Colin Farrell
Acting
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
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movieThe Batman: Part II
2027
Oz / The Penguin
movieBallad of a Small Player
2025
Lord Doyle
movieFrom that Small Island
2025
Narrator
tvFrom that Small Island
2025
Narrator
tvThe Penguin
2024
Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
tvSugar
2024
John Sugar
movieThe Banshees of Inisherin
2022
Pádraic Súilleabháin
movieThirteen Lives
2022
John Volanthen
movieThe Batman
2022
Oz / The Penguin
tvThe North Water
2021
Henry Drax
movieVoyagers
2021
Richard
movieStreet Leagues
2020
Narrator
movieAva
2020
Simon
movieArtemis Fowl
2020
Artemis Fowl I
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest
movieDumbo
2019
Holt Farrier
movieGloomy Eyes
2019
(English dubbing)
movieWidows
2018
Jack Mulligan
movieRoman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
George Pierce
movieThe Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
Steven Murphy
movieThe Beguiled
2017
Corporal McBurney
movieFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
Percival Graves
movieIt's Not Yet Dark
2016
Narrator (Voice)
movieThe Lobster
2015
David
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieSolace
2015
Charles Ambrose
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieWinter's Tale
2014
Peter Lake
tvTrue Detective
2014
Ray Velcoro
movieSaving Mr. Banks
2013
Travers Robert Goff
movieEpic
2013
Ronin (voice)
movieDead Man Down
2013
Victor
movieSeven Psychopaths
2012
Marty Faranan
movieTotal Recall
2012
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
movieFright Night
2011
Jerry Dandrige
movieHorrible Bosses
2011
Bobby Pellitt
movieLondon Boulevard
2010
Harry Mitchel
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieBurma Soldier
2010
Narrator (Voice)
movieOndine
2010
Syracuse
movieCrazy Heart
2009
Tommy Sweet
movieTriage
2009
Mark Walsh
movieThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
Imaginarium Tony 3
moviePride and Glory
2008
Jimmy Eagan
movieKicking It
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieCassandra's Dream
2007
Terry Blaine
movieMiami Vice
2006
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
movieAsk the Dust
2006
Arturo Bandini
movieThe New World
2005
Captain Smith
movieNos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieAlexander
2004
Alexander
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
self - segment
movieA Home at the End of the World
2004
Bobby Morrow (1982)
movieIntermission
2003
Lehiff
movieS.W.A.T.
2003
Jim Street
movieVeronica Guerin
2003
Tattooed Boy
movieDaredevil
2003
Bullseye
movieThe Recruit
2003
James Clayton
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
moviePhone Booth
2003
Stu Shepard
movieMinority Report
2002
Danny Witwer
movieHart's War
2002
Lt. Thomas W. Hart
tvScrubs
2001
Billy
movieAmerican Outlaws
2001
Jesse James
movieTigerland
2000
Pvt. Roland Bozz
tvFalling for a Dancer
1998
Daniel McCarthey
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvBallykissangel
1996
Danny Byrne
movieFrankie Starlight
1995
Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self / Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Belly of the Beast
Jack Henry Abbott
Ordained
Father Roy Craig
movieArt
Yvan
Production9
movieThe Slightest Touch
2026
Producer
tvThe Penguin
2024
Executive Producer
tvSugar
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe Beautiful Game
2024
Producer
movieRoom Taken
2023
Executive Producer
movieTriage
2009
Executive Producer
movieKicking It
2008
Executive Producer
Ordained
Producer