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Colin James Farrell (/ ˈ f æ r əl /; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various awards and nominations, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award.
Colin Farrell. Actor: The Lobster. Colin Farrell is one of Ireland's biggest stars in Hollywood and abroad. His film presence has been filled with memorable roles that range from an inwardly tortured hit man, to an adventurous explorer, a determined-but-failing writer, and the greatest military leader in history.
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List of Colin Farrell performances. Colin Farrell is an Irish actor. He first appeared in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) before making his film debut in the drama film The War Zone (1999). He broke out into Hollywood as the lead in Tigerland (2000).
Colin Farrell is a British actor and composer who has appeared in films such as A Bridge Too Far, Gandhi and Signs and Wonders. He was born in 1938 and has been married to Ann Penfold since 1963.
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Colin Farrell (born May 31, 1976, Castleknock, Ireland) Irish actor who gained fame for his roles in big-budget action movies in the early 2000s and for a notorious “bad boy” persona before growing into more versatile and complex roles in independent films and television series.
Farrell grew up in a suburb of Dublin and is one of four children born to Rita (née Monaghan) and Eamon Farrell. His father and uncle were professional football (soccer) players for the Shamrock Rovers, and Farrell also played the sport while growing up. In a 2008 interview with talk-show host David Letterman, Farrell recalled: “I played until I wa...
After small parts in several television movies and feature films, his breakout role came in 2000 when he was cast as the rebellious Pvt. Roland Bozz in the film Tigerland, a Vietnam War drama directed by Joel Schumacher. Although the film was not a box-office success, his performance caught the attention of Hollywood casting directors and filmmakers. Lead and supporting roles in action thrillers and war films quickly followed, including Hart’s War, Minority Report, and Phone Booth in 2002 and The Recruit, Daredevil, and S.W.A.T. in 2003. He portrayed a petty thief in the Irish crime comedy Intermission (2003), which features a strong ensemble cast including Cillian Murphy, Kelly Macdonald, and Colm Meaney.
By 2004 Farrell was a popular Hollywood actor who had become equally famous for his hard partying and rumored romances with various famous women. He impressed critics with a sensitive performance as a young man caught in a love triangle with a woman and his childhood friend in A Home at the End of the World (2004). However, his next few film projects were big-budget disappointments, beginning with director Oliver Stone’s historical drama Alexander (2004), in which Farrell plays Alexander the Great opposite Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, and Val Kilmer. The film earned scathing reviews and was a commercial failure. Director Terrence Malick’s The New World (2005), in which Farrell stars as Capt. John Smith in a historical epic about the founding of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia, was better received but failed to find commercial success.
In the mid-2000s legal disputes involving harassment from a stalker and Farrell’s appearance in a homemade sex tape threatened to derail his career. Additionally, his increasing alcohol consumption and drug abuse came to a head during the filming of Miami Vice (2006), director Michael Mann’s big-screen version of his iconic 1980s television series. Farrell plays detective Sonny Crockett opposite Jamie Foxx as his partner, Rico Tubbs, and both the film and the actors’ performances garnered mixed reviews. Farrell later said he could barely remember making the film due to his struggles with addiction. He entered rehab immediately after the movie finished production.
He turned his career around in 2008 with a role in filmmaker Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy In Bruges, which Farrell initially turned down out of fear that his reputation might bring the movie negative attention. The independent film, which stars Farrell as a suicidal hit man alongside Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, was a surprise critical and commercial success. Farrell won a Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actor in a comedy or musical motion picture.
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3 days ago · Colin Farrell has led an incredible career so far, being nominated for several awards and gathering many accolades under his belt after landing a breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report.
Colin Farrell. Actor: The Lobster. Colin Farrell is one of Ireland's biggest stars in Hollywood and abroad. His film presence has been filled with memorable roles that range from an inwardly tortured hit man, to an adventurous explorer, a determined-but-failing writer, and the greatest military leader in history.
