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Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Known For Acting
Birthday May 31, 1976 (49)
Birthplace Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Aug 22, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Colin James Farrell 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 ma ... gazine 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Farrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Spaceman

The Spaceman

2024

as The Spaceman

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

2022

as Pádraic Súilleabháin

Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives

2022

as John Volanthen

After Yang

After Yang

2022

as Jake

The Batman

The Batman

2022

as Oz / The Penguin

Voyagers

Voyagers

2021

as Richard

Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl

2020

as Artemis Fowl I

Ava

Ava

2020

as Simon

The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

2020

as Coach

Dumbo

Dumbo

2019

as Holt Farrier

Widows

Widows

2018

as Jack Mulligan

The Beguiled

The Beguiled

2017

as Corporal McBurney

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

as Steven Murphy

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

as George Pierce

It's Not Yet Dark

It's Not Yet Dark

2016

as Narrator (Voice)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

as Percival Graves

The Lobster

The Lobster

2015

as David

Solace

Solace

2015

as Charles Ambrose

Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale

2014

as Peter Lake

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

2014

as John

Epic

Epic

2013

as Ronin (voice)

Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down

2013

as Victor

Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

as Travers Robert Goff

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012

as Marty Faranan

Total Recall

Total Recall

2012

as Douglas Quaid / Hauser

Fright Night

Fright Night

2011

as Jerry Dandrige

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

2011

as Bobby Pellitt

London Boulevard

London Boulevard

2010

as Harry Mitchel

Ondine

Ondine

2010

as Syracuse

Burma Soldier

Burma Soldier

2010

as Narrator (Voice)

The Way Back

The Way Back

2010

as Valka

Triage

Triage

2009

as Mark Walsh

Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart

2009

as Tommy Sweet

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

as Imaginarium Tony 3

In Bruges

In Bruges

2008

as Ray

Kicking It

Kicking It

2008

as Narrator (voice)

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

2008

as Jimmy Eagan

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

2007

as Terry Blaine

Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006

as Arturo Bandini

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett

The New World

The New World

2005

as Captain Smith

Alexander

Alexander

2004

as Alexander

A Home at the End of the World

A Home at the End of the World

2004

as Bobby Morrow (1982)

Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003

as Stu Shepard

Intermission

Intermission

2003

as Lehiff

The Recruit

The Recruit

2003

as James Clayton

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2003

as Jim Street

Daredevil

Daredevil

2003

as Bullseye

Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

2003

as Tattooed Boy

Hart's War

Hart's War

2002

as Lt. Thomas W. Hart

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

as Danny Witwer

American Outlaws

American Outlaws

2001

as Jesse James

Tigerland

Tigerland

2000

as Pvt. Roland Bozz

The War Zone

The War Zone

1999

as Nick

Falling for a Dancer

Falling for a Dancer

1998

as Daniel McCarthey

Drinking Crude

Drinking Crude

1997

as Click

Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight

1995

as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)

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Triage

Triage

2009

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Kicking It

Kicking It

2008

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Ballykissangel

as Danny Byrne

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Feb 11, 1996

True Detective

as Ray Velcoro

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 12, 2014

The Penguin

as Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 19, 2024

Sugar

as John Sugar

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 04, 2024

The North Water

as Henry Drax

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 14, 2021

Scrubs

as Billy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2001

Love in the 21st Century

as Mattie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 1999

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1992

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Conan

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Live from Studio Five

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

HBO First Look

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1992

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

as self - segment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2004

The Late Late Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 1962

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 52 72 38
2024 6 51 74 32
2024 7 57 79 34
2024 8 44 79 28
2024 9 53 77 44
2024 10 52 73 36
2024 11 56 85 34
2024 12 36 50 27
2025 1 42 69 28
2025 2 25 46 6
2025 3 6 35 0
2025 4 3 3 2
2025 5 6 8 3
2025 6 5 8 4
2025 7 4 5 3
2025 8 4 9 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 179 8
2024 6 235 16
2024 7 855 747
2025 1 457 63
2025 2 810 702
2025 3 369 93
2025 5 365 26
2025 6 181 16
2025 7 500 59
2025 8 463 84

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