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