Claim: Colin Farrell is an actor.

Colin James Farrell -LRB- born 31 May 1976 -RRB- is an Irish actor . Farrell appeared in the BBC drama Ballykissangel in 1998 , made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed drama The War Zone in 1999 , and was discovered by Hollywood when Joel Schumacher cast him in the lead role in the war drama Tigerland in 2000 . He then starred in Schumacher 's psychological thriller Phone Booth -LRB- 2002 -RRB- where he plays a hostage in a New York city phone booth and the American thrillers S.W.A.T. -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and The Recruit -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , establishing his international box-office appeal . During that time , he also appeared in Steven Spielberg 's science fiction thriller Minority Report -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and as the villain Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil -LRB- 2003 -RRB- .   After starring in the independent films Intermission -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and A Home at the End of the World -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Farrell headed Oliver Stone 's biopic Alexander -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and Terrence Malick 's The New World -LRB- 2005 -RRB- . Roles in Michael Mann 's Miami Vice -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , the adaptation of John Fante 's Ask the Dust -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and Woody Allen 's Cassandra 's Dream -LRB- 2007 -RRB- followed , underscoring Farrell 's popularity among Hollywood writers and directors ; however , it was his role in Martin McDonagh 's In Bruges -LRB- 2008 -RRB- that earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy .   Farrell starred in the black comedy film Horrible Bosses -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , for which he received critical praise , along with the comedy-horror film Fright Night -LRB- 2011 -RRB- and the sci-fi action film Total Recall -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , both remakes , and McDonagh 's second feature , the black comedy crime film Seven Psychopaths -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . He also starred in the Niels Arden Oplev action film Dead Man Down -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and as Travers Goff in the period drama Saving Mr. Banks -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . In 2014 , Farrell starred as Peter Lake in the supernatural fable Winter 's Tale , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Mark Helprin . In 2015 , he starred as Detective Ray Velcoro in the second season of HBO 's True Detective , and also starred in the film The Lobster , for which he was nominated for his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . In 2016 , he portrayed Percival Graves in the Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them .