Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times' named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020.
Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and had his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007).
Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. 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 black comedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), the gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), and the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015).
Farrell has also played Percival Graves in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022). Also in 2022, Farrell 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 naive 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.
Acted in
The Batman - Part II
2026
as Oz / The Penguin
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
as David
The Penguin
2024
as Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
Sugar
2024
as John Sugar
The Spaceman
2024
as The Spaceman
On the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
as Self
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
Thirteen Lives
2022
as John Volanthen
Vengeance in the Making
2022
as Self
After Yang
2022
as Jake
The Batman
2022
as Oz / The Penguin
The North Water
2021
as Henry Drax
Voyagers
2021
as Richard
Street Leagues
2020
as Narrator
Ava
2020
as Simon
Artemis Fowl
2020
as Artemis Fowl I
The Gentlemen
2020
as Coach
Dumbo
2019
as Holt Farrier
Gloomy Eyes
2019
as (English dubbing)
Widows
2018
as Jack Mulligan
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
as George Pierce
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
as Steven Murphy
The Beguiled
2017
as Corporal McBurney
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Percival Graves
It's Not Yet Dark
2016
as Narrator (Voice)
The Lobster
2015
as David
Solace
2015
as Charles Ambrose
Miss Julie
2014
as John
Winter's Tale
2014
as Peter Lake
True Detective
2014
as Ray Velcoro
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
as Travers Robert Goff
Epic
2013
as Ronin (voice)
Dead Man Down
2013
as Victor
Seven Psychopaths
2012
as Marty Faranan
Total Recall
2012
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Fright Night
2011
as Jerry Dandrige
Horrible Bosses
2011
as Bobby Pellitt
The Way Back
2010
as Valka
London Boulevard
2010
as Harry Mitchel
Burma Soldier
2010
as Narrator (Voice)
Ondine
2010
as Syracuse
Crazy Heart
2009
as Tommy Sweet
Triage
2009
as Mark Walsh
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
as Imaginarium Tony 3
Pride and Glory
2008
as Jimmy Eagan
Kicking It
2008
as Narrator (voice)
In Bruges
2008
as Ray
Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Terry Blaine
Miami Vice
2006
as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Ask the Dust
2006
as Arturo Bandini
Becoming Alexander
2005
as Self
The New World
2005
as Captain Smith
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self
Alexander
2004
as Alexander
A Home at the End of the World
2004
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
Intermission
2003
as Lehiff
S.W.A.T.
2003
as Jim Street
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
2003
Veronica Guerin
2003
as Tattooed Boy
Phone Booth
2003
as Stu Shepard
Making of Phone Booth
2003
as Self
Daredevil
2003
as Lester / Bullseye
The Recruit
2003
as James Clayton
Minority Report
2002
as Agent Danny Witwer [FBI]
Hart's War
2002
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
Scrubs
2001
as Billy
American Outlaws
2001
as Jesse James
Tigerland
2000
as Pvt. Roland Bozz
Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000
as Alec
Love in the 21st Century
1999
as Mattie
The War Zone
1999
as Nick
Falling for a Dancer
1998
as Daniel McCarthey
The Disappearance of Finbar
1997
as Simon
Drinking Crude
1997
as Click
Ballykissangel
1996
as Danny Byrne
Frankie Starlight
1995
as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Belly of the Beast
as Jack Henry Abbott
