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Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Birthday: 1976-05-31 | Place of Birth: Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland

Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. He first appeared in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998), then made his film debut in the drama film The War Zone (1999), and was discovered by Hollywood upon taking the lead role in the war drama film Tigerland (2000). He then portrayed the outlaw Jesse James in the Western film American Outlaws (2001) before starring in the thriller films Phone Booth (2002), 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 sci-fi thriller Minority Report (2002) and 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), Farrell portrayed Alexander the Great in the biopic Alexander (2004) and starred in the historical romantic drama film The New World (2005). He followed these with roles in Miami Vice (2006), Ask the Dust (2006), and Cassandra's Dream (2007), underscoring his popularity; his role in the comedy film In Bruges (2008) earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He starred in the black comedy film Horrible Bosses (2011), for which he received critical praise, along with the comedy-horror film Fright Night (2011), the sci-fi action film Total Recall (2012), and the black comedy crime film Seven Psychopaths (2012). Farrell starred in the action film Dead Man Down (2013) and the quasi-biopic Saving Mr. Banks (2013), in which he portrayed the father of P.L. Travers. He starred as Peter Lake in the supernatural fable Winter's Tale (2014), an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Mark Helprin, and portrayed Detective Ray Velcoro in the second season of HBO's True Detective (2015). He also starred in the film The Lobster (2015), for which he was nominated for his second Golden Globe. He portrayed Percival Graves in the Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). In 2020, he was listed at No. 5 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He has been cast as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin in The Batman, which is set for a March 2022 release.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Batman: Making-Of

as    Himself

2022
After Yang

as    Jake

2022
The Batman

as    Oz / The Penguin

2022
Vengeance in the Making

as    Self

2021
The North Water

as    Henry Drax

2021
Voyagers

as    Richard

2020
Artemis Fowl

as    Artemis Fowl I

2020
The Gentlemen

as    Coach

2020
Ava

as    Simon

2019
Dumbo

as    Holt Farrier

2018
Widows

as    Jack Mulligan

2017
The Beguiled

as    Corporal McBurney

2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

as    George Pierce

2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer

as    Steven Murphy

2016
Solace

as    Charles Ambrose

2016
The Lobster

as    David

2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

as    Percival Graves

2014
Miss Julie

as    John

2014
Winter's Tale

as    Peter Lake

2013
Epic

as    Ronin (voice)

2013
Saving Mr. Banks

as    Travers Robert Goff

2013
Dead Man Down

as    Victor

2012
Total Recall

as    Douglas Quaid / Hauser

2012
Seven Psychopaths

as    Marty Faranan

2011
Horrible Bosses

as    Bobby Pellitt

2011
Fright Night

as    Jerry Dandrige

2010
London Boulevard

as    Harry Mitchel

2010
Burma Soldier

as    Narrator (Voice)

2010
The Way Back

as    Valka

2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

as    Imaginarium Tony 3