Colin Farrell
31 May, 1976
| 1.78 m
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Biography
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.Farrell was born on May 31, 1976 in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland to Rita (Monaghan) and Eamon Farrell. His father and uncle were both professional athletes, and briefly it looked like Farrell would follow in their footsteps. Farrell auditioned for a part in the Irish boy band Boyzone, unsuccessfully. After dropping out of the Gaiety School of Acting, Farrell was cast in Ballykissangel (1996), a BBC television drama. "Ballykissangel" was not his first onscreen role. Farrell had previously been in Strefa wojny (1999), directed by Tim Roth and had appeared in the independent film Drinking Crude (1997). Farrell was soon to move on to bigger things.Exchanging his thick Dublin accent for a light Texas drawl, Farrell acted in the gritty Kraina tygrysów (2000), directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Farrell among a number of other budding young actors, the film portrays a group of new recruits being trained for the war in Vietnam. Farrell played the arrogant soldier Boz, drafted into the army and completely spiteful of authority. The film was praised by critics but made little money at the box office. It was Farrell's first big role on film, and certainly not his last. Farrell followed up with Bandyci (2001), where he played the notorious outlaw Jesse James with Scott Caan, son of legendary actor James Caan, in the role of Cole Younger. The film was a box-office flop and a critical failure. Immediately, Farrell returned to the war drama film that had made him famous. Co-starring in the war film Wojna Harta (2002) opposite Bruce Willis, Farrell... show more
Movies
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.
London brothers Terry and Ian Blaine have serious financial woes. When their wealthy uncle Howard Swann proposes that they turn to crime to solve their problems, things go badly and the two become enemies in Woody Allen's dark tale.
An ex-con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London's underground crime lord.
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what is real or not.
In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
An Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.
5 Southern friends return home when the war ends 1865. But Yankee soldiers and Pinkerton are busy helping a railroad baron grab land from farmers along the planned railroad west. The 5 friends fight back.
A variety of losers in Dublin have harrowingly farcical intersecting stories of love, greed and violence.
A boy who has experienced many losses in his life grows to manhood and enters into a love triangle with a woman and his boyhood friend.
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.