List of Colin Farrell performances

Colin Farrell is an Irish actor. He began acting in the late 1990s, including a main role on the television series Ballykissangel. Following an uncredited appearance in The Disappearance of Finbar (1996), he earned his first credited role in The War Zone (1999). He earned positive reviews for his breakout performance in Tigerland (2000), leading to Hollywood roles such as Jesse James in American Outlaws (2001). Farrell succeeded that with a blockbuster breakout in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002). That same year, he also starred in Phone Booth and Hart's War.

Farrell at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

He continued to act in both Irish and American films, such as in Intermission and as the supervillainous Bullseye in Daredevil (both 2003), respectively. Other films that followed were A Home at the End of the World and as the titular character in Alexander (both 2004); The New World (2005), as Captain John Smith; as Detective James "Sonny" Crockett in the film remake of Miami Vice (2006); Cassandra's Dream (2007); and Pride and Glory (2008), among others.

Another 2008 film, In Bruges, would earn Farrell critical praise and several accolades, including his first Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy. Subsequent films included Crazy Heart, Ondine, Triage, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (all 2009); The Way Back (2010); Horrible Bosses and Fright Night (both 2011); Seven Psychopaths (2012); Saving Mr. Banks and Dead Man Down (both 2013); and Miss Julie (2014). He earned considerable acclaim for his work in The Lobster (2015) as well, receiving another Golden Globe nomination for Best Comedy Motion Picture Actor.

Farrell continued to keep busy throughout the decade, starring in such films as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016); The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Beguiled remake, and Roman J. Israel, Esq. (all 2017); Widows (2018); and Dumbo (2019). In the 2020s, he has acted in such films as After Yang (2021); and as villain Oswald Cobblepot a.k.a. The Penguin in The Batman plus as real-life hero John Volanthen in Thirteen Lives (both 2022).

However, it was another 2022 film, The Banshees of Inisherin, which earned him the greatest reviews of his career to date. In addition, he earned several accolades, such as his second Golden Globe for Best Comedy Motion Picture Actor; the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 79th Venice International Film Festival; and his first nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Film Award. He can next be seen in the upcoming films A Big Bold Beautiful Journey and Ballad of a Small Player (both due to be released in 2025).

On television, Farrell has also thrived, starring in the second season of the anthology series True Detective; the neo-noir series Sugar; and the miniseries The Penguin, a spin-off from the film The Batman. For the latter project, Farrell earned his third Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film plus his first SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1995	Frankie Starlight	Young Man in Cinema No.2
1996	The Disappearance of Finbar	Simon	Uncredited
1999	The War Zone	Nick
2000	Ordinary Decent Criminal	Alec
	Tigerland	Private Roland Bozz		[1]
2001	American Outlaws	Jesse James		[2]
2002	Hart's War	Lt. Thomas W. Hart		[3]
	Minority Report	Agt. Danny Witwer		[4]
	Phone Booth	Stu Shepard		[3]
2003	The Recruit	James Douglas Clayton		[5]
	Daredevil	Bullseye		[6]
	Veronica Guerin	Tattooed Boy	Cameo	[7]
	S.W.A.T.	Officer III Jim Street		[8]
	Intermission	Lehiff
2004	A Home at the End of the World	Bobby Morrow (1982)
	Alexander	Alexander		[9]
2005	The New World	Captain John Smith		[10]
2006	Miami Vice	Detective James "Sonny" Crockett		[11]
	Ask the Dust	Arturo Bandini
2007	Cassandra's Dream	Terry Blaine		[12]
2008	Kicking It	Narrator	Documentary; also executive producer
	Pride and Glory	Sgt. Jimmy Egan		[13]
	In Bruges	Ray		[14]
2009	Ondine	Syracuse / Circus		[15]
	Triage	Mark Walsh	Also executive producer	[16]
	Crazy Heart	Tommy Sweet		[17]
	The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	Imaginarium Tony (3rd transformation)		[18]
2010	The Way Back	Valka		[19]
	London Boulevard	Harry Mitchel		[20]
2011	Horrible Bosses	Bobby Pellitt		[21]
	Fright Night	Jerry Dandrige		[21]
2012	Total Recall	Douglas Quaid / Agent Carl Hauser		[22]
	Seven Psychopaths	Marty Faranan		[23]
2013	Dead Man Down	Victor / Laszlo Kerick		[24]
	Epic	Ronin	Voice role	[25]
	Saving Mr. Banks	Travers Robert Goff		[26]
2014	Winter's Tale	Peter Lake		[27]
	Miss Julie	John		[28]
2015	The Lobster	David		[29]
	Solace	Charles Ambrose		[30]
2016	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Percival Graves / Gellert Grindelwald		[31]
2017	The Killing of a Sacred Deer	Steven Murphy		[32]
	The Beguiled	John McBurney		[33]
	Roman J. Israel, Esq.	George Pierce		[34]
2018	Widows	Jack Mulligan		[35]
2019	Dumbo	Holt Farrier		[36]
	The Gentlemen	Coach		[37]
2020	Artemis Fowl	Artemis Fowl I		[38]
	Ava	Simon		[39]
2021	Voyagers	Richard Alling		[40]
	After Yang	Jake		[41][42]
2022	The Batman	Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin		[43][44]
	Thirteen Lives	John Volanthen		[45]
	The Banshees of Inisherin	Pádraic Súilleabháin		[46]
2025	A Big Bold Beautiful Journey †	David	Post-production	[47]
	The Ballad of a Small Player †	TBA		[48]

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998–1999	Ballykissangel	Danny Byrne	18 episodes	[49]
1998	Falling for a Dancer	Daniel McCarthey	4 episodes
2004	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	Episode: "Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters"	[50]
2005	Scrubs	Billy Callahan	Episode: "My Lucky Charm"	[51]
2010	Sesame Street	Himself	Episode: "The Whoosh & Vanish Mystery"	[52]
2015	True Detective	Detective Ray Velcoro	8 episodes	[53]
2021	The North Water	Henry Drax	5 episodes	[54]
2024–present	Sugar	John Sugar	8 episodes; also executive producer	[55]
2024	The Penguin	Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin	Miniseries; also executive producer	[56][44]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Colin Farrell