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Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor. He was born Colin James Farrell in Castleknock, Dublin.
Colin Farrell attend the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin however he dropped out and got the part of Danny Bryne on the Ballykissangel, a BBC television drama set in Ireland. It ran from 1996 till 2001 with Colin's part running from 1998 to 1999
He then had a number of small roles in various TV shows and movies till he played the part of Private Roland Bozz in Tigerland in 2000. Since then he has been one of Ireland's rising stars in Hollywood, acting alongside some of Hollywood's finest including Bruce Willis in Hart's War, Tom Cruise in Minority Report, Al Pacino in The Recruit and Samuel L. Jackson in S.W.A.T.
Farrell was married to Amelia Warner from July to November 2001. He has a child, James - born September 12, 2003, with his now ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave.
Filmography
- Drinking Crude (1997)
- Falling for a Dancer (1998)
- The War Zone (1999)
- Tigerland (2000)
- Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
- American Outlaws (2001)
- Hart's War (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Phone Booth (2002)
- The Recruit (2003)
- Daredevil (2003)
- Veronica Guerin (2003)
- S.W.A.T. (2003)
- Intermission (2003)
- A Home at the End of the World (2004)
- Alexander (2004)
External links
- IMDb entry for Colin Farrell http://imdb.com/name/nm0268199/
- http://www.colinfarrell.ie/
- http://www.colinfarrellfansite.com/
- Wallpaper Colin Farrell http://www.stars-celebrites.com/wallpapers/F/farrel.htm