Colin Farrell

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BIRTHDAY

May 31, 1976

Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland

RECENT CREDITS

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (FILM) Dec. 25, 2009

Crazy Heart (FILM) Dec. 16, 2009

Triage (FILM) Jan. 1, 2009

Pride and Glory (FILM) Oct. 24, 2008

Kicking It (FILM) Jun. 13, 2008

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BIOGRAPHY

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A sexy Irish actor with impeccably plucked eyebrows, Farrell has cultivated a bad-boy image ever since arriving in Hollywood. Well known in his homeland for his two-year stint on the TV series Ballykissangel, he made his first big impression stateside as a rebellious military recruit in the war movie Tigerland in 2000. A fine supporting part as a cop in 2002's Minority Report raised his profile, and suddenly Farrell was everywhere. He worked consistently (if seemingly indiscriminately), taking roles in a succession of bloated action films (S.W.A.T., The Recruit, the laughable historical epic Alexander). Yet he became increasingly famous, perhaps because of his fascinating off-screen antics, including a string of romances with models (one of which resulted in a sex-tape scandal), his profanity-laced interviews, and a 2005 stint in rehab to treat exhaustion and dependency on prescription medication. But Farrell proved he was indeed capable of nuanced work, such as his lovely performance as a small-town boy caught in a love triangle in 2004's A Home at the End of the World.

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