15 interesting facts about Colin Farrell
- Colin Farrell is a Golden Globe- and IFTA-winning Irish actor, who has appeared in Hollywood films including Tigerland, Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, Alexander, In Bruges, and S.W.A.T.
- Colin is trilingual. He can speak German, French and English.
- In 2006 Colin was dropped from the lead role in a biopic about Bob Dylan and replaced by Heath Ledger. No official reason was given, just that the director, Todd Haynes, changed his mind at the last moment.
- Colin Farrell suffers from aviophobia (fear of flying).
- Colin hates to watch his own movies, they make him very nervous.
- Colin's mother forced him to take dancing lessons once his brother, Emmon Farrell Jr., started them.
- While growing up, Colin wanted to become a soccer player just like his father.
- Colin Farrell is 5' 11".
- Colin's brother paid the entrance fee (£20) to the Gaiety School of Drama in 1996.
- Colin sparked gay rumors in 2005 when he was caught giving a relatively brief kiss to Argentinian soccer player 'Diego Maradona', on the mouth, in a Buenos Aires bar.
- Crew and cast members of Phone Booth reported him smoking over six packs of cigarettes a day.
- Colin Farrell was born prematurely and weighed only 1 lb. 6 oz. at birth.
- Colin's idol Al Pacino called him "the best actor of his generation."
- Colin's sister Claudine Farrell is also his personal assistant.
- He was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003.
