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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Untitled The Batman Sequel
Character:Oz / The Penguin
Release Date:30/09/2027
Ballad of a Small Player
Character:Lord Doyle
Release Date:15/10/2025
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Character:David
Release Date:17/09/2025
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2023
The Banshees of Inisherin
Character:Pádraic Súilleabháin
Release Date:20/10/2022
Thirteen Lives
Character:John Volanthen
Release Date:18/07/2022
After Yang
Character:Jake
Release Date:04/03/2022
The Batman
Character:Oz / The Penguin
Release Date:01/03/2022
Voyagers
Character:Richard
Release Date:08/04/2021
Street Leagues
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/09/2020
Ava
Character:Simon
Release Date:02/07/2020
Artemis Fowl
Character:Artemis Fowl I
Release Date:29/05/2020
The Gentlemen
Character:Coach
Release Date:01/01/2020
Dumbo
Character:Holt Farrier
Release Date:27/03/2019
Gloomy Eyes
Character:(English dubbing)
Release Date:18/01/2019
Widows
Character:Jack Mulligan
Release Date:06/11/2018
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Character:George Pierce
Release Date:17/11/2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Character:Steven Murphy
Release Date:20/10/2017
The Beguiled
Character:Corporal McBurney
Release Date:23/06/2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Character:Percival Graves
Release Date:16/11/2016
It's Not Yet Dark
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:09/07/2016
The Lobster
Character:David
Release Date:15/10/2015
Solace
Character:Charles Ambrose
Release Date:03/09/2015
Miss Julie
Character:John
Release Date:07/09/2014
Winter's Tale
Character:Peter Lake
Release Date:13/02/2014
Saving Mr. Banks
Character:Travers Robert Goff
Release Date:29/11/2013
Epic
Character:Ronin (voice)
Release Date:15/05/2013
Dead Man Down
Character:Victor
Release Date:08/03/2013
Seven Psychopaths
Character:Marty Faranan
Release Date:12/10/2012
Total Recall
Character:Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Release Date:02/08/2012
Muide Éire
Character:Himself
Release Date:06/11/2011
Fright Night
Character:Jerry Dandrige
Release Date:18/08/2011
Horrible Bosses
Character:Bobby Pellitt
Release Date:08/07/2011
The Way Back
Character:Valka
Release Date:22/11/2010
London Boulevard
Character:Harry Mitchel
Release Date:10/11/2010
Burma Soldier
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:01/11/2010
Ondine
Character:Syracuse
Release Date:05/03/2010
Crazy Heart
Character:Tommy Sweet
Release Date:16/12/2009
Triage
Character:Mark Walsh
Release Date:13/11/2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Character:Imaginarium Tony 3
Release Date:01/10/2009
Pride and Glory
Character:Jimmy Eagan
Release Date:09/09/2008
Kicking It
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/06/2008
In Bruges
Character:Ray
Release Date:08/02/2008
Cassandra's Dream
Character:Terry Blaine
Release Date:31/10/2007
Miami Vice
Character:Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Release Date:27/07/2006
Ask the Dust
Character:Arturo Bandini
Release Date:02/02/2006
Becoming Alexander
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2005
The New World
Character:Captain Smith
Release Date:25/12/2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2005
Alexander
Character:Alexander
Release Date:21/11/2004
Biography: Val Kilmer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/11/2004
A Home at the End of the World
Character:Bobby Morrow (1982)
Release Date:23/07/2004
Intermission
Character:Lehiff
Release Date:29/08/2003
S.W.A.T.
Character:Jim Street
Release Date:08/08/2003
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Character:
Release Date:29/07/2003
Veronica Guerin
Character:Tattooed Boy
Release Date:11/07/2003
Making of Phone Booth
Character:Self
Release Date:25/03/2003
Daredevil
Character:Bullseye
Release Date:14/02/2003
The Recruit
Character:James Clayton
Release Date:31/01/2003
Phone Booth
Character:Stu Shepard
Release Date:06/01/2003
Minority Report
Character:Danny Witwer
Release Date:20/06/2002
Hart's War
Character:Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Release Date:15/02/2002
American Outlaws
Character:Jesse James
Release Date:17/08/2001
Tigerland
Character:Pvt. Roland Bozz
Release Date:06/10/2000
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Character:Alec
Release Date:07/01/2000
The War Zone
Character:Nick
Release Date:11/06/1999
The Disappearance of Finbar
Character:Simon
Release Date:25/07/1997
Drinking Crude
Character:Click
Release Date:01/01/1997
Frankie Starlight
Character:Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1995
Television Appearances
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Character:Self
From that Small Island
Character:Narrator
The Penguin
Character:Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
Sugar
Character:John Sugar
The North Water
Character:Henry Drax
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
True Detective
Character:Ray Velcoro
Conan
Character:Self - Guest
Live from Studio Five
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
Character:self - segment
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Scrubs
Character:Billy
Love in the 21st Century
Character:Mattie
Falling for a Dancer
Character:Daniel McCarthey
The View
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Ballykissangel
Character:Danny Byrne
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
HBO First Look
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Late Show
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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