Colin Farrell

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AKA:
Colin James Farrell
Nationality:
Irish
Birthdate:
05/31/1976
Birthplace:
Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
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biography
A handsome, dark-haired Irish actor with an intense screen presence, Colin Farrell shot to fame in the USA as a cagey army recruit with a penchant for troublemaking in "Tigerland" (2000). Like so many actors who seem to achieve overnight stardom, the Dublin-born actor had paid his dues with film and TV roles. Raised in the Castleknock section of Dublin, this son of a soccer player admits to a somewhat rebellious youth, attending several schools and indulging in beer drinking. After spending a year in Australia, he returned to Ireland and enrolled at the Gaiety School of Acting but left after a Continued
Credits
Jimmy Egan
2008
Ray
2008
Terry
2008
Sonny Crockett
2006
Arturo Bandini
2006
John Smith
2005
Alexander
2004
Bobby Morrow (1982)
2004
Lehiff
2004
Officer Jim Street
2003
Stuart Shepard
2003
Bullseye
2003
James Clayton
2003
Danny Witwer
2002
Lieutenant Thomas W Hart
2002
Jesse James
2001
Bozz
2000
Nick
1999
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milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Castleknock, Ireland
1993 
Lived in Australia for one year
1997 
Feature acting debut in "Drinking Crude"; premiered at the Dublin Film Festival
1998 
Acted in the British miniseries "Falling for a Dancer"; aired in the USA on Romance Classics
 
Had regular role of Danny Byrne in the popular Irish TV series "Ballykissangel" (billed as Col Farrell)
 
London stage acting debut at the Donmar Warehouse, played a semi-autistic teenager in "In a Little World of Our Own"
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