Brigid's National School, followed by the exclusive all-boys private school Castleknock College, and then Gormanston College in County Meath. and two sisters named Claudine (who now works as his personal assistant) and Catherine. His uncle, Tommy Farrell, also played for Shamrock Rovers. His father played football for Shamrock Rovers FC and ran a health food shop.
He then portrayed auror Percival Graves / Gellert Grindelwald in the Harry Potter prequel film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), as well as crime boss Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot / The Penguin in the 2022 superhero film The Batman, a role which he will reprise in a spin-off self-titled solo series for HBO Max. He also starred in the film The Lobster (2015), for which he was nominated for his second Golden Globe. He starred as Peter Lake in the supernatural fable Winter's Tale (2014), an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Mark Helprin, and portrayed Detective Ray Velcoro in the second season of HBO's True Detective (2015).
Banks, in which he portrayed the father of P. In 2013, Farrell starred in the action film Dead Man Down and the quasi-biopic Saving Mr. He next starred in the black comedy film Horrible Bosses, for which he received critical praise, along with comedy-horror film Fright Night (both 2011), sci-fi action film Total Recall, and black comedy crime film Seven Psychopaths (both 2012). He followed these with roles in Miami Vice (2006), Ask the Dust (2006), and Cassandra's Dream (2007), underscoring his popularity his role in the comedy film In Bruges (2008) earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. During that time, he also appeared in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller Minority Report (2002) and as the supervillain Bullseye in the film Daredevil (2003).Īfter starring in the independent films Intermission (2003) and A Home at the End of the World (2004), Farrell portrayed Alexander the Great in the biopic Alexander (2004) and starred in the historical romantic drama film The New World (2005). He then portrayed outlaw Jesse James in the Western film American Outlaws (2001) before starring in the thriller films Phone Booth (2002), S.W.A.T., and The Recruit (both 2003), establishing his international box office appeal. He first appeared in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998), then made his film debut in the drama film The War Zone (1999), and was discovered by Hollywood upon taking the lead role in the war drama film Tigerland (2000). When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.Colin James Farrell ( / ˈ f æ r əl/ born ) is an Irish actor.
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