When he was ten, the Farrells moved to Castleknock, a Dublin suburb. Farrell was educated at St. Brigid’s National School Castleknock followed by Castleknock College and Gormanston College. Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but dropped out and was cast in the part of Danny Byrne on Ballykissangel, a BBC television drama. 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. Farrell’s next American films, American Outlaws (2001) and Hart’s War (2002), were not commercially successful, but his 2003 films, including Phone Booth, S.W.A.T., and The Recruit were well-received box office successes. Matt Damon was originally offered the Minority Report role but he turned it down to appear in Ocean’s Eleven.

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In 2008 he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in in Bruges. Farrell has two sisters, Claudine (who is his personal assistant) and Catherine, and a brother, Eamon Jr. Farrell roles as a supporting actor include his performances as an ambitious cop who chases after a potential criminal, played by actor Tom Cruise, in Minority Report (2002), and as the skilled villain Bullseye in Daredevil (2003). But it’s not exactly a character you can do method acting for. The film received positive reviews, despite being released in only 811 theaters worldwide and having a relatively low box office gross.

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Farrell has two sisters, Claudine (who is his personal assistant) and Catherine, and a brother, Eamon Jr. Farrell unsuccessfully auditioned for the Irish group Boyzone when he was still unknown. Farrell appeared on the show seven times from 1998 to 1999.

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