel
Crazy Heart (2009)
as Tommy Sweet
The War Zone (1999)
as Nick
Ask the Dust (2006)
as Arturo Bandini
Triage (2009)
as Mark Walsh
Tigerland (2000)
as Pvt. Roland Bozz
Ondine (2010)
as Syracuse
Intermission (2003)
as Lehiff
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin (2023)
as Self
Miss Julie (2014)
as John
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Kicking It (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Bad Bridgets (—)
Actor
Frankie Starlight (1995)
as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Slightest Touch (2026)
as Self
Burma Soldier (2010)
as Narrator (Voice)
Becoming Alexander (2005)
as Self
Muide Éire (2011)
as Self
Art (—)
as Yvan
Street Leagues (2020)
as Narrator
Belly of the Beast (—)
as Jack Henry Abbott
Drinking Crude (1997)
as Click
Ordained (—)
as Father Roy Craig
An Impossible Conundrum (2018)
as Self
The Disappearance of Finbar (1997)
as Simon
Making of Phone Booth (2003)
as Self
From that Small Island (2025)
as Narrator
It's Not Yet Dark (2016)
as Narrator (Voice)