Colin Farrell

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 Irelands fifthgreatest 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 Spielbergs science fiction film Minority Report 2002 He took on highprofile roles such as Bullseye in Daredevil 2003 and as Alexander the Great in Alexander 2004 with further starring roles in Michael Manns Miami Vice 2006 and Woody Allens Cassandras 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 HBOs thriller series True Detective 2015 Farrell played Oz CobbPenguin 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 McDonaghs 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