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.
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FULL NAME: Colin James Farrell
BIRTHDATE: May 31, 1976
BIRTHPLACE: Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
HEIGHT: 5'10"
FAMILY: Father- Eamon, Mother- Rita
CHILDREN: Son James born on September 12, 2003
SIBLINGS: 1 Brother- Eamon Jr., 2 Sisters- Catherine and Claudine
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced (Married Amelia Warner July 17, 2001, divorced in November 2001); currently single.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Irishtown, Ireland (A small suburb outside of Dublin)

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"Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me."

(On physical training for film roles) "I find it the most tedious waste of life. It's so boring. I'd prefer to be sitting in a pub with a few strangers talkin' shit than looking at meself in the mirror runnin' on the treadmill."

"I couldn't care less about who sees my bits ... My friends asked how I could do scenes like that and not get excited, but it wasn't like that. My bits looked the size of a cashew nut!" (Colin Farrell on appearing nude in Tigerland).

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• Colin Farrell is the son of famous Irish football (soccer) player, Eamon Farrell. Farrell's uncle Tommy also played along side Eamon for the Shamrock Rovers.
• Colin dropped out of the Gaity Drama school where his sister Catherine also attended.
• Colin spent 3 years at Castleknock where he played rugby, 2 years at Gormanston, he then finished his education at Bruce College.
• He is the youngest of 4 children.
• Colin says that Sundays are not complete without dinner with his family.
• He currently resides in Irishtown, a small middle-class neighborhood where he owns a small Cottage.
• Colin describes himself as a "fairly lazy bastard"
• Colin has been named "The worlds most profane celebrity"
• He always has one or more family members with him when he leaves Ireland.
• Colin got his start in a country western dance troupe, he says "I looked like what the Village People's idea of what a cowboy is"
• In Australia, Farrell hung around The Performance Place on Sydney's Cleveland Street, where he made his stage debut in a play about the outlaw Ned Kelly.
• He was married to actress Amelia Warner in 2000 for approx. 4 months before they split. Due to the couple being married in Tahiti, the marriage was not legal.
• Colin's cottage in Irishtown has 2 bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
• Colin calls his best friend, Ruarii, "Ru".
• Colin says he is "a very peaceful fellwo, but I do have a temper."
• His brother Eamon says that Colin "used to speak like me until he got to America. He has this Irish brogue of an accent. Every timeI go over to the States, it's stronger. I can hardly understand him sometimes."
• His family says that every time Colin flies over the green hills of Ireland he cries. When he lands he kisses the ground.
• Colin got his sister, Claudine, a part in the movie DAREDEVIL. She was the voice of Matt Murdock's girlfriend on the answering machine, and she also was in the bar when they first show Bullseye.
• In the 2003 Academy Awards Colin presented U2 for their song from "Gangs of New York" When he did he said in Gaelic (Gaelige) "Go raibh mile maith agot, agus anois U2", which means, "A thousand thank yous, and now U2."
• Ranked #98 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. It is his first appearance on the list.
• Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003.
• His mother, Rita, forced him to take dancing lessons once his brother, Eamon Farrell Jr., started them. Eamon Jr. also got him into acting by attending an acting school and later recommending it to Colin.

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(From left to right.)Colin's mother Rita, brother Eamon Jr., sisters Catherine, Claudine, and of course Colin.


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