Acting · Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland · Born May 31, 1976
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 Ireland's fifth-greatest 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 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.
MovieThe Batman: Part II
2028
as Oz / The Penguin
TVAfter Hours with James Corden
2026
as Self
MovieThe Slightest Touch
2026
as Self
TVVariety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
MovieBallad of a Small Player
2025
as Lord Doyle
MovieA Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
as David
MovieFrom that Small Island
2025
as Narrator
TVFrom that Small Island
2025
as Narrator
TVThe Penguin
2024
as Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
TVSugar
2024
as John Sugar
MovieOn the Red Carpet Presents: The Banshees of Inisherin
2023
as Self
MovieThe Banshees of Inisherin
2022
as Pádraic Súilleabháin
MovieThirteen Lives
2022
as John Volanthen
MovieAfter Yang
2022
as Jake
MovieThe Batman
2022
as Oz / The Penguin
TVThe North Water
2021
as Henry Drax
MovieVoyagers
2021
as Richard
MovieStreet Leagues
2020
as Narrator
MovieAva
2020
as Simon
MovieArtemis Fowl
2020
as Artemis Fowl I
MovieThe Gentlemen
2020
as Coach
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieDumbo
2019
as Holt Farrier
MovieGloomy Eyes
2019
as (English dubbing)
MovieWidows
2018
as Jack Mulligan
An Impossible Conundrum
2018
as Self
MovieRoman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
as George Pierce
MovieThe Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
as Steven Murphy
MovieThe Beguiled
2017
as Corporal McBurney
MovieFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Percival Graves
MovieIt's Not Yet Dark
2016
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieThe Lobster
2015
as David
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieSolace
2015
as Charles Ambrose
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieMiss Julie
2014
as John
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieWinter's Tale
2014
as Peter Lake
TVTrue Detective
2014
as Ray Velcoro
MovieSaving Mr. Banks
2013
as Travers Robert Goff
MovieEpic
2013
as Ronin (voice)
MovieDead Man Down
2013
as Victor
MovieSeven Psychopaths
2012
as Marty Faranan
MovieTotal Recall
2012
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
MovieMuide Éire
2011
as Self
MovieFright Night
2011
as Jerry Dandrige
MovieHorrible Bosses
2011
as Bobby Pellitt
MovieThe Way Back
2010
as Valka
MovieLondon Boulevard
2010
as Harry Mitchel
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieBurma Soldier
2010
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieOndine
2010
as Syracuse
MovieCrazy Heart
2009
as Tommy Sweet
MovieTriage
2009
as Mark Walsh
MovieThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
as Imaginarium Tony 3
TVLive from Studio Five
2009
as Self
TVThe Meaning of Life
2009
as Self
MoviePride and Glory
2008
as Jimmy Eagan
MovieKicking It
2008
as Narrator (voice)
MovieIn Bruges
2008
as Ray
MovieCassandra's Dream
2007
as Terry Blaine
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieMiami Vice
2006
as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
MovieAsk the Dust
2006
as Arturo Bandini
MovieBecoming Alexander
2005
as Self
MovieThe New World
2005
as Captain Smith
MovieNos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAlexander
2004
as Alexander
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
as self - segment
MovieA Home at the End of the World
2004
as Bobby Morrow (1982)
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieIntermission
2003
as Lehiff
MovieS.W.A.T.
2003
as Jim Street
MovieVeronica Guerin
2003
as Tattooed Boy
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Making of Phone Booth
2003
as Self
MovieDaredevil
2003
as Bullseye
MovieThe Recruit
2003
as James Clayton
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MoviePhone Booth
2003
as Stu Shepard
MovieMinority Report
2002
as Danny Witwer
MovieHart's War
2002
as Lt. Thomas W. Hart
TVScrubs
2001
as Billy
MovieAmerican Outlaws
2001
as Jesse James
MovieTigerland
2000
as Pvt. Roland Bozz
MovieOrdinary Decent Criminal
2000
as Alec
Love in the 21st Century
1999
as Mattie
MovieThe War Zone
1999
as Nick
TVFalling for a Dancer
1998
as Daniel McCarthey
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieThe Disappearance of Finbar
1997
as Simon
MovieDrinking Crude
1997
as Click
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVBallykissangel
1996
as Danny Byrne
MovieFrankie Starlight
1995
as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited)
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVHBO First Look
1992
as Self
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Late Late Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Belly of the Beast
as Jack Henry Abbott
Ordained
as Father Roy Craig
MovieArt
as Yvan
Bad Bridgets
