Colin Farrell

He then dated British writer Emma Forrest, a relationship which went on for almost a year. He was further linked to singer Britney Spears and actresses Angelina Jolie and Demi Moore, among many others.

He has a son named James Farrell, from American model Kim Bordenave, who was born in 2003; he is said to suffer from a rare genetic disorder. He has another son, named Henry Farrell, from his ‘Ondine’ co-star, Alicja Curus.

Colin Farrell was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Rita and Eamon Farrell. His father ran a health food shop and was also a football player, who played for the team ‘Rovers’.

He had an older brother, Eamon Jr., and two sisters, Claudine and Catherine. His older sister, Claudine went on to become his personal assistant, after he became an actor.

He began his schooling in St. Brigid’s National School and finished secondary schooling from Castleknock College. He then went to Gormanston College, a co-educational, Catholic school located in Gormanston Castle, Dublin.

The inspiration to choose acting as a career came after he watched the Hollywood sci-fi film, E.T., the Extra Terrestrial. His brother encouraged him to join the ‘Gaiety School of Acting’, from where he dropped out when he was chosen to act in ‘Ballykissangel’, a BBC television drama.

His debut feature film was ‘The War Zone’, and thereafter he acted in a movie called ‘Ordinary Decent Criminal’. In the year 2000, he acted in the movie ‘Tigerland’ after which his career graph spiraled northwards.

Farrell’s next venture was ‘American Outlaws’, in 2001, in which he donned the role of an outlaw by the name of Jesse James but the film did not get success at the box office. Along with this, his next ‘Hart’s War’ with co-star Bruce Willis, was also a flop at the box office.

Colin Farrell’s golden moment came in 2002, when he got an opportunity to act in director Steven Spielberg’s film, Minority Report. His role as a young member of the justice department became popular and got him critical acclaim, as well.

His film ‘Phone Booth’, a thriller, directed by Joel Schumacher was also a hit at the box office. He played the role of a victim harassed by an unseen killer, who is bent upon revealing his sins to everyone.

His film ‘Tigerland’, directed by John Schumacher and released in 2000, is about recruits who undergo infantry training at Louisiana before leaving for Vietnam to fight in the war. Though the film was not a box office hit, it shot Farrell to fame and fetched him the ‘London Film Critics Circle award for Best Newcomer of the Year’.

In Oliver Stone’s ‘Alexander the Great’, he starred along with famous co-stars like Christopher Plummer, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie. Though the film did not do well at the American box office, it fared better internationally and grossed a neat profit, enough to recover its losses.