Colin James Farrell born May 31 1976 is an Irish actor A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s he has received numerous accolades including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award The Irish Times named him Irelands fifthgreatest film actor in 2020 Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel 1998 and had his film debut in the drama The War Zone 1999 His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland 2000 and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielbergs science fiction film Minority Report 2002 He took on highprofile roles as Bullseye in Daredevil 2003 and Alexander the Great in Alexander 2004 and further starring roles in Michael Manns Miami Vice 2006 and Woody Allens Cassandras Dream 2007 Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonaghs comedy In Bruges 2008 winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor 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 black comedy Seven Psychopaths 2012 the drama Saving Mr Banks 2013 the dark comedies The Lobster 2015 and The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017 the gothic thriller The Beguiled 2017 and the fantasy film Dumbo 2019 He also starred in the second season of HBOs thriller series True Detective 2015 Farrell has also played Percival Graves in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 and Penguin in the superhero film The Batman 2022 Also in 2022 Farrell gained acclaim for his roles in the science fiction drama After Yang the survival film Thirteen Lives and McDonaghs drama The Banshees of Inisherin For playing a naive 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
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