Biography

Colin Farrell

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Colin Farrell is an Irish actor who rose to prominence with the role of Stu Shepard in the 2002 American neo-noir thriller movie, ‘Phone Booth’. His role as the arrogant Stuart Shepard in this movie was positively reviewed by the critics and was a huge success.

He can also be seen in the 2003 American spy thriller movie, ‘The Recruit’ where he played the role of a prodigious programmer, James Clayton. Moreover, he won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Ray in the 2008 black comedy crime movie, ‘In Bruges’ in the year 2009.

Quick Info
Full Name	Colin James Farrell
Date of Birth	31 May 1976
Birth Place	Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Parent(s)	Rita Monaghan and Eamon Farrell
Occupation
Spouse(s)	Kim Bordenave (2002-2003) Nicole Narain Alicja Bacheda-Curus (2009-2010)
Net worth	US $80 million

Bio

Colin Farrell’s full name is Colin James Farrell. He was born on 31 May 1976 in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland, and is the son of his mother, Rita Monaghan, and father, Eamon Farrell who used to play football for the Irish football team, Shamrock Rovers Football Club alongside Colin’s uncle, Tommy Farrell.

He was born and raised alongside an elder brother, Eamon Junior, and two sisters, Claudine Farrell and Catherine Farrell. Besides this, he is currently 44 years old with the zodiac sign of Gemini.

Education

Colin Farrell studied in the St. Brigid’s National School and for further studies, he studied in the Castleknock College and Gormanston College located in Meath County.

Personal Life

Colin Farrell was involved in a relationship with Kim Bordenave, an American model from the year 2002 to the year 2003. The couple was blessed with a son, James Padraig Farrell who was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome.

Later, he was involved in a relationship with Alicja Bacheda-Curus, a Polish actress in the year 2009. The two of them were blessed with Colin’s second son, Henry Tadeusz Farrell but the couple separated in the year 2010.

In the year 2005, Colin Farrell started going to a rehabilitation center due to recreational drugs and painkillers addiction.

In the year 2006, Colin Farrell fell victim to a 13-minute sex tape that was leaked supposedly by his then-girlfriend, Nicole Narain, a Playboy model. He also filed a lawsuit against her and was offered $5 million for the loss.

Social Media

Colin Farrell is not active on any social media platforms.

Career

Movies

Colin Farrell made his debut in the entertainment industry with the role of Click in the 1997 movie, ‘Drinking Crude’. Following this role, he went on to star in movies like ‘The War Zone’ in the year 1999 and ‘Ordinary Decent Criminal’ and ‘Tigerland’ in the year 2000 where he played the roles of Nick, Alec, and Private Roland Bozz respectively.

Moreover, he also acted in movies like ‘American Outlaws’ where he played the role of Jesse James in the year 2001 and ‘Hart’s War’ where he played the role of Lieutenant Thomas W. Hart and ‘Minority Report’ where he played the role of Danny Witwer in the year 2002.

The breakthrough moment of Colin’s acting career came when he was positively reviewed by the critics and loved by the audience for his role as Stu Shepard in ‘Phone Booth’ in the year 2002, as James Douglas Clayton in ‘The Recruit’ in the year 2003 and as Jim Street in ‘S.W.A.T.’ in the year 2003.

Moreover, he can also be seen in movies like ‘A Home at the End of the World’ in the year 2004, ‘The New World’ in the year 2005, ‘Miami Vice’ alongside Justin Theroux, Ian McShane, and Joe Morton, in the year 2006, ‘Cassandra’s Dream’ in the year 2007, ‘Pride and Glory’ in the year 2008, ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ in the year 2009 and ‘The Way Back’ in the year 2010.

Likewise, Colin Farrell has also been a part of the 2011 movies ‘Horrible Bosses’ and ‘Fright Night’, 2012 movies ‘Total Recall’ and ‘Seven Psychopaths’, 2013 movies ‘Dead Man Down’, ‘Epic’ and ‘Saving Mr. Banks’, 2014 movies ‘Winter’s Tale’ and ‘Miss Julie’ and 2015 movies ‘The Lobster’ alongside Rachel Weisz and ‘Solace’.

Furthermore, his recent works include movies like ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ in the year 2016 where he played the role of Percival Graves / Gellert Grindelwald, ‘Widows’ in the year 2018 where he appeared as Jack Mulligan and ‘Artemis Fowl’ in the year 2020 where he portrayed the role of Artemis Fowl 1.

He is also said to have starred in upcoming movies like ‘The Batman’ where he is playing the role of Oswald Cobblepot or the Penguin and ‘After Yang’ where he is playing the role of Jake.

Television

Colin Farrell made his debut on television with the role of Danny Byrne for 18 episodes of the BBC television drama, ‘Ballykissangel’ in the year 1998 and 1999. Likewise, he has appeared for 4 episodes as Daniel McCarthey in the 1998 Irish romantic drama television movie, ‘Falling For a Dancer’ and for 8 episodes of the American anthology crime drama television series, ‘True Detective’ where he appeared as Detective Ray Velcoro.

Moreover, Colin Farrell has also appeared for an episode each in series like ‘Doggy Fizzle Televizzle’ in the year 2003, ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the year 2004, and ‘Scrubs’ in the year 2005. He is also said to appear in the upcoming BBA two four-part limited television series, ‘The North Water’ where he will be playing the role of Henry Drax.

Achievements

Colin Farrell was awarded the 2009 Golden Globe Award for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for his work in ‘In Bruges’. Likewise, he is a recipient of seven other awards and accolades including two Boston Society of Film Critics and a London Film Critics’ Circle award.

Height, Weight, Nationality

Colin Farrell holds an Irish nationality and belongs to the Irish ethnicity. He is an atheist and does not believe in religion. Besides this, he stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches (1.78m/178cms) tall and weighs around 80kgs (176lbs). Moreover, he has an average body figure with a pair of dark brown colored hair with dark brown colored hair.