Irish actor, Golden Globe winner for In Bruges — photos, style and news
Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish film actor. After successfully landing a role on BBC's Ballykissangel in 1998, he quit acting school in Ireland. He made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed The War Zone (1999) and gained wider fame upon discovery by Joel Schumacher for Tigerland (2000). Farrell subsequently starred in the American thrillers Phone Booth (2002), S.W.A.T. and The Recruit (both 2003), quickly establishing his international box office bankability. His role in Martin McDonagh's In Bruges (2008) brought him a Golden Globe in 2008. Around this time he was named one of People magazine's “50 Most Beautiful People” in 2003.
Colin James Farrell (born 31 May 1976) is an Irish film actor. After successfully landing a role on BBC's Ballykissangel in 1998, he quit acting school in Ireland. He made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed The War Zone (1999)[1] and gained wider fame upon discovery by Joel Schumacher for Tigerland (2000). Farrell subsequently starred in the American thrillers Phone Booth (2002, S.W.A.T. and The Recruit (both 2003), quickly establishing his international box office bankability. During those same years, he also appeared in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002) and as the villain in Daredevil (2003). After starring in independent films Intermission (2003) and A Home at the End of the World (2004), he headlined Oliver Stone's biopic Alexander (2004) and the well-regarded Terrence Malick Pocahontas movie, The New World (2005).
Work in Michael Mann's Miami Vice, the adaptation of John Fante's Ask the Dust (both 2006), and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007) followed, underscoring Farrell's continued popularity among Hollywood's important writers and directors, but it was his role in fellow Irishman Martin McDonagh's In Bruges (2008) by which he received a Golden Globe in 2008. More recently, he co-starred in the Fright Night (2011) and Total Recall (2012) remakes as well as McDonagh's second feature, Seven Psychopaths (2012). He also played the lead opposite Noomi Rapace, in the Niels Arden Oplev-directed action film Dead Man Down (2013). Farrell will star as Peter Lake in Akiva Goldsman's film adaptation of Mark Helprin's Winter's Tale alongside Russell Crowe and Will Smith, as Travers Goff in Saving Mr. Banks, and as Jean opposite Jessica Chastain in Liv Ullmann's adaptation of Miss Julie, among other films. Farrell amassed a reputation as a lothario, dating a range of women from Angelina Jolie to former Playboy playmate Nicole Narain. Around this time he was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2003.
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Farrell's early 2000s run is a textbook establishment of international box office bankability: Phone Booth, S.W.A.T. and The Recruit in quick succession, with Minority Report for Spielberg and the villain's role in Daredevil alongside them. What distinguishes the record is what ran in parallel — independent films Intermission and A Home at the End of the World, Alexander for Oliver Stone, The New World for Terrence Malick, Miami Vice for Michael Mann and Cassandra's Dream for Woody Allen. The remakes Fright Night (2011) and Total Recall (2012), Dead Man Down (2013) and the planned Winter's Tale, Saving Mr. Banks and Miss Julie keep the same mix of commercial and director-led work.
The Golden Globe for In Bruges ties the record back to Ireland: a film by fellow Irishman Martin McDonagh, followed by McDonagh's second feature, Seven Psychopaths. The People magazine “50 Most Beautiful People” listing in 2003 belongs to the other side of the record — the public image that made Farrell, in this guide's terms, a fashion celebrity: a person with celebrity status who is often watched and judged for what they wear. This page gathers Colin Farrell photos, videos, news and blog posts through Bing, Google and YouTube search routes, filed in the C letter of the Male Fashion Celebrities A–G range alongside Charlie Sheen.
Farrell landed a role on BBC's Ballykissangel in 1998 and quit acting school in Ireland. He made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed The War Zone (1999) and gained wider fame upon discovery by Joel Schumacher for Tigerland (2000).
Farrell's role in fellow Irishman Martin McDonagh's In Bruges (2008) brought him a Golden Globe in 2008. He later worked with McDonagh again on Seven Psychopaths (2012).
Farrell's record names Steven Spielberg (Minority Report, 2002), Oliver Stone (Alexander, 2004), Terrence Malick (The New World, 2005), Michael Mann (Miami Vice, 2006) and Woody Allen (Cassandra's Dream, 2007), alongside Tim Roth, Joel Schumacher and Martin McDonagh — a run that underscored his continued popularity among Hollywood's important writers and directors.