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{{Short description|Irish actor (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Colin Farrell
| image              = BansheesBFI131022 (21 of 22) (52447275762) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Farrell in 2022
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1976|5|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Castleknock]], [[Dublin]], Ireland
| occupation         = [[Actor]]
| years_active       = 1995–present
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Tommy Farrell (footballer, born 1937)|Tommy Farrell]] (uncle)
| works              = [[List of Colin Farrell performances|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Colin Farrell|Full list]]
| signature          = Colin Farrell signature.svg
}}
'''Colin James Farrell''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|r|əl}}; born 31 May 1976<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2024-05-31 |title=Famous birthdays list for today, May 31, 2024 includes celebrities Clint Eastwood, Brooke Shields |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/05/famous-birthdays-list-for-today-may-31-2024-includes-celebrities-clint-eastwood-brooke-shields.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>) is an Irish actor. A [[Leading actor|leading man]] in [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] and [[independent film]]s since the 2000s, he has received various [[List of awards and nominations received by Colin Farrell|accolades]], including three [[Golden Globe Awards]] and a nomination for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]. ''[[The Irish Times]]'' named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named him one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |title=Time 100 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=13 April 2023 |access-date=13 April 2023 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413151502/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Clarke|first1=Donald|last2=Brady|first2=Tara|date=13 June 2020|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112424/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|url-status=live}}</ref>

Farrell began acting in the [[BBC]] drama series ''[[Ballykissangel]]'' (1998) and made his film debut in the drama ''[[The War Zone]]'' (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama ''[[Tigerland]]'' (2000), and he made his breakthrough in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s science fiction film ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (2002). He took on high-profile roles such as [[Bullseye (character)|Bullseye]] in ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003) and as [[Alexander the Great]] in ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]'' (2004), with further starring roles in [[Michael Mann]]'s ''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]'' (2006) and [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'' (2007).

Farrell earned acclaim for playing a novice hitman in his first film with frequent collaborator [[Martin McDonagh]], the dark comedy ''[[In Bruges]]'' (2008), winning a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]]. 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 film)|Total Recall]]'' (2012), the drama ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'' (2013), the dark comedies ''[[Seven Psychopaths]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Lobster]]'' (2015), the thrillers ''[[The Killing of a Sacred Deer]]'' (2017), ''[[The Beguiled (2017 film)|The Beguiled]]'' (2017) and ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'' (2018), and the fantasy films ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' (2016) and ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'' (2019). He also starred in the [[True Detective season 2|second season]] of [[HBO]]'s thriller series ''[[True Detective]]'' (2015).

Farrell played [[Penguin (character)|Oz Cobb / Penguin]] in the superhero film ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022) and the HBO series ''[[The Penguin (TV series)|The Penguin]]'' (2024), winning a Golden Globe award for the latter. In 2022, he gained acclaim for his roles in the science fiction drama ''[[After Yang]]'', the survival film ''[[Thirteen Lives]]'', and McDonagh's drama ''[[The Banshees of Inisherin]]''. For playing a naïve 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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Donald|date=10 September 2022|title=Colin Farrell wins best actor at Venice International Film Festival|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2022/09/10/colin-farrell-wins-best-actor-at-venice-international-film-festival/|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925103018/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2022/09/10/colin-farrell-wins-best-actor-at-venice-international-film-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref>