Colin Farrell

Birth name: Colin James Farrell
Date of birth: 31 May 1976 --Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Parents: Eamon & Rita
Siblings: One older brother, Eamon, and two older sisters, Catherine & Claudine
Marital Status: Divorced from Amelia Warner (Married July 2001 - November 2001)
Breakout Roles: Jesse James (American Outlaws)

Dublin native Colin Farrell began turning heads in Hollywood when he starred in Joel Schumacher's Tigerland, which portrays 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. Colin 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. Colin also starred alongside Kevin Spacey in Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Dublin gangster movie, Ordinary Decent Criminal. 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 has established himself as a recognizable talent back home with a starring role in the BBC series Ballykissangel and Dierdre Purcell's miniseries Falling for a Dancer, in addition to a featured role in Tim Roth's directoral debut, The War Zone. After Tigerland, Farrell took on the role of Jesse James in American Outlaws. Farrell then shot a starring role in the film Phone Booth, reuniting him with director Joel Schumacher. He also co-starred with Bruce Willis in Hart's War which was shot on location in Prague, Czech Republic. Along the way Colin has managed to work with legendary directors such as Stephen Spielberg in the film Minority Report, which starred Tom Cruise All this has happened for Colin by the age of 25, earning him the title of one of Hollywood's A-list young actors.

Miscellaneous:
Smokes
His father, Eamon, and uncle, Tommy, were noted players for the Irish soccer team, the Shamrock Rovers.
Favorite beer: Carlsburg

Filmography

Miami Vice (2006) .... Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
Ask the Dust (2006) .... Arturo Bandini
The New World (2005) .... Captain Smith
Alexander (2004) .... Alexander
A Home at the End of the World (2004) .... Bobby Morrow (1982)
Intermission (2003) .... Lehiff
S.W.A.T. (2003) .... Jim Street
Veronica Guerin (2003) .... Tattooed Boy
Daredevil (2003) .... Bullseye
The Recruit (2003) .... James Douglas Clayton
Phone Booth (2002) .... Stu Shepard
Minority Report (2002) .... Danny Witwer
Hart's War (2002) .... Lt. Thomas W. Hart
American Outlaws (2001) .... Jesse James
Tigerland (2000) .... Pvt. Roland Bozz
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) (as Colin Farrel) .... Alec
David Copperfield (1999) (TV) (scenes deleted) .... Milkman
"Love in the 21st Century" (1999) TV Series .... Mattie (unknown episodes)
The War Zone (1999) (as Colin J. Farrell) .... Nick
"Ballykissangel" .... Danny Byrne (7 episodes, 1998-1999)
Danny Byrne
Falling for a Dancer (1998) (TV) .... Daniel McCarthey
Drinking Crude (1997) .... Click