Born: 31st May 1976
Age: 48
Colin Farrell is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award.
Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998). 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) with further starring roles such as in 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. He went on to play a variety of leading and character roles in the science fiction film Total Recall (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedy The Lobster (2015) and the fantasy films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Dumbo (2019).
In 2022, Farrell played Oz Cobb / Penguin in the superhero film The Batman and 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. He reprised his titular role in the HBO series The Penguin in 2024.
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WATCH COLIN FARRELL THIS WEEK...
ON SKY / Freeview
The Penguin - Sky Atlantic
Total Recall - Sky Cinema
Minority Report - Sky Cinema
After Yang - Sky Cinema
ON NETFLIX
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
ON AMAZON PRIME The Batman
Thirteen Lives
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