The Big Picture: Colin Farrell Career & Biographical Notes: His father was a professional football (soccer) player in Ireland Auditioned to be a member of the boy-band, Boyzone Left drama school to take a role on a televisions series, Ballykissangel Originally from Greenland; adopted hard-drinking Irish persona after his agent told him he'd get more roles (not to mention birds)

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Colin Farrell Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• 2/18/11-2/24/11
• Horrible Bosses
• That's Not My Movie (Actors Edition II)

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Total Recall	8/3/12	N/A
Ondine	6/4/10	N/A
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	12/25/09	N/A
Pride & Glory	10/24/08	N/A
In Bruges	2/8/08	N/A
Cassandra's Dream	12/28/07	N/A
Miami Vice	7/28/06	R	3021	25.72	59.85	Info
Ask the Dust	3/10/06	R	7	0.07	0.63	Info
The New World	12/25/05	PG-13	3	0.06	12.71	Info
Alexander	11/24/04	R	2445	13.69	34.29	Info
A Home at the End of the World	7/23/04	R	5	0.06	1.03	Info
Veronica Guerin	10/17/03	R	472	0.61	1.57	Info
S.W.A.T.	8/8/03	PG-13	3202	37.06	116.64	Info
Phone Booth	4/4/03	R	2481	15.02	46.56	Info
Daredevil	2/14/03	PG-13	3471	45.03	102.54	Info
The Recruit	1/31/03	PG-13	2376	16.30	52.79	Info
Minority Report	6/21/02	PG-13	3001	35.68	132.01	Info
Hart's War	2/15/02	R	2459	8.91	19.08	Info
American Outlaws	8/17/01	PG-13	2348	4.86	13.27	Info

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Awards:

2008
In Bruges

• Win: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes

2000
Tigerland

• Win: Best Actor, Boston Film Critics

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