Colin Farrell

Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor born in Castleknock, Dublin. He was educated at Castleknock College and Gormanstown College.

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May 31 - 1976 - Irish - Actor - Castleknock - Dublin - Castleknock College

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Colin Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but dropped out and snagged the part of Danny Bryne on Ballykissangel, a popular BBC television drama set in Ireland. It ran from 1996 till 2001 with Colin's part running from 1998 to 1999.

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The Gaiety School of Acting - Ballykissangel - BBC television drama - Ireland - 1996 - 2001 - 1998 - 1999

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Before that, 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..

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TV - Movies - Tigerland - 2000 - Ireland - Hollywood - Bruce Willis - Hart's War - Tom Cruise - Minority Report - Al Pacino - The Recruit - Samuel L. Jackson - S.W.A.T.

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Farrell was married to Amelia Warner from July to November 2001. He had a son, James (born September 12, 2003), with his now ex-girlfriend, Kim Bordenave.

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Married - Amelia Warner - 2001 - September 12 - 2003 - Kim Bordenave

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Al Pacino, his original acting idol, has described Colin as the greatest actor of his generation. Farrell is known for his lighthearted approach to living, and was apparently smoking six packs of cigarettes a day during the filming of Phone Booth in 2002.

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Al Pacino - Farrell - Cigarettes - Phone Booth - 2002

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In 2004 audiences at screening of the film A Home at the End of the World were alleged by press to have been visibly distracted (with audible gasps) due to a brief frontal nude scene by Farrell during which he walked naked down a hallway. Film producers claimed to have deleted this scene due to the threat that it might distract viewers from the real content of the film. Farrell responded saying it was ridiculous and when asked if the cut scene might be included in a DVD release responded: "That would really make me put me fists up. What would it be? Deleted scene: cock?" Eventually the removed clip leaked to the internet and showed Farrell to be modestly endowed at best, causing speculation that the entire incident was little more than a publicity stunt.

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2004 - A Home at the End of the World

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