Date of birth 31 May 1976 Birth place Dublin, Ireland. Birth name Colin James Farrell. Height 5' 10 " (178 cm) Colin Farrell is an Irish actor who has started in some very mainstream hollywood movies.

Collin James Farrell is an Irish actor who gained his ground in some high profiled Hollywood movies. Born in 1976, the Irish Kid was known as the 6th Sexiest man in the world in 2003 by the Company Magazine. In 2007, Farrell acted as a brand ambassador to help promote the Special Olympics World games in Shanghai, China.

Colin started his career with his role as Pvt. Roland Bozz in ‘Tigerland’. His skills impressed many critics and was chosen for the role of Jesse James in the critically acclaimed ‘American Outlaws’ in 2001. In the same year he did ‘Phone Booth’, a cheap budget movie where the entire set was taken in one long street with a phone booth in it. The movie was very well accepted and increased his recognition to many other movie makers. In 2002, he was chosen by Director Steven Speilberg to star in ‘Minority Report’ along with Tom Cruise. In 2004, he took on the Historical role of ‘Alexander the Great’, where he played the title role along with popular celebrities Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins. In 2003 he starred with Samuel L. Jackson in ‘SWAT’ for ehich he went on to win the MTV best actor award for that year.