Colin Farrell
Biography

Name : Colin James Farrell
Profession : Actor
Date of Birth : May 31, 1976
Place of Birth : Castleknock, Ireland

Son of footballer Eamon Farrell, Colin Farrell was born in Dublin, on March 31, 1976, and early on planned to follow in the footsteps of his famous father. However, while still in his teens, his sister enrolled in acting classes and her curious brother followed suit.

With his first claim to fame in his native Ireland, the young actor was cast as Col Farrell in the TV series Ballykissangel and soon his portrayal as working-class Danny Byrne led to other acting roles on British television.

Farrell's first film breakthrough role came in Tigerland, which generally received mediocre reviews, but garnered the actor unanimous praise for his 1999 performance as a young Texan in a Louisiana bootcamp. A string of subsequent roles followed, including appearances in American Outlaws; opposite Bruce Willis in Hart's War; with Tom Cruise in Minority Report; as the comic book villain Bullseye in Daredevil; and with a near-solo performance in Joel Schumacher's thriller Phone Booth.

In 2004, the long-awaited release of the historical epic, Alexander, opened to mixed reviews with brickbats all around (though more for it's direction by Oliver Stone). Most recently, the actor retreated to the small screen with a very successful appearance as host of Saturday Night Live.

Farrell's future projects include the Depression-era drama, Ask the Dust, and taking on the starring role as explorer John Smith in The New World.

On a personal note, the Farrell and model Kim Bordenave are parents of a baby boy, James, born in 2003 while the Irish actor was in Morocco filming Alexander.