Colin Farrell

Colin James Farrell (/ˈfærəl/; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television projects across various genres in both blockbuster and independent films. He has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award and the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor. In 2020, he was listed at No. 5 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. 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). He continued acting in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller Minority Report (2002) and as the supervillain Bullseye in the film Daredevil (2003). Farrell portrayed Alexander the Great in the biopic Alexander (2004) and starred in Terrence Malick's The New World (200...