Did
You Know?
Auditioned to become a member of the Irish boyband, "Boyzone",
but was turned down.
Did You Know?
Colin Farrell was the son of Irish football player, Eamon
Farrell The youngest of the four children, he has one brother
and two sisters: Catherine Farrell and Claudine Farrell. His
sister Claudine Farrell also acts as his personal assistant.
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On his left ring finger, above the knuckle he has the name
"Millie" tattooed. "Millie" was a nickname
for his first wife, Amelia Warner.
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He has two tattoos on his left forearm. The first one is the
words "Carpe Diem" (Latin for "Seize the day").
Beside this tattoo there is a second tattoo, which is a black
cross.
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Daredevil marks the first time he has been able to use his
own Irish accent in an American movie.
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He dropped out of the Gaiety Drama School in Dublin and a
few months later auditioned for a part in Ballykissangel and
was successful.
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Ranked #98 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List in his
first appearance. Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful
People in 2003. Voted 6th in 'The World's Sexiest Man of 2003'
in Company magazine.
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His mother, Rita, forced him to take dancing lessons once
his brother, Emmon Farrell Jr., started them. Emmon Jr. also
got him into acting by attending an acting school and later
recommending it to Colin.
Did You Know?
He says that growing up, one of his childhood idols was Al
Pacino. He got the chance to work opposite his hero in The
Recruit (an experience he described as "scary as hell
to work opposite a legend," even though he says Pacino
was one of the kindest men he'd ever met and says they still
hang out together).
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