Colin Farrell

Biography: Irish-born actor Colin Farrell is as widely known for his bad-boy antics as he is for his first-rate acting chops. He first achieved notoriety in his homeland for a two-year stint on the TV series Ballykissangel. Tim Roth was so impressed by Farrell's performance that he cast the young thespian in his directorial debut The War Zone. Kevin Spacey also took notice of Farrell, this time on the London stage, and recommended him for the crime caper Ordinary Decent Criminal. Spacey then introduced the rising star to Hollywood talent agents and it wasn't long before director Joel Schumacher cast Farrell in 2000's Tigerland as a rebellious military recruit. His bravura performance earned Farrell a best actor award from the Boston Society of Film Critics. Soon, Farrell was starring opposite the likes of Bruce Willis (Hart's War), Tom Cruise (Minority Report) and Al Pacino (The Recruit). A reteaming with Schumacher resulted in the actor's first top billing in the 2002 thriller PhoneIrish-born actor Colin Farrell is as widely known for his bad-boy antics as he is for his first-rate acting chops. He first achieved notoriety in his homeland for a two-year stint on the TV series Ballykissangel. Tim Roth was so impressed by Farrell's performance that he cast the young thespian in his directorial debut The War Zone. Kevin Spacey also took notice of Farrell, this time on the London stage, and recommended him for the crime caper Ordinary Decent Criminal. Spacey then introduced the rising star to Hollywood talent agents and it wasn't long before director Joel Schumacher cast Farrell in 2000's Tigerland as a rebellious military recruit. His bravura performance earned Farrell a best actor award from the Boston Society of Film Critics. Soon, Farrell was starring opposite the likes of Bruce Willis (Hart's War), Tom Cruise (Minority Report) and Al Pacino (The Recruit). A reteaming with Schumacher resulted in the actor's first top billing in the 2002 thriller Phone Booth. Some bloated action films followed, and then came Oliver Stone's not-so-great Alexander, in which Farrell played the legendary Macedonian king. While the movie flopped, Farrell came away unscathed. Audiences continued to adore the charmer despite, or perhaps because of, a series of extraordinary off-screen escapades that included a string of romances with models (one of which resulted in a sex-tape scandal), profanity-laced interviews, and a 2005 stint in rehab to treat exhaustion and prescription-medication dependency. A-list directors, too, lined up to work with him, including Terrence Malick (The New World), Michael Mann (Miami Vice) and Woody Allen (Cassandra's Dream). Farrell returned to his Irish roots in 2008 and netted his first Golden Globe for Martin McDonagh's seriocomic In Bruges, playing a Dublin hit man. In 2009, Farrell held his own against future Oscar winner Jeff Bridges as a popular country-music star in the acclaimed Crazy Heart. Farrell received strong notices not only for his pitch-perfect performance, but also for his singing. Ironically, as a youth Farrell auditioned for the Irish boy band Boyzone but was turned down. Expand

Colin Farrell's Scores

Average career score: 62
Highest Metascore: 72 True Detective: Season 3
Lowest Metascore: 48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
4 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18 Mar 1, 2010 Guest 1.3
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 8 Jan 6, 2010 Colin Farrell tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 7 Sep 8, 2009 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 17 Sep 15, 2008 Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 6 Sep 8, 2008 Guest 7.8
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 6 Jan 3, 2008 Colin Farrell tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 15 Oct 2, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 16 Sep 17, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd Last of the Summer Wine: Season 27 Mar 5, 2006 Aubrey tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 14 Sep 19, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 13 Sep 8, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 9 Sep 5, 2005 Colin Farrell tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 30 Oct 2, 2004 Host / Host tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 13 Sep 20, 2004 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 8 Sep 6, 2004 Colin Farrell tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 2 Sep 6, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd Scrubs: Season 4 Aug 31, 2004 Billy 8.9
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 12 Aug 25, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 12 Sep 2, 2003 Guest tbd
tbd Dinner for Five: Season 2 Jan 20, 2003 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 11 Sep 23, 2002 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 10 Sep 13, 2002 Guest / Colin Farrell tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 9 Sep 24, 2001 Guest / Colin Farrell tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 10 Sep 24, 2001 Guest tbd
tbd Ballykissangel: Season 5 Sep 26, 1999 Danny Byrne (Seasons 5-6) / Col Farrell / Danny tbd
tbd Ballykissangel: Season 4 Sep 20, 1998 Danny / Col Farrell / Danny tbd
tbd Midsomer Murders: Season 1 Mar 23, 1997 Ken Beavers 9.2
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 3 Jul 4, 1994 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 2 Jun 7, 1993 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 1 May 25, 1992 Guest 3.4