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Colin Farrell
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Colin Farrell

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Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and one Volpi Cup in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. The Irish Times named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.

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Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor born in 1976. He works in film, stage, and character roles, with a career beginning in 1996. Farrell is a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and resides in Los Angeles and Dublin. He speaks English.

His notable works span the thriller, drama fiction, and crime film genres. Farrell has received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He has also been nominated for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor, the European Film Award for Best Actor, and the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Farrell has two children. His unmarried partners include Alicja Bachleda-Curuś and Amelia Warner. He is related to Tommy Farrell.

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Active from
1976

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Given name
James
Family name
Farrell
Gender
male
Citizenship
Republic of Ireland
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Volpi Cup for Best Actor
Genre
crime film
Official website
www.colinfarrell.org
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Number of children
2
Residence
Dublin
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1976-05-31
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birth name
Colin James Farrell
start of work period
1996-00-00
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor
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9300
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Colin Farrell
relative
Tommy Farrell
unmarried partner
Amelia Warner
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Colin James Farrell (/ˈfærəl/; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and one Volpi Cup in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and made his (first credited) 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 (2002). He took on high-profile roles such as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and as Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), with further starring roles in Phone Booth (2002), The Recruit (2003), S.W.A.T. (2003), and Miami Vice (2006).

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