Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell
Farrell at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Colin James Farrell (1976-05-31) 31 May 1976 (age 40) Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater	Gaiety School of Acting
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Children	2
Relatives	Tommy Farrell (uncle)

Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. Farrell appeared in the police procedural drama, Pie in the Sky, in 1994, the BBC drama Ballykissangel in 1998, made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed drama The War Zone in 1999, and was discovered by Hollywood when Joel Schumacher cast him in the lead role in the war drama Tigerland in 2000. He then starred in Schumacher's psychological thriller Phone Booth (2002) where he plays a hostage in a New York city phone booth and the American thrillers S.W.A.T. (2003) and The Recruit (2003), establishing his international box-office appeal. During that time, he also appeared in Steven Spielberg's science fiction thriller Minority Report (2002) and as the villain Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil (2003).

After starring in the independent films Intermission (2003) and A Home at the End of the World (2004), Farrell headed Oliver Stone's biopic Alexander (2004) and Terrence Malick's The New World (2005). Roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006), the adaptation of John Fante's Ask the Dust (2006), and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007) followed, underscoring Farrell's popularity among Hollywood writers and directors; however, it was his role in Martin McDonagh's In Bruges (2008) that earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.