Farrell was born in Dublin, the son of Rita (née Monaghan), a housewife, and Eamon Farrell, a footballer who played for Shamrock Rovers FC and owned a company importing and exporting canned goods in Dublin City. Farrell unsuccessfully auditioned for the Irish group Boyzone when he was still unknown. Farrell had small parts in television shows and films, including the BBC drama Ballykissangel in 1998, and his film debut in Tim Roth’s The War Zone. Although he has a pronounced Irish accent, Farrell uses an American accent in some of his films including American Outlaws and his breakthrough role, Tigerland. in 2004, Farrell appeared in several independent films that received only a limited theatrical release in most countries, including A Home at the End of the World, which received some positive reviews. Farrell played the leading role of captain John Smith, the founder of 17th century colonial Jamestown, Virginia who falls in love with a beautiful Native American princess, Pocahontas, played by Q’Orianka Kilcher. It received a very limited theatrical release and was not a financial success. Farrell was next seen in Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream, which premiered in 2007 and was distributed in the U.S. in early 2008.
Colin Farrell Quits Smoking Actor Colin Farrell has kicked his worst habit – he quit smoking. A former chain-smoker, the Irish actor has often had to wear a nicotine patch to… [link]