Colin Farrell
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About
Irish actor who starred in Phone Booth in 2002 and won a Golden Globe Award for his role in In Bruges. His other film credits include Horrible Bosses, Crazy Heart, Miami Vice, The Recruit,The Lobster and Minority Report.
Before Fame
He unsuccessfully auditioned for the Irish boy band Boyzone. The film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial inspired him to start acting.
Trivia
He appeared opposite Ben Affleck in the superhero movie Daredevil in 2003. In 2015, he played a lead role in the second season of HBO's True Detective.
Family Life
He dated writer Emma Forrest for over a year, and their relationship is detailed in her memoir, Your Voice in My Head. He had a son named James in 2003 and a son named Henry in 2009.
Associated With
He starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the 2003 action film S.W.A.T. (2003)