Colin Farrell's Main TV Roles [no roles found]

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Triage 2009 - Crazy Heart 2009 - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2008 - Pride and Glory 2008 - In Bruges 2007 - Cassandra's Dream 2006 - Ask the Dust 2006 - Miami Vice 2005 - The New World 2004 - Alexander 2003 - The Recruit 2003 - S.W.A.T. 2003 - Daredevil 2003 - Veronica Guerin 2003 - Intermission 2002 - Phone Booth 2002 - Hart's War 2002 - Minority Report 2001 - American Outlaws 2000 - Tigerland 2000 - Ordinary Decent Criminal 1999 - The War Zone

BIOGRAPHY:

A native of Dublin, Ireland, Colin Farrell began turning heads in Hollywood when he starred in Joel Schumacher's Tigerland (2000), the story of American soldiers taken to the backwoods of Louisiana in 1971 to play war games in preparation for their first tour of duty in Vietnam. He garnered a Best Actor Award from the Boston Society of Film Critics for his portrayal of Bozz, a roughneck Texan recruit who helps his boot-camp buddies avoid Vietnam combat. Farrell also starred alongside Kevin Spacey in 'Thaddeus OSullivan's Dublin gangster movie Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000). It was Spacey who suggested him for the part after catching Farrell's riveting performance in the play "In a Little World of Our Own" at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Born on May 31, 1976, Farrell studied acting at the Gaiety School of Drama in Dublin and had established himself as a recognizable talent back home with a starring role in the BBC series "Ballykissangel" (1996) and Deirdre Purcell's miniseries Falling for a Dancer (1998) (TV), in addition to a featured role in Tim Roth (I)'s directorial debut, The War Zone (1999). After "Tigerland", Farrell took on the role of Jesse James in American Outlaws (2001). Farrell then had a starring role in Phone Booth (2002), reuniting him with director Schumacher. He also co-starred with Bruce Willis in Hart's War (2002), which was shot on location in Prague, Czech Republic. Along the way Farrell has managed to work with legendary directors such as Steven Spielberg in Minority Report (2002). All this has happened for Colin by the age of 25, making him one of Hollywood's A-list young actors.


TRIVIA:

• Has twice taken roles meant for 'Heath Ledger' (qv). One of the roles was _Alexander (2004)_ (qv), the second role was _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)_ (qv). Farrell, along with Jude Law and Johnny Depp, will play a physically altered form of Ledger's character as he travels through different worlds.
• Was originally considered for the role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the 2003 film adaptation of the _Daredevil (2003)_ (qv) comic while 'Ben Affleck' (qv), who ultimately played Murdock, was originally considered for the part of Bullseye (Farrell's character).
• Considered for the part of James Bond in _Casino Royale (2006)_ (qv).
• He says that growing up, one of his childhood idols was 'Al Pacino' (qv). He got the chance to work opposite his hero in _The Recruit (2003)_ (qv) (an experience he described as "scary as hell to work opposite a legend," even though he says Pacino was one of the kindest men he'd ever met and says they still hang out together).
• His acting idols and influences are 'Al Pacino' (qv), 'Steve McQueen (I)' (qv), 'Paul Newman (I)' (qv), 'Clint Eastwood' (qv), 'James Caan (I)' (qv), and 'Marlon Brando' (qv).
• Auditioned to become a member of the Irish boyband, "Boyzone", but was turned down.
• Resides in Dublin and Los Angeles.
• Weighed 1 lb. 6 oz. at birth.