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
The Gentlemen (2020)
as Coach
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
as Graves
Total Recall (2012)
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Minority Report (2002)
as Danny Witwer
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Horrible Bosses (2011)
as Bobby Pellitt
The Lobster (2015)
as David
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
as David
Fright Night (2011)
as Jerry Dandrige
Alexander (2004)
as Alexander
In Bruges (2008)
as Ray
Daredevil (2003)
as Bullseye
The Way Back (2010)
as Valka
S.W.A.T. (2003)
as Jim Street
The Beguiled (2017)
as Corporal McBurney
Epic (2013)
as Ronin (voice)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
as Imaginarium Tony 3
Solace (2015)
as Charles Ambrose
Artemis Fowl (2020)
as Artemis Fowl I
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
as George Pierce
Dumbo (2019)
as Holt Farrier
Ava (2020)
as Simon
Miami Vice (2006)
as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Widows (2018)
as Jack Mulligan
Phone Booth (2003)
as Stu Shepard
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
as Marty Faranan
The New World (2005)
as Captain Smith
After Yang (2022)
as Jake
The Recruit (2003)
as James Clayton
The Batman: Part II (2028)
as Oz / The Penguin
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
as Lord Doyle
Thirteen Lives (2022)
as John Volanthen
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
as Steven Murphy
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
as Travers Robert Goff
Dead Man Down (2013)
as Victor
Winter's Tale (2014)
as Peter Lake
Hart's War (2002)
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Pride and Glory (2008)
as Jimmy Eagan
Voyagers (2021)
as Richard
Crazy Heart (2009)
as Tommy Sweet
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
as Terry Blaine
Veronica Guerin (2003)
as Tattooed Boy
London Boulevard (2010)
as Harry Mitchel
American Outlaws (2001)
as Jesse James
Tigerland (2000)
as Pvt. Roland Bozz
Miss Julie (2014)
as John
The War Zone (1999)
as Nick
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
as Alec
Ask the Dust (2006)
as Arturo Bandini
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Triage (2009)
as Mark Walsh
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Intermission (2003)
as Lehiff
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin (2023)
as Self
Ondine (2010)
as Syracuse
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons (2022)
as Himself
The Disappearance of Finbar (1997)
as Simon
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (2025)
as Self
Street Leagues (2020)
as Narrator
Burma Soldier (2010)
as Narrator (Voice)
Bad Bridgets (—)
Actor
Becoming Alexander (2005)
as Self
Drinking Crude (1997)
as Click
Ordained (—)
as Father Roy Craig
Kicking It (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Making of Phone Booth (2003)
as Self
Belly of the Beast (—)
as Jack Henry Abbott
Frankie Starlight (1995)
as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
Art (—)
as Yvan
The Slightest Touch (2026)
as Self
From that Small Island (2025)
as Narrator
It's Not Yet Dark (2016)
as Narrator (Voice)
Muide Éire (2011)
as Self
An Impossible Conundrum (2018)
as Self
Patient Zero (2026)
Actor